Year: 1872

HEALTH ORDINANCE.
The City of Seattle does ordain as fol-


loSs:


SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of ev-
cry practising physician within the linn
its of this city to report within six hours
in writing, to the Mayor or Health OFF,
Ger every case of contagious or infectious
} disease which has come to his know
ledge. For every violation of this duty
the offender shall be subject to penalty
of not more than one hundred and not
less than fifty dollars.


SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of every
owner or occupant of any house. store
or other building within the limits of
this city, to report to the above-named
officers, every case of a like nature with
in six hours after the same has come to
his knowledge, under like penalty as
above expressed.


Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of every
owner or occupant of any store, house
or other buil1ing where case of con-
tagious or infectious disease exists, to
forthwith place on such building in a
conspicuous place yellow flag, and to
keep the same thus exposed until per-
mitted to remove it by order of the
Mayor or Health Officer. Every viola.
ton of this section shall subject the Of
fender to the payment of fine of one
hundred dollars. 1t shall be the duty
of the Health Officer to compel the en-
forcement of this section, and in case of
neglect or refusal of any such owner or
occupant to provide and place such flag,
to place one there himself.


SEC. 4. Any person who has any such
contagious or infectious disease, who
shall leave the house where he is order
ed to remain by the Mayor or Health
Officer, and go upon the streets, or go
from house to house, or in any public
place whatever, or in any way put HIM
self in contact with persons not proper
ly in attendance upon him. until he is
fully discharged under the written order
of the Health Officer, shall suffer pen
atty of not more than five hundred nor
less than one hundred dollars.


1t shall be the duty of the City Mar
shall to enforce this provision.


SEC. 5. All clothing and bedding used
by or about any person who may have
any contagious or infectious disease,
shall be burned under the direction of
the Health Officer. Every person who
shall neglect or refuse to obey the order
of such officer, in this regard. shall suf-
fer penalty of one hundred dollars.


SEC. 6. The corporate limits of the
city of Seattle shall and hereby is con-
stituted Health District, and the
Mayor, and two Councilmen who shall
be appointed by the Mayor, shall con-
stitute Board of Health, under whose
direction all steps shall be taken for the
enforcement of this ordinance.


SEC, IA Health Officer shall be
elected by the Council. whose compen.
sstion shall be fixed before he enters up
on the discharge of his duties.


SEC. 8. No vessel, whether propelled
by steam or sail shall be permitted to
land at the piers Or at any point within
the city, unless the Master of such ves-
sci shall report first to the Health OFF,
Ger that there are no cases of infectious
or contagious disease on board of such
vessel, and such Master then have per-
mission from such officer to land.


Any Master or other person in COM
mand of such vessel, who shall violate
this section shall suffer penalty of not
more than five hundred dollars nor less
than one hundred dollars.


SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Health to provide Pest House,
to which all persons who may have any
contagious or infections disease shall be
removed, if SO ordered by the Health
Officer. The said Board are hereby en-
powered to contract with some compe-
tent Physician to vaccinate all persons
who in his opinion may require it, the
expense thereof to be charge upon the
city. JOHN L. JORDAN. Mayor.


GEO. N. McCoNAHA. Clerk.


July I'd, 1872.