Douglas Island news., 1908-08-19
MAY RuroRCr vAco1NAr1oN.

MAY ENFORCE VACCINATION.
 Sec. S. The Health Officer may enforce compulsory vaccination on persons or pas sengerS coming from infected places OF parts. And when he deems it necessary TOT the promotion and protection of the health of the town he may also enforce compulsory vaccination of the inhabitants.
 MAY REMOVE DISEASED PERSONS TO PEST
 HOUSE.
 Sec. 1. The Health Officer may cause all persons afflicted with any infectious or contagious disease to be removed to the pest-house provided by the Common Coun- cil of this town, and supply the same with necessary attaches and nurses at the expense of the Town.
 PHYSICIANS TO REPORT INFECTIOUS
 DISEASES. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of every, ph1yI- sician in this Town to report to the Health Officer of the Common Council, or to the Mayor of the Town, every patlent ne shah have afflicted with cholera, dlphtherla' scarlet fever, smallpox, or other contagious or infectious disease as soon as he shall be- come satisfied of the nature ot the disease, and to report to said Health Officer, or the from such disease immediately after 1t shall have occurred.
 HOTEL KEEPERS AND HoUsEHoLDERs TO
 REPORT. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of every house. holder and every proprietor or manager or any hotel, boarding or lodging house Tn thls Town to report in writing to the Health VT ticer, or Mayor of the Town, immediately the name of every person residing, or Dooru, ing, or lodging at his house, whom he snail have reason to believe is afflicted with scar let fever, diphtheria, cholera, SmalI-po%' or any other dangerous, contagious, or lniect- ious disease. and every death occurring at his house from such disease.
 HEALTH OFFICER TO QUARANTINE.
 Sec. 2. Whenever case of smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, or other contagious or infectious ulS- ease shall exist in any household or tenu- ment, and it shall be deemed lne%pedlent to remove the person or persons so nnlcteu to the proper peSt-house, 1t shall De the uuty oA the Health Officer to require all Such per sons to be kept closely confined Tn thelT re Spectiye dwellings, or places of abode', ana he shall immediately cause to be erecteu III conspicuous place in front Of said d"elLlhs or place of abode, q yellow flag. or otneT suitable notice, setting forth the IacCs' anu 1t shall be unlawful for the occupants GnSre- of or any other person to 1emO;TSi ;nioS S"I of the Health Officer the same ought to ren"l" VI" said premises.
 QUARANTINE REGULATIONS Sec. S. No person or orpersons' except PnS. S sicians, clergymen, undertaRerS, or IHOSe having written permits from the deaIth VT VT fiCer shall enter or depart from any house where smallpox, yellow fever, choLera' uIPH- theria scarlet fever, or other contaglous or infectious disease, exists, or Whi!e Gne CoLPSSS of any person who shall have dled or suSh disease remains within the house, nor WiCh- in ten days thereafter, or until Sala Du!Iothf and its contents shall have been dlslhiecIe4 or otherwise disposed 70 the ShJlSANSIAOt4 N- the Health Officer.
 HEALTH OFFICER TO DIsINFECT PREMISES. Sec. 9. The Health Officer shall have the power during the prevalence of an epluem- ic to fumiGate and disinfect any preniSeS which in his judgment require dlslhleo'ion' CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS TO NkPoRT T" MAYOR BEFORE LANDING PERSONS AZ
 ELECTED WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
 See. lU. Any individual or Corporation, 1 operating vessels carrying phsSehSeTS CO ! this town and having on board Ot any or those vessels any ptrsOn or persons Hmlcteu with cholera, smallpox, diphthsrlu yeiIO" fever, or any other contagious or Infectious disensc, O.. auYlu% Vu board huch vessel any . uer,uu or ugrsO.,s N 40 nave been exposed to any such disease, shHIl, before permitting my of Its passengers to land Ht any wharf or this Town, notify tho Health Omcer or May or of the Town that such porSOn or persons afflicted wIth any Ot such diseases Is on board such ship, or that any person or persOhS who have DUen exposed to any such disease Is on board and auy individual or cOrpot"- tiOu operating vessels nnd carrying paSseh- gers to this Town, aud having on board any person afflicted with any of the diseases heretofore mentioned in this section, or haV- tug on board any person or persons who have been exposed to any such diseases, shall not allow any of its passengers to land at any wharf in this Town, unless given written per mission so to do by tho Mayor uI the toWu'
 PENALTY.
 Soc. II. Any person or corporation, who shall resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the Health Officer into any boat, vessel, building, room, lot, or other place, ln thlS Town, while in the performance ot ms dHty' or any person Or.COrpOratlon who shall neg feet to comply with the lawful orders or the Health Officer, or resist such Health Ohcer ! in the discharge of his duty, or who shall 1 land passengers aU the Town of Douglas III violation of this ordinance, or any section thereof or who shall violate in any manner any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty ot n mlSdeiheahor' huu shall, upon conviction thereof, by the Mum icipal Magistrate of the Town of Douglas, be punished by a fine of not more than one hun dred dollars, or be imprisoned in the Muulc- iod not exceeding ninety days, or by both such tine and impriSonment,In the discretion of the Municipal Magistrate, together with costs of prosecution.
 APPEALING CLAUSE. Sec. l2. All ordinances or parts of ordi- nances of the Town of Douglas, in conflict or inconsistent with this ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby repealed.
 TIME OF TAKING EFFECT.
 Sec. IS. This ordinance shall be published on the nineteenth and twenty-siXth days ot August, lSUO, Ill JlS DOuSldS 1SLluN SNCMSi " newspaper published in the Town of Doug las, and shall take effect and be ill force from and after the date on which it IS passed and approved. Passed and approved this 10th day of Aug ust, l9OS.
 Nj. J. O'CONNOR,
 President of the Common Council and ex-oficio Mayor of the Town Attest; of Douglas.
 JOHN HENSON,
 Clerk of the Town of Douglas.