The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-09
ORDINANCE NO. -.

An ordinance to be entitled:
ne heath. and particularly to prevent the
i-trrvd,,etion into and the spread OF ven
ereal diseases In the city OF PensscoiaI
tbe 3nsnection Of suspected and reported
ca ses and the isolation, care ana cure OF
nersone infected with such diseases, IN
Comnoissioner Of Health for the City OF
Pensacola. and providing pehaieies Aoi -
violation. 49,. ,,+-o-
duction and spread Of venereal diseases
and the isolation, care and treatmene OF
those, infected with such diseases Is
most important duty IN the interest oi
Where's. the War Department Of the
United States has undertaken natlonai
campaign to prevent the spfsao and has
requested the City Government to ieno It's
aid thereto. and to enact the ordinances
necessary to this end. ana Is tbranennuf
the United States; and.
whereas, the authorities OF this city
|eppreciating the dement's 70 tae et,p puIio
and desiring to continue to Cooperate 10
It's full authority in all war measures;
Be IL ordained by the Board Of Com
rnissioners Of the City OF Pensacola, as
foilows
hereby defined to be syphilis. gonorrhea
and chancroid, and are declared TO pc
contagious. infectious, communicable and
dangerous to the public health.
Section 2. That whenever any person
charged with the violation OF any oroi-
nance Of the City Of Pensacola proniolt--
ing prostitution, lewdness. the keeping OF
or the setting up Of house OF III fame.
brothel, ~or bawdy house. or any otner
such; street walking. lettering or solicit,
ing for prostitution or for any Immoral
!: !Rss Ss hs q duty Of Il:
making the arrest TO immediately TspoIt,
n writing. the name. address ana cnars SO
.ds aga;nst such gsr sith eor the city
Section 8. rhatdt shall be the duty OF
the Commissioner Of Health. and nc ,,h shat
such person so arrested ana SO cnarseu
to an examine ton for the purpose OF
determining whether or not such d person
should the examinatin of such person as
close the existence OF venereai disease
such person shall be isolated anc con
fned IN an isolation hospital to be provla-
ed therefor by the Board OF Commission
ers Of said City. and treated in sucn man.
ner as may be required to cure . sueii
ton hospital until the said Commis sioners
OF Health shall deem it safe to the puo-
lie for such person to be dfscnaised rom
such isolation hospital. Immediately Up
on such isolation and confinement OF sucn
person. written notice thereon, signed
by the Commissioner Of Health Tor the
Ted deputy. shall be given to the Recorder
before whom such charge was nade, an AZ.
thereupon the trial Of such charge Ii
"a Id trial be not already concluded, snai
Be suspended or deferred until sucn pet.
son shall have been discharged py saIo
Commissioner of Health from sucn $50
lation hospital: and upon such discnars e
of such person, written notice Thereon,
signed by said Commissioners OF Health OF
his deputy, shall be given said KecoroeI
and the trial of such charge shaii pc mac
and proceeded with according to law
IS Section T. That it shall be the GUY 81
every person arrested and charged with
the violation of any ordinance rroviaeo
for in the first section of this oroinance'
to agree to and subject himself or neI e
self to the examination provloeo Ior N
section 8 of this ordinance.
Section s. That 1t shall be the duty o.
every person found. under the provisions
Of this ordinance to be infected WITH e
venereaI disease. to comply with al the
provisions of this ordinance relating @
treatment, care and isolation OF persons
infected with venereal diseases.
Section s.. That the Commissioner o.
Health for the City of Pensacola Is mere
by invested with the authority and chars-