The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-24
ORDINANCE NO. 9.

| FNAN OHDlANANCE PROVIDING FOX
THE CARE OF THE INDECENT
AND OTHER SICK OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU,
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT
MENT OF A CITY AND COUNTY
PHYSICIAN AND PRESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES, AND PROVIDING.
PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLA
TloN OF THE ORDINANCE.
BE 1t Ordained by the People of the
City and County of Honolulu.
oECIION l. The Board of Supervt-
sors OF the City and County of Homo
lulu shall appoint a suitable person as
Clty and County Physician for said
Clty and County whose salary shall be
hXed by the Board of Supervisors. Said
Clty and County Physician shall have
All OF the powers, and, shall perform
all OF the duties prescribed by this Or
dinance, and shall have such other
powers and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by the Board OF
supervisors. The City and County
Fhyslcian shall have general shpervi-
sion over all sanitary and health mat
ters In the City and County of Homo
iulu' and shall supervise all of the acts
ana doings of all sanitary, health. food
ana other Inspectors in said CITY and
county 1t shall be the duty of the
City and County Physician to enforce
all sanitary and health Ordinances of
the City and County, and he shall have
all necessary and proper powers for
: such purpose
: SECTION 2. ANY INDECENT sick per
son desiring care and medical treat
, lnehI at the expense Of the CITY and
! county shall maze application therefor
= 10 the City and County Physician. II
: shall be the duty OF the CITY and Conn
! " Physlclan to investigate all such
A applications, and in proper cases in his
Il discretion, or when so directed by the
n Board Of Supervisors, shall care for and
n medically treat such person at the ex-
pense OF the City and County of Homo
IS lulu. The City and County Physician
l. may in proper cases, in his discretion
!. OF when directed by the Board of Sun
IS erVlsors' issue permit to any such
ID applicant TO enter any hospital or ON
er similar institution designated by
rs the Board of Supervisors for that mr.
l. pose The City and County Physician
Is snail have the right to visit at anv
Ill time ANY hospital or other similar in
rs sutution in which any such INDECENT
SICK person has been placed for the
be purpose of ascertaining the condition
ce or such person. When in the opinion
by OF the City and County Physician. such
er INDECENT person no longer needs hospi-
VS. tai service, he shall forthwith notify
I'M such hospital or other similar institu-
.c- ton to discharge said INDECENT person.
re The City and County of Honolulu shall
not be liable to any hospital or other
ng similar institution for the expenses OF
w. hospital service for such patient after
IL such notice has been so given by the
or City and County Physician.
7lU SECTION 3. The City and Count,
Physician shall attend and MEDICAL,
on treat any SIGH or injured prisoner II
Gu the Honolulu Jail, or when necessar,
gu in any police station in the City an,
~, County, and shall examine all appli
49, cants for employment in the Police o
~, Fire Departments ahd al policemen
~, tiremen and bandsmen who may appl,
for sick leave permits.
,ns SECTION 4. No person or thing liza
an bic to propagate cholera, typhoid fever
scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox O
ont other contagious or infectious diseas
his shall be brought within the limits c
hy- the City and County of Honolulu
her Whenever it shall come to the know
of edge OF any person that any one is sic
my with any contagious or infectious dis
the ease, he shall Immediately give motto
dor thereof to the City and County Phys
his clan No person without a perm
DOL from the City and County Physical
'om shall carry or remove from one builC
in ing to another any person sick wit
be any contagious or infectious diseas
to nor shall any person so sick be shippe
ent or removed from the City and Count
nay of Honolulu to any other place. excel
mtg under the direction and by permissic
Of of the City and County Physician.
SECTION .. In case of pestilen'
uty or epidemic disease or danger Their
rom from if the sanitary condition Of Il
milk city requires, It shall be the duty
lich the City and County Physician to ado
lich all such precautions as in his judgmel
pur- the public health requires, in order
the prevent the introduction or spread
this any contagious or infectious disease.
|. SECTION 6. Any person who shi
man violate any of the provisions OF tn
TINS Ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
OF misdemeanor, and upon convicti'
tion tbo,nof shall ha nunished nv a fine n
fine oycoodirg rive hundred $500 O0l d,
}. OO) Iars ~ NV imnrisonment not excee
.eril ing a term of six months or by be