The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-07-05

22ad day OF February, A. U, l9O5,
entitled, Gan Act authorizing the
passage of ordinances by Incorporated
cities and towns, and the promulga-
tion of rules ard regulations by the
State Board of Health, to enforce
and compel the vaccination and
vaccination Of citizens and residents
of the State ct South Carolina; and
prescribing the duties of certain
officials and persons to that end, and
providing certain penalties for failure,
refusal or neglect, to comply with
the provisions of same" and such
other laws governing The matter.
Section 1. That all citizens and
residents Of the town (or city, Of
be vaccinated and revaccinated with
fresh bovine virus under the direc.
| tion or the health authorities of said
town (or city, or of some competent
physician appointed for that purpose
except euch persons as may obtain
certificate of reputable physician
that vaccination would be dangerous
to health.
Section g. That such vaccination
and revaccination shall be made
within the first year, and during the
sixth and fifteenth years of the age
of such residents and citizens, ard
that all residents and citizens who
have never been vaccinated, or shall
be exposed, or are likely to become
exposed to small pox, shall be vacci-
mated forthwith: Provided, that in
digent and pauper persons shall be
vaccinsted and revaccinated at the
expense of the city (or town
Section 3. That for neglect or re.
fusal to obey the provisions Of the
ordinances herein, such person or
persons shall be quarantined in such
manner and under such conditions ss
the health authority of the town (or
city, or some competent physician
duly appointed may direct.
Section 4. No superintendent of
any institution of learning, and no
school board or principal of any
school in this town (or city, shall ad-
NIT as a pupil any child or person
who cannot produce satisfactory eVi-
dence of having been vaccinated as
required in Section 2, and it is here
by made the duty of every parent,
guardian or other person charged
with the care of or responsibility for
any child to see that such child is
vaccinated as often as required by
Section g
. Section 5. That any officer or per-
son who shall neglect or refuse to
comply with the provisions of these
ordinances shall upon conviction be
fined q sum of one hundred dollars,
or to be imprisoned for thirty days.
The attention Of the municipal au-
thorities is particularly called to Sec
ton 8 of the Act, and owing to the
duties imposed upon the State Board
by that Section, such authorities are
earnestly requested to forward a copy
of it's ordinances to the Secretary OF
the State Board of Health. Your
attention is also directed to Section
!. Act No. $50, Hereinafter printed)
entitled: IAN Act to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases" max
ing it mandatory that each incorpo-
rated village, town and city shall
have and maintain Board of Health,
and Section 4, imposing penalty for
neglect or refusal.
Upon application to the Secretary
of the State Board of Health fresh
bovine virus will be supplied to cities,
towns and individuals without cost,
provided that all unused points be
returned to the Secretary.
For other information or instruc-
tion address the Secretary.
All of which done and adopted by
order of the State Board of Health
at Columbia, S. c., this 18th day OF
May, 1905.
IT. GRANGE Simons. Nj. D.,