Graham guardian., 1913-11-21
ORDINANCE NO. %

An ordinance creating Board of Health for
the Town of Stafford.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council of the Town of Stafford, Arizona:
SEC. That there is hereby created Board of
Health for the said Rown OF Stafford which shall
be composed of the Mayor the Marshal and one
physician, reputable in character, who is quail
fled to practice medicine in the Territory of Ari-
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said Board of
Health to inquire into the cause of all sickness
that may be within the corporate limits of the
said Town of Stafford. and all sickness that may
be within two miles of the corporate limits of the
said Town of Stafford and ascertain If such sick
ness or disease is of a contagious or infectious
character. in order that said Board Of Health
may use the necessary means to prevent the
spread of any contagious or infectious disease.
SEC 3. That should any person be sick with
any such contagious infectious disease. It is
hereby made the duty of the said Board of Health
to Immediately take such measures and use such
means as will prevent the communication of such
disease to other persons.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of all physicians
engaged in the practice of medicine in the Town
of Stafford. to report to the Board Of Health. any
and all cases Of contagious infectious diseases
that may come to their knowledge. and any phys
ician who shall fail to report TO the Board of
Health any case of contagious or infectious dis
ease that shall come TO his knowledge. shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished
by fine Of not less than s300.O0.
SEC. 8. For the purpose of enforcing this act
the Board of Health or any member thereof shall
premises and inspect the same, and the physi-
clan who is a member of said Board of Health,
shall have the right and II is hereby made his
duty to inquire diligently into the nature of any
and all sickness, and to make personal examina-
tion of any person who may be sick. and to report
the nature and character of the disease to the
Board of Health.
SEC 6. Any person or persons who have been
exposed to any contagious or infectious disease,
who shall expose himself on the streets alleys or
any other place in the Town of Stafford, without
q certificate from the physician of the Board of
Health, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and it
is hereby made the duty of the marshal to arrest
such person and remove him to some place where
there is no danger of spreading said contagious
or infectious disease and there detain such per-
son until such danger is passed.
SEC. z. Any person who shall dsobey the order
of the Board of Health. shall be guilty Of a mis-
deneanor and shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000.
SEC 8. Every person who shall refuse to per-
nit the Board of Health, or any member thereof.
to inspect his premises, or shall refuse to have
any person examined as to the nature of any dis
ease, by and under the direction of the Board
of Health, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. and
shall be punished by fine not to exceed 10000
This ordinance Shall be in force from and after
February 20, 1908
Passed and approved by the Common Council,
February lS. 1908.
Posted this 10Th day of February. 1908.
Signed: H. M. JETER. Mayor.
4O-lt H. l.. CASTLE, Clerk.