Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-05-13
THE CITY OF ALMA ORDAINs:

be employed in any restaurant, cafe,
cafeteria, dairy-lunch, coffee-room,
tea-room, hotel, dining room, bakery,
or other place where food is pre-
pared, cooked or served to the public,
who is afflicted with any venereal or
other communicable disease.
Section g. Before any person shall
work or be employed, as provided in
section one hereof, such person shall
obtain from the local health officer,
certificate that such person is free
from any venereal 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, 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 !
Fin any place where food is prepared, |
cooked, OF 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 or she is not afflicted with !
any venereal or other communicable |
disease.
Section 5. 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 to 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
err communicable disease, and if sat
isfied, that no such disease exists in |
Su(i dpDiltdIb. ut vfldll ISSUE W 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 8. 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
made by the local health officer or by
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 Z. 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. I'M
til further examination is had and
a 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 a
personal inspection and examination
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