The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. 10.

An ordnance TO be entitled.
An ordinance to better protect the pub
! lie health. and particularly to prevent the
Introduction into, and the spread of Ven
ereal diseases in the city of Pensacola
to define venereal diseases, to provide for
the inspection of suspected and reported
cases, and the isolation, care and cure OF
persons infected with such diseases, un-
der the authority and direction of the
Commissioner of Health for the City of
Pensa cola, and providing penalties for its
violation.
Whereas. the prevention of the intro
duction and spread of venereal diseases
and the isolation, care and treatment OF
those infected with such diseases is a
most important duty in the interest of
the public health and
Whereas, the War Department of the
United States has undertaken a national
campaign to prevent the spread of and
20 eliminate yenerea1 diseases, and has
requested the City Government to lend it's
necessary to this end, and is endeavoring
to have such laws uniform throughout
the United States; and
Whereas. the authorities of this city
eppreciating the benefits TO the public
which must result from such activities,
and desiring TO continue to cooperate to
therefore;
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missoners of the City of Pensacola, as
follows:
Section L. That venereal disea ses are
hereby defined to be syphilis, gonorrhea
and chancroid, and are declared to be
dangerous to the public health.
Section 3 That whenever any person
charged with the violation of any .ordi-
nance of the City of Pensacola prohibit
ing prostitution, lewdness, the keeping Of
or the setting Up of a house of ill fame.
hrothel. or bawdy house, or any other
such; street walking. lettering solicit
ing for prostitution or for any immoral
purposes. pandering or vagrancy. IS ar
rested, it shall be the duty of the person
making the arrest to Immediately report,
in writing, the name. address and charge
made against such person arrested, TO
the Commissioner of Health for the City
of Pensacola
Section g. That it shall be the duty of
the Commissioner of Health, and he shall
have full power and authority, to subject
such person so arrested and so charged
to an examine ton for the purpose of
determining whether or not such person
is infected with a venereal disease.
Should the examnatin of such person dis
such person shall be- isolated and
fined in an isolation hospital to be proNid-
ed therefor by the Board OF Commission
ers of said City. and treated in such man
ner as may be required to cure such
diseases, and snail be held in such isola-
ton hospital until the said Commit ssioners
of Health shall deem it safe to the pub
lie for such person to be discharged from
such isolation hospital Immediately Up
ON such Isolation and confinement of such
person. a written notice thereof, signed
by the Commissioner OF Health for the
City of Pensacola or by his duly author
before whom such charge was made. and
fhereupon the trial of such charge (if
said trial be not already concluded) shall
he suspended or deferred until such per-
son shall have been discharged by said
S'onomissioner of Health from such iso-
iation hospital; and upon such discharge
- such nerson, written notice thereof,
s;1red nv said Commissioner of Health or
bis deputy. shall be given said Recorder.
and the trial of such charge shall be had
and nroceeded with according to law
anS e pt &. That it shall be the duty of
evarS- person arrested and charged with
the violation of any ordinance provided
60 IN the first section of this ordinance,
- oree RI and subject himself or her
self 10 the examination provided Tor in
seat;on- : of this ordinance.
section s. That it snail be the duty OF