The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-01-29
Commissioners Proceedings.

Silver City. Idaho.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
at ten o'clock a. M, with all members
present.
The following proceedings were had.
io-wit:
Whereupon, pursuant to Section 1895
Of the Revised Codes of Idaho,
W. R. Hamilton. M. D., being the
physician who is employed to care for
the INDECENT sick of the county, was
appointed as a member of the County
Board of Health.
Whereupon, it is ordered that the
Board of Health, for the prevention Of
the outbreak and spread of Infectious
and contagious diseases, do her by
adopt and publish the following sani-
tary rules and regulations, for the gov
eminent of Owyhee county, to wit
Rule 1. 1t shall be the duty of every
resident or property owner in Owyhee
county, to keep his premises free and
clean of all filth and rubbish, to thor
oughly clean said premises as soon as
the ground is free from snow in the
spring, and keep the same free and
clean from all filth, rubbish and Of
fensive substances during the spring,
summer and autumn months.
Rule 2 It shall be the duty of the
owner of any horses, cattle, sheep,
swine or dogs, to bury the carcasses of
all such animals as may die; said burial
to be made within twenty hours
after the death of the animal, and at a
sufficient depth to cover the same with
three feet of soil. Provided, however,
that said burial may be dispensed with
by depositing said carcasses at dis
lance ofat least two hundred yards from
any public road or highway. one hun
dred yards from the bank of any stream,
and at least one-half mile from any res
idence or dwelling house.
Rules. All privies and out houses
now erected in any of the towns of said
county without suitable vaults of sew
erage, are hereby declared to be nui-
sances. 1t shall be the duty Of the
owners thereof, within thirty days from
aud after the first publication of these
rules, to dig suitable vaults, not less
than four feet in depth, to make proper
sewerage connection. or provide such
other sanitary method as may be nee.
essary TO render said privies healthy
and inoffensive to the smell. And al
privies and out-houses hereafter erected
in any of said towns must comply with
this rule.
Rule A. For the prevention of small
pox, the Board of Health hereby rec,
ommends the vaccination of all inhabi
tants of Owyhee county.
Rule 5. Whenever case Of small
pox occurs in any lodging house, board
ing house, hotel or residence, and the
person afflicted by small pox cannot b.
isolated to the satisfaction OF the Boarc
OF Health, said person shall be re moved
to place provided by said Board.
Rule 6. Whenever case of small
pox breaks out in any dwelling or place
the warning flag, made of yellow mate
rial, must be attached to and exposed
from the premises occupied by the case
as warning to the public of the pres.
ence of small pox in that locality
and if the yellow flag be not obtainable
placard on which is written, in
legibile letters, "Small Pox," shall b.
fastened on an exposed part of the sale
infected house or dwelling.
Rule z. 1t shall be the duty Of ever,
citizen to Immediately notify the Boar,
Of Health of every case of small pc,
coming to his knowledge, and it is es
pecially enjoined upon the proprietor
of lodging houses, boarding houses an,
hotels to notify the Board of Health G
the presence Of small pox in their re