, 1923-11-15

tity of persons affected by venereal
disease control measures.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1. 1t shall. be the duty of every
practicing or licensed physician n
the state of Wyoming, when attend
ing the birth Of a child to introduce
or cause to be introduced into the
eyes of the new born infant a solu-
ton of one or two percent silver
nitrate, or ten per cent argyrol or
a one and two per cent protargol.
Marriage of Diseased Persons.
2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person having syphilis, gonococcus
infection or chancroid in an infec-
tious stage, or having syphilis in a
stage of said disease whereby the
same could be transmitted to the is
sue of said infected person, to con-
tract marriage or enter the marriage
relationship within this state.
| Certificate to be Secured Is c I o C
Marriage.
8. That every male person secur-
ing a marriage license must produce
a certificate dated within ten days
before the date of the application for
such marriage license from a licens-
ed physician practicing in the state
of Wyoming showing applicant to be
free from any v%enereal disease in a
communicable stage.
Marriage Certificatc-HOw Secured.
4. Marriage certificates will be
executed on the proper blanks fur
nished by the State Board of Health
and secured by request from the Of
flee of the county clerk.
Duties of Applicants.
s.. Applicant shall make affidavit
at time of application that he is free
from acute or chronic venereal dis
ease in a transmissible form to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
Duties of Physician.
6. Certificates shall be made out
on blanks provided by the State
Board of Health, and where labora-
tory tests of approved laboratories
have been made to determine the
presence of or freedom of venereal
diseases the original certificate of
the laboratory shall be attached to
and made a part of the physicians
certificate, to be filed with the coun-
ty clerk.
What Constitutes Proper Examina-
ton for Marriage Certificate.
7. Physicians are not required to
have made any specific laboratory
test, but the presumption of the
State Board of Health is that they
are required to use commonly ac-
copied methods of medical science to
arrive at their conclusions.
Explanatory note.) Commonly
accepted methods of medical science
would indicate that no physician
could definitely exclude chronic ven-
ereal diseases in any applicant for
marriage license in the absence of a
thorough and comprehensive physi-
cal examination with the applicant
stripped and supplemented by any
indicated laboratory findings.
Duties of the County Clerk.
8. County clerks will file certif-
icates of marriage as permanent rec
ords, together with copies of labora-
tory findings where made, and shall
forward to State Board of Health a
eracted in their special counties.
of contracting parties, together with
race and residence; also the name
and address of physician issuing GER
tificate, together with laboratory
findings if in his possession.
8. County clerks shall not issue
certificates of marriage unless ply
sicians certificates have been made
by physicians duly licensed and re-
siding within the state of Wyoming.
10. The Board of Health shall
furnish to clerks and keep up to date
the names Of the qualified physi-
clans.