Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24


ments on such owner OF occupant. cleanse ant
d~isinfect such house or TART thereof, and arti'
Giles, aud the city, " within The city Limits. o
the county, II without the city limits in 1htcl
such house Is situated, shall dciray the ex.
penses thereof.
SEC ~. Any person WIN. while suffering
from any dangerous Infectious disorder, Will
fully exposes himself ~ herselfWithout propel
precautions against spreading said disorder, in
any street, public place, shop or public con
veyance. OF enters any public conveyance
without previously notifying the owner, con-
ductor or driver that he Is So suffering, OF, be-
ing In charge Of any person SO sufIenng. SOCK
poses such sufferer. or gives, lends, sells
transmits or exposes without previous thor
ough disiniection, any bedding, clothing, rags
or other things which have been exposed 10 in
lection kOm any such disorder, shall hc liable
To penalty not exceeding Eve hundred dol.
lar, ar imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both. In the discretion Of the cOlrt,
SEC. p. Any person, parent ot guardian, OF
other party. who carclCssly carries about chill
dreu or Others affected withlnteCtluus diseases,
or who knowingly or willfully introduces In
fectious persons into othu; persons houses, or
permits children under his or her care, So in
fected, to attend any school. theatre. church OF
any public place where they will he brought
into contact with Others, shall be liable To a
penalty not exceeding one hundred collars for
each and every such offense.
SEC. q. Every owner or driver of a public
conveyance shall Immediately provide for the
disinfection Of such conveyance, in any man.
ner Ia be approved by the local health officer,
after IL has been used for the conveyance OF
anyone suffesing from a dangerous infectious
disorder, and il he fails to Ia sohe shall be LA
bic TO a penalty notexceediug twenty five dol
lars, but no such owner or driver shall be re-
CURED to convey any person 50 suffering until
he has been paid a sun sufficient to cover any
loss or expense incurred by him in carrying IN
to effect the provisions of ihj. section.
SEC. ~ Any person who knowingly leisfor
lire any house, room or laTi ~ a house in
which any person has been suffering from any
dangerous infectious disorder, Without having
such house, room or part OF huuss and all ar
tlCles therein liable 60 retain infection. disin-
fccted 20 the satisfaction Of . qualified medical
practitioner. as testified by "a certificate signed
by him. shall be liable toa pcualty not exceed
inn two hundred and fifty dollars; and any per-
son letting for hire, or showing for the purpose
Of letting for hire. any house or any part of a
house or room. who being questioned by any
person negotiating for the hire II such q house
or pari of a house. or o ~ to to the fact of
there being, or within six months having been
therein. any person suffering from any danger
.,. tnFa..f.ttZ .l,.Ar1,. EpAu4pufE rnuing a
false answer to such questions. shall bc lishleto
a penalty not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars,
or TO Imprisonment for a PERIOD not exceeding
twelve months.
SEC. q. 1t shall he the duty VI every prac-
ticing physician in this state. for a reasonable
fee, to vaccinate all children In the circle Of his
practice who may be presented to him furyac-
%cination, if such child shall be in proper condi-
ton for such service, and he shall yaccinatc all
other persons not effectually vaccinatec who
shall rcqdest such service from him. \ physi-
clan neglccting or refusing 10 do so shall, on
conviction theseof, forfeit and pay for every
ofiense a penalty of five dollars.
SEC. 2s. Any physician who shall knowing
ly and willfully use any virus. defective in its
nature. by having passed through 4 scrofuious
system. from having been taken from one la
boring under any disease Of the skin, chronic
sore or other febrile. or other disease, during
the progress of the vaccine disease, was pune
Wrrd or had sustained other in ury. shall, upon
conviction thereof. forfeit and pay a sum not
less than one hundred dollars ~ more than FIVE
hundred dollars for each ofensc.
SEC. a. Whenever any householder knows
that a person within his family OF house is sick
with small -pox, diptheria. mountainous Group,
scarlet fever, typhoid fever, measles or any
other infectious or contagious disease. danger
oIs to public health. he shall Immediately give
notice tothC board OF health of the city OF coun-
~ in which he dwells, and upon the death, re-
eovery or removal of such person or persons,
such of the rooms of such house and such of
the articles therein as, in the opinion of the To-
cal board OF health, have been subjected to in
fiction or cnn,agion shall be disiniected by
said board Of health. and written statement Of
the fact of such disinfrciion shall be given to
such householder. Any person neglecting or
refusing to comply with any of the above pro-
visions shall he punished by a fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollar.
SEC. 81. Whenever any physician knows
that any person whom he is called to visit Is in
fected with s.Yall -puX. diptheria, membranous
Group, scarlet fever, typhoid fever. typhus
fever. yellow fever. measles or any other on
tagious or infections disease. dangerous 20 pub
lie health. he shall Immediately give notice
thereof in writing over his own signature, to
the board Of health OF the city, town or county
in which said disease exists, and II he refuses
or neglects 10 give notice ac shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars or more than two hun.
bred dollars.
SEC. 81. Every person not illegally qualified
physician, practicing as a midwife, or acting as
attendant upon women in child bed in tbi,
state, who SHAH find any lying in women ID
have fever, shall forthwith notifythe health %.
licers ofthc district, and shall refrain from at.
tendance upon any other parturienI women. OF
women In child-bcd until the local health Off.
Ger shall give her written permission TO resume
such practice. Every midwife. obstetical nurse
or other person, no, 4 legally qualified physi-
clan. attending for pay " hire IRON any lying.
%in-wuman, or woman in child shall send
his or her name and address to be registered in
the Office II the Register or Vital Statistics 70.
the city, town or county in which he or she re.
sides. And any person violating the provis-
ions ut this act shall be guilty of a misdemean-
ar and shall oa COW, c' o he fined not exceed.
ing one huniyeldp dollars. or b. Imprisonment
not exceeding SIX mlhth or by both fine au,
imprisonment, in The discretion Ofthc court.
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