Arizona republican., 1919-01-07
ORDNANCE NO. 242

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDI- |
 NANCE NO. 236, OF THE CITY OF
 PHOENIX PASSED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- |
 NIX ON THE SEVENTH DAY Ot
 OCTOBER, 1918, BEING ENTITLED
 IAN ORDNANCE FORBIDDING
 OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC
 AMUSEMENT, AND THE HOLD
 ING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Or.
 ASSEMBLIES DURING THE PREV
 ALENCE OF ANY CONTAGIOUS,
 INFECTIOUS, EPIDEMIC OR F,N-
 DEMIC DISEASE BY ADDING
 THERETO OAPROVISION FOR THE
 GUARANTEEING OF PERSONS
 HAVING ANY SUCH DISEASE UTN-
 DER THE SUPERVISION Or THE
 CITY HEALTH OFFICER
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX, AS FOLLOWS:
 That ordinance No. 23e, passed by the Commission of the City Of Phoenix, on the 7th day of October. 1918, entitled AN ORDINANCE FNORBIDDINCt THE OPENING OF THEATERS. OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT. AND THE HOLDING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS OR ASSEMBLIES DUR ING THE PREVALENCE OF ANY CONTAGIOUS. INFECTIOUS, EPI- DEMIC OR ENDEMIC DISEASE be amended so as to read as follows: Section l. That during the preya- 1 fence of any contagious, infectious, epi- demic or endemic disease. all schools, theaters, moving picture shows and other places of public amusement shall be closed and no pubic meetings or as- ! nf .bnl h1 faN ] to be held within the city.
 | Section ?. The city health officer shall give public notice in the official | newspaper of the city of the prevalence | of any such disease described in said section and that in his judgment it is | necessary in the interest of the public health that during the prevalence of said disease all schools, theaters. nov ing picture shows and other places of public amusement within the city be l closed and all public meetings and as- semblies of any kind be prohibited. Upon \ giving of said notice the provisions of said Section l, shall he in full foIPce and effect and shall remain in full force and effect unti the health officer shall give public notice of the subsistence of said disease and that the necessity for the enforcement of said section no longer exists.
 Section 3. During the prevalence of any such contagious, infectious, cpl demic and endemic disease, the city health officer may establish and main . tain q strict quarantine of all persons having any such disease within the city. under such reasonable regulations as he may prescribe for that purpose Said health officer shall give public mo- tice through the official newspaper ol the city or by posting a notice of the same in five public places within the city of the establishment of such quar- antine and of the regulations pre- scribed by him in relation thereto. and thereafter and until said quarantin. shall be required to comply with tn, : like notice. all persons within the city !, shal be required to comply with the } regulations so prescribed by sait
 health officer
 , Section 1. Any person violating tn. provisions of this ordinance shall b, guilty of a. misdemeanor and be pun } ished by a fine of not more than Thre' 5 Hundred (sS00.00) Dollars, or by i'm prisonment not to exceed ninety (90 ? days, or by both such fine and impris
 onment.
 The City Manager shall have full DOW
 CT and authority to take such measure l as ue Ildy Oteiil UeceSSdTV ana DTOpe
 towards the enforcement of this crd.
 nance.
 WHEREAS. there is prevalent ser ious epidemic which in the judgment 0 , the Commission is apt to prove ser |, ious menace to the health of the peopl z of the city, and
 WHEREAS, prompt and effeotua I. measures to prevent the spread of sai i, disease are necessary for the preserva tion of the public health, safety an
 welfare, an emergency is therefore de 1 clared 10 exist and this ordinance sha
 take effect rom and after it's passag
 and approval by the Mayor.
 Passed by the Commission of tn
 City of Phoenix this 9th day Of Jan = uary, 1919.
 \, APPROVED this 9th day of Jan [, uary, 1919.
 }, PETER CORPSTEIN, e Mayo e Attest:
 t FRANK THOMAS. y City Clerk.