Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-02

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Extracts from the Vaccination Laws
of Maryland.
For every child vaccinatcd, whose guardian
or parents are too poor to pay for the service,
the county commissioners OF the several
counties or the Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore, as the case may be, shall pay or
cause to be paid to the physician performing
the SERVICE the sum of fifty cents for every
such case, IN presentation of such account
duly authenticated by an affidavit, setting
forth that the service was duly performed,
and that the parents or guardian are unable
to nav for said service, provide d, that in the
counties or in the city Of Baltimore, where
vaccine physicians are appointed by the prop.
or authorities to vaccinatc all persons who
may apply, the county commissioners OF such
counties and the Mayor and CITY Council of
Baltimore shall be respectively freed from
the payment of fees to other physicians for
yaccina,;ng those unable to pay, and county
commissioners are hereby authorized and
uncovered to make contracts with and des-
gna,e such vaccine physicians MS they deem
necessary.
1t shall he the duty of every pracilcing
physician IN this State to vaccinatc all child
rem in the circle of his practice which may
! be presented to him for vaccination within
one wear after birth, il such child shall be in
"A proper condition for such service, and he
shall vaccinatc all other persons not prcvt'
ously rtfcc,ualv vacclnatcd, who shall request
such service from him. A ply stefan neglect.
ing or refusing to do So shall, on conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay for every offcnsc II
penalty Of five dollars.
1t shall hc the duty of every parent and
and guardian to have his or her child vaccl'
mated within twelve months after its birth, II
| it shall he in proper condition, or rs soon
thereafter as practicable; anG il such parent
or guardian shall have any other person un.
der his or her control or care, not duly
ynccinntcl, he or she shall cause such person
! to be yacciuated PRIOR to the first day OF
| November of each year, Any person failing
! to comply with the provisions OF this section
shall ON conviction thereof, forfeit and pay
the sum of not less than five or more than
ten dollars for each otiensc.
No teacher in any Of the public schools OF
this State shall receive into such school as Il
publ any person who has not been success
! fully yacciualed; and it shall be the duty OF
all teachers in the public schools, within ten
DAYS after the beginning of each fall term OF
sad school, and thereafter as new pupils
shall enter such school, to ascertain ana
enroll on the ,ccinc register of said school
! the names Of those pupils VINO may produce
certificates of a regular piacucing physician
| of the county or city, rs The case may DC
cert fyiry that the pupil has been successfully
yaccinatcd and nj, q the names OF hose pupils
/ who have been enrolled al any previous term
/ m amy school Of the county, or IN The 'ty OF
Baltimore. rs the case may be- rs successfully
vaccinutrd pupils, whenever such pupils
shall present II certificate ct slch enrolment
from the teacher of any such school II amy
person shall apply for admission as a puP'l
m any Of the public schools Of this stately who
has not been successfully vacclnatcd, the
teacher shall give the parents, or guardian or
other person having control OF such pupll alI
order directed to any physician IN The county
or city, rs the case may be, and requiring
any REGULAR physician to whom 1t may be
presented, to vaCCnutc such pupland return
n certificate of sucI. vaccination, when sue
ccssful to the teacher giving such ordcr. | lit
county commissioners of the several counties
and the MAYOR and CuyCOunCll OF Baltimore
CITY. as the casC may be, shall pay or caNS'
to be paid to the physician performing tue
services on su"h orders the sum OF nifty cents
for every such successful vaccination ON lh'
presentation OF the order and the ccrtlhca'loi
Of the teacher that such vaccination has peer
, performed: provided, that in the counties, OF
in the city Of Baltimore where vaccine phys
leans are appointed, or contracts mad ',"l'i
certain physician by the proper authoilllc
for ,hc vaccination of AL chIIdicn or person
who may apply FREE of charge to the pcisol
APPLYING, the provisions OF this section pro
vIlng for the payment OF physician crrtihc'
oIdcrs Of teachers shall not apply. An.
teacher cglccting or refusing to compl,
; with tie provisions of This section shall, OF
conviction thccof, before any Justice OF III
Peace having Jurisdiction over said otlcnst
he fined ten dollars tor each and every 0ttcnst
! and no public school truslcc,or COMMISSIONS
! Shall grant any permit to any person wh
c has not been successfully vaccnated,to chle
e as Il pupil any public school, under the sam
penalty.
F.. The State vaccine agent is hereby require
to take all steps necessary to reproduce iron
the COW true vaccine virus, for the use {
, physicians residing and practcing medic'n
, and surgery in the State, and shall iurnls
F., none more than four removes from the CO"
if pructicable and none that has not bee
produced under his own supervision an
direction; Irorided, that he may take, use an
furnish such virus furnished to him 10y an
physician lntruslcd by him to procure tn
h same, such virus not t. be taken from III
arm of "A child less than three months old;hn
e.. the said agent shall report annually to tn
C Governor the particulars of his expenditure
/ and other matters connected with the au'it
D of his agency.
n Through the courtcsy Of DR.. T.. Z. lie
II muvcr we are enabled to provide our reader
with the above information Ed
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