The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-02-22


every citizen to Immediately notify the
Board of Health Of the death OF any
person from small pox, Of which be
may have knowledge, aud no one except
such as may have b d the small pox. or
some Que employed by the Board Of
Health to be assigned to hat duty.
shall take charge of. dress, or bury the
body Of the person who has thus died.
The interment sof persons who have
died from small pox shall take place
within twelve hours after death, or as
soon as the circumstances of the case
will allow, and under no circumstances
shall corpse infected with small pox
be taken to a church, or meeting house,
but shall be conveyed directly from the
house to the grave.
Rule TX. 1t shall be the duty of
every physician, resident Of Owyhee
County, or otherwise, attending upon
any person afflicted with small pox
within said Owyhee County t. report
to the Board of Health said case Of
small pox within twelve hours after
the first visit and discovery OF the d.
sease of such person, or as soon there
alter as possible, and the name aud re-
silence Of such person.
Rule X Il shall be the duty Of tile
Board Of Health OF Owyhee County, Ida
no, whenever, in their Judgment, the
the county is threatened with, or affiict-
ed by any formidable epidemic, infec-
tious or contagious disease, to issue or
cause to be issued, such orders, regula-
lions and instructions as may, in their
judgment, be deemed efficient for the
prevention of such disease, which or
ders, regulations and instructions shall
be advertised in at least one II wspaper
IN Owyhee County for period of thir-
ty uays; said orders, regulations and in
structions to be and remain in force
and effect until by the said Board re-
voked; provided, that the same may.
from time to time, be modified 10 such
manner as, in the Judgment Of said
Board, shall be deemed necessary.
Rule MI. Any person who shall let
any other person any house, room or
part Of house, in which patient has
been confined by reason of such disease.
without having such room, house. or
part OF a house completely disinfected
to the satisfaction of the Board Of Health
as certified by them, is guilty Of mis-
demeanor.
Rule XIII. That during the recess
of the Board of Health, any member
thereof may, and it is hereby made the
duty Of each member IN his own com
missioner district, to act for the Board
in enforcing these rules.
Rule XIV. The chairman Of the
Board of Health is hereby authorized
to act for SAID Board in enforcing these
rules and regulations.
Rule XIV. Should any person neglect
to perform the duties required Of him
under any of these rules, the Board Of
Health will cause the same to be done,
and tax the cost thereof to the person
so neglecting.
Ordered that the following bill be al
lowed and a warrant drawn on g. L.
Fund in payment the eof:
Marian Nelson, nursing Mrs. M.
P. Murphy ...............S $500
Ordered that J. S. St Clair, Clerk of
the District Court, be authorized to APP
point deputy with compensation fixed
at s125 per month.
Ordered that Michael Rock, sheriff,
be authorized to appoint senior dep
MY sheriff to be stationed at Silver
City with compensation fixed at 500
per month, aud a deputy to be station
ed in the town Of Bruneau with com
pensation fixed at 500 per month.
Whereupon, the Board approved the
official bonds of the following officers,