The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-27
ORDINANCE NO. 9.

ilb OAhE OF The INDECENT
AND OTHER SICK OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
PROVIDING FOR TIE APPOINT
MENT ~ A CITY AND COUNTY
PHYSICIAN AND PRESCRIBING
MS DUTIES, AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLA
lion OF THE ORDINANCE.
BE 1t Ordained by the People II the
Clty ana County of Honolulu.
SECTION !. The Board of sunerv,-
sors Oh the City and County of Homo
luiu snail appoint a suitable person as
City and County Physician for said
ClIy and County whose salary shall he
nAed by the Board Of Supervisors Said
Clly and County Physician shall have
All OF the powers, and. shall nerform
all OF the duties ,rEescribed bv this Or
uindhce' and shall have such other
powers and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by the Board Of
supervisors. The City and Countv
Fhyslcian shall have general supervi-
SION over all sanitary and health mai
ters In the City and County Of Homo
iuu' ana snail supervise all of the acts
and doings Of all sanitary, health. food
ana other Inspectors in said CITY and
Couhty 1t shall be the duty of the
CITY and County Physician 70 enforce
all sanitary and health Ordinances of
the City and County. and he shall have
all necessary and proper nowers Co..
such purpose.
ohCIlON ?. Any INDECENT sick per-
son desiring care and medical traat-
ment at the expense of the civ ana
county shall maze application Therefor
20 tne CITY and County Physician. r
shall be the duty OF the City and Conn
" physician to investigate all sucn
applic2Jions, and in proper es in his
ulscretl2n or when so directed nv the
Board OF Supervisors, shall care for ana
medically treat such person at the av-
pense of the City and County of Hone
lulu' The City and County Physician
may III proper cases, in his discretion
VI Wpen directed by the Board of SIM
erVlsors, issue a permit to anv sucb
applicant, to enter any hospital or o,n-
er similar institution designated by
the Board of Supervisors for that mr.
pose. The City and County Physician
snail have the right to visit at anv
tlme ANY hospital or other similar in
sututlon in which any such indigent
SICK person mas been placed for the
purpose OF ascertaining the condition
VI Such person. When in the opinion
Oh the City and County Physician such
ihuIgeht person no longer needs hospi-
tai service, he shall forthwith notify
such hospital or other similar institu-
tlon to discharge said INDECENT nerson
The City and County of Honolulu shall
not be liable to any hospital or other
similar institution for the expenses of
hospital service for such patient after
SUCH notice has been so given by the
City and County Physician.
SECTION 3. The City and County
Physician shall attend and medically
treat any SIGH or injured prisoner in
the Honolulu Jail, or when necessary
IN any police station in the CITY and
County, and shall examine all appli-
cants for employment in the Police or
Fire Departments and all policemen
hremen and bandsmen who may apply
for sick leave permits.
SECTION 4. No person or thing La
bic to propagate cholera, typhoid fever,
scarlet fever, diphtheria. smallpox or
other contagious or infectious disease
shall be brought within the limits of
the City and County of Honolulu.
whenever it shall come to the knowl-
edge OF any person that any one is sick
with any contagious or infections dis
ease. he shall Immediately give notice
thereof to the City and County Physi-
clan. No person without a permit
from the City and County Physician
shall carry or remove from one build
ing to another any person sick with
any contagious or infectious disease.
nor shall any person so sick be shipped
or removed from the City and County
of Honolulu to any other place, except
under the direction and by permission
of the City and County Physician.
SECTION 5. In case of pestilence
or epidemic disease or danger there
from, if the sanitary condition of the
city requires, it shall be the duty of
the City and County Physician to adopt
all such precautions as in his judgment
the public health requires, in order to
prevent the introduction or spread OF
any contagious or infectious disease.
SECTION 6. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding Five Hundred $500 OOl Dol
lars, or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing a term of six months or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
SECTION Z. This Ordinance shall
take effect from and after the date of