The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-08
Ordinance No. 61.

~" Ord'hance TO Amend Sections
E'eVcn and Twelve of Chan,cr
SIX Of Ordinance Number
for'y-tWO of the City of Mil.
oank, South Dakota. Reuuir.
ing physicians to Notify Board
Oh Health of Persons Having
Diseases Dangerous 10 the
FuDlic Health, and Reouirin.
such Physicians To Quarantine
inc same. and Prescribing Pen.
a'ties for Violation Thereof.
BE ~ Ordained by the City Council of the Citv
SECTION |. That section eleven of cbanter civ
W,1 Ihau pSrdlnance number forty-two of the city of
nm.ohh, pe ana the same hereby is amended 40
as TO read as follows: 0 81
SECTION Al. Physicians to Notify Board of
,hat whenever any physician shall know
VINO 10 brought to him for examination bos
ulphtnerla, scarlet fever. measles. smaInoy or
any other disease dangerous to the public health
The h nrnsid mmeafately give notice, in writing, to
the president of said board of health ia absant
rom the city, he shall give notice to the mambar
OF tne BOARD OF health of the ward where sucb
Dc iotaleu at Jne time, and To the
householder, hotel keeper, keeper of anv boardinC
mouse or other place within whose house nSp
rooms the sick person may be. ~ "
Inc notice to the board of health. or Ia tho
mmehioer tnereof, shall state the name of the
ulssaee, tue name, age and sex of the person sick.
anu also the name of the physician giving the
nouce' ana shall plainly designate the house or
rooms ia "h1ch such sick person NAV be.
1t shall also be the duty of such 1hvsician to
Immediately quarantine the house or rooms in
" nan sucn SICK person may be, by placing in
auIhnspicuou pIace or places on the outside of
such mouse or other building IN which such sick
person may be, a colored card, upon which shall
De printed in black letters, not less than Two
lnches IN SIZE, the name of the disease, and shall
also Iofold any person within such house from
place In said city of Milbank until they shall re-.
GelVe PERMISSION so to do from the Board of
Health OF said city, and shall also forbid the Or
cupants of said house or building to admit anv
person or persons therein, unless such person
OF persons snail intend to remain therein or
aaaiy licensed and practicing physician. When
such mouse or building is quarantined, as afore-
said, such quarantine shall not be raised by such
physician, or any other person, until duly au-
thorIled IN writing so to do by the president of
the board OF Health, and until all the regula-
uohs ana requirements of the said Board OF
Health have been complied with. as to the
fumigation of such house or rooms, or other
wise, where such sick person has been located.
SECTION IL. That section twelve of cbapter
six OF said ordinance forty two of the said CITY of
Miibank be, and the same hereby is amended 30
as to read as follows:
SECTION XII. Penalty. Any person who shall
violate any OF the provisions of this chapter, or
who shall refuse or neglect to obey any of the
orders or regulations of the Board of Health of
the city of Milbank, or who shall impede, en-
barrass or Obstrnct the due execution Of the du-
ties OF said board, or who shall violate anv of the
provisions of section eleven, as above amended,
relating to quarantine, or any physician who
shall fail to quarantine any person sick with the
diseases aforesaid, or any disease dangerous to
the public health, shall, upon conviction thereof,
before the police justice or the city justice be
fined IN any sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Passed first reading April 6, 1903.
Passed second reading April Is, 1903.
Passed third reading April 10, 1903.
Adopted April Is, 1919
Approved April IL, 1903.
W. b. SAUNDERS,
Attest: Mayor.
ED. p. DoRE, City Auditor.