Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-04-11
3, r1RorEsr RoDEiqBuRa BILL.


club, voicing its opposition to the Rod
enburq ILL, claiming lit would prohibit
the examination of.children in the pub
lie schools for contagious diseases Dy.
a nurse OF physician, without the con.
sent Of the parents. This bill has ga e q
ready been passed by the house. me:
Mothers, clubs of the Central, Colnm-:
bia and Hawthorne schools have V.e, also
passed resolutions opposing the bill. ):
Another local organization TO pr9test
this bill is the Musical Art CLUB, when
sent telegram to Senator swanson On : 70
that effect. .: 8. &:
Although the author Of this Dill a ana ne
others contend that it will NOT a1ect
duly authorized school nurses, the Wom ::
en- feel that it would do away with just
what they have worked for-tnat OF
discovering contagious diseases among
the children and thus protecting other
children with whom the affected ones
associate. - .:-..,.
tions and treatment, including dental
and nhvsfcal, of persons residing in
th;s state, who object thereto, and in
case of minors whose parents or
guardians object thereto, he, and the
same hereby are, prohibited; provided
this act shall not apply to the insane
nor. to examinations ordered by the
court under existing laws or judicial
procedures "And provided that nothing
herein shall be. 50 construed as to
make it unlawful. for any nurse duly
appointed or: employed by the state,
city r".ss|county school
or m Municipality
thereof from performing the duties re-
quired by regulations in the public
schools, provided that no such regu-
lations permit physical examinations
or treatment against the objections of
parents or guardians of children"
and provided further that where the
regularly constituted health authori-
ties believe a person is afflicted with
contagious, infections, or venereal
disease and such person, or those in
control of him, is notified thereof,
that nothing in this act contained
shall exempt such person from quar-
antine regulations where the quaran-
tine laws of the state are applicable.
or from submission to examination by
a regularly licensed physician or
surgeon selected by him, or in case of
a minor, by a parent or guardian or
in cases of transmissible disease by
such physician, in consultation with
a regularly constituted health officer
who is q licensed physician, whereup-
on a privileged affidavit by such ply
stefan or surgeon showing the results
of such examination shall be fur.
nished forthwith to said health au-
thOrities; or from submission to ex-
animation by the regularly CONSTITUTE
ed health authorities, where they
have reasonable grounds to believe
that such affidavit is untrue, or where
any person or his parent or guardian
fails or refuses to select a physician
or surgeon to make examination with
in twenty-four hours after any such
notice.
Section 2. Any person, board or
body, or member thereof, violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
for each offense by fine of not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, or by imprisonmen
in the county Jail for not less than
thirty days nor, more than three
months.
amendment by Senate Committee.