The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-02
A N ORDINANCE

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to prevent the spread of infectious, CON
tagious and communicable diseases and
to provide for the isolation and quarantine
OF houses and buildings containing any
infectious, contagious or communicable
diseases and all persons exposed to any in
fictitious, contagious or communicable
diseases, and to provide for the disinfec-
ton OF all premises and persons contain
ing or exposed to any infectious, contag-
tous or communicable diseases.
Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the
township of Northampton, in the county OF
Burlington and state of New Jersey:
Section |. Whenever it shall be deemed
necessary by this Board to establish the true
character of any disease which they may be-
Heve to be communicable, a medical exam
1nation of the person or persons affected by
such disease may be ordered to be made by
the Health Officer of this Board, and such ex-
animation shall be permitted by all attend
ants and persons: ANY person or persons
section snail be liable to a penalty not to ex-
coed one hundred dollars and not less than
Section q That in all cases of infectious,
contagious or communicable disease in
this township the. person or persons af-
of this Board, be isolated; and all person
or persons living in or occupying the
same house or building with any person
suffering from any infectious or contagious
or communicable disease shall, at the dis
erection of this Board or of it's Health officer
be quarantined in said house or building, or
may be ordered to remove from and stay
away from such house or building; and this
Board or Its Health officer may establish
such separation and isolation or quarantine
of the sick from all other persons not necess-
airy attendants, and such quarantine of per-
sons exposed to any such disease; and also
provide for and effect such special care, dis
infection ana cleansing of property and
premises as shall in the judgment of this
vent the spreading of such diseases to other
persons. Any person or person offending
against any of the provisions of this section
or obstruct1ng any duly authorized agent of
this Board in carrying out the instructions of
this Board shall be liable TO penalty not to
exceed one hundred dollars and not less than
two dollars.
Section g. That in all cases of Infectious
contagious or communicable disease in this
township all buildings, clothing, property,
premises and vehicles which may become in
fected by the presence of persons affected by
contagious. infectious or Communicable dis
ease shall be d1sinfected, aud such dissection
shall be made and performed in such manner
and with such materials and within such times
and under such supervision as this Board or
of any dwelling house or building in which
there is or has been such infectious, contag-
tous or communicable disease without cleans
ing and disinfection of the same Is hereby
prohibited. Any person or persons offending
against this section or obstructin9 any duly
authorized agent OF this Board In carrying
out the instructions of this Board shall be
liable to a penalty not to exceed one hundred
dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section 4. Whenever quarantine or isOla-
ton and separation of persons or property is
ordered by this Board or by its Health Officer,
the person fected thereby. Said notice may
be served personally, left with some person at
the infected house, or 1t may be posted upon
the building or premises occupied by the in
fected person or property. The requirements
of said quarantine notice shall be Obeyed by
all persons. And no person shall by any ex-
posture of any individual sick with any in
fictitious, contagious or communicable dis
ease, or of the body of such person, or by any
negligent act connected Herewith, or in re-
spect TO the care or custody thereof or by any
needless exposure of himself or herself, cause
or contribute to or promote the spread of any
infectious, contagious or communicable dis
ease. Any person or persons offending
against any of the provisions of this section
shall be liable to a penalty not to exceed one
hundred dollars, and not less than two dol
lars.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
thirty days after its proper publication.
FRANKLIN DILL,
w. T. STEWART, President
Secretary.