Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-05-13

certif1cate that such person - Tree
from any veneresl or other commun-
icable disease.
Section 3. That any person who
now works in or who is now employ
ed by any person, AS provided in Sec
ton one hereof, shall obtain from the
local health officer, a certificate that
he or she is free from any venereal
or other communicable disease, and
any such person now employed and
working in any such place who shall
refuse to obtain such certificate.
shall cease and discontinue such work
until such certificate is obtained.
Section 4. That no person shall
permit or employ any person to work
in any place where food is prepared,
cooked, or served to the public, as
provided in section one hereof, unless
such person shall have procured from
the local health officer a certificate
that he OF she is not afflicted with
any venereal or other communicable
disease.
Section 3. For the purpose of OBJ
tanning the certificate herein pro-
vided, each person now working, and
each person who shall be hereafter
employed in any place as provided
in section one hereof, shall make APP
plication in writing to the said local
health officer, upon blanks TO be pro-
vided by him for that purpose, and
upon the filing of such application. it
shall be the duty of such local health
officer to make or cause 10 be made,
such examination of the applicant,
as shall be necessary to satisfy him
that such applicant is or is not af-
flicted with any such venereal or 9TH
er communicable disease, and if sat
isfied, that no such disease exists in
such applicant, he shall issue to such
applicant a certificate TO that effect
Provided, however, that upon request
in writing by such applicant, such
examination may be made by the
personal or family physician of such
applicant, providing that such local
health officer is satisfied that such
physician is one of good standing in
his profession, and the written re-
port of such physician shall be prima
facie evidence as to the condition of
such applicant, and said local officer
may be guided thereby in issuing
such certificate. Provided further,
that in no case shall such examina-
ton be made by any person other
than a duly registered and qualified
physician Of the City of Alma.
Section s. No charge shall be
made to the applicant for said certi-
ficate nor shall any charge be made
for such examination as herein pro-
vided, when such examination is
some physician employed by him,
but should such examination be made
by the personal or family physician
of the applicant, then such applicant
shall pay such physician for such
examination
Section 7. Any certificate issued
by the local health officer as herein
provided, may, by him, be annulled
whenever he shall be satisfied that
such person to whom such certificate
was issued, has, since the issuing
thereof, become infected with any
such venereal or other communicable
disease. When any complaint in
writing shall be made by any person
or officer that any person is so con-
Quoting himself or herself as to raise
doubt as to their physical condition,
the said local health officer shall re-
quire such person to be examined as
provided in section five hereof, and
if any such person to whom any such
certificate as in this ordinance pro-
vided has been issued. shall refuse to
be so examined, his or her certificate
shall be revoked and annulled, and
such person shall be required to cease
and discontinue working in any place
as provided in section one hereof, un-
til further examination is had and
new certificate issued by the local
health officer
Section 8. The local health officer
shall at any time he may deem it
necessary. and not less than once in
every month of the year, make
personal inspection and examination
mated in section one hereof, and
he shall have the right and priv
ilege to see and question all persons
working or employed to work in any
such place, and if in his judgment
upon such inspection and examina-
ton, he shall deem il best, he may
request any person so working or EN-
ployed in any such place to come to
mis- Office for examination, or require
them TO be so examined by their per-
sonal or family physician under the
provisions Of this ordinance as pro-
vided in section five hereof, and any
person who shall refuse to comply
with the request of such local health
officer, shall forfeit his or her certi-
ficate, and further shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished as is
hereinafter provided for the punish
ment of all violations Of this said or
dinance; Amy person who shall refuse
TO permit such local health officer to
max the inspection or examination
provided for herein. shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic
tion thereof, shall be punished as
hereinafter provided for the punish
ment of all violations Of this said or
dinance.
Section 3. If upon such inspection
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