| Show A ORDINANCE to create a board of health and define their doniey and provide for the and protection of the liand to certain sections revised ordinances of prove cita SECTION L be it ordained by the city council of prow city that there is hereby created 0 hoard of health for provo city which shall be known by the name and style of the provo city board of health SEC 2 said board shall consist of the mayor city quarantine physician an d thu standing committee on quarantine said committee to consist of four members one from each municipal ward SEC 8 the corporate limits of the tit and all that portion of country embraced within turee miles next beyond the eastern and western boundaries thereof including provo liver and its tributaries tributa ries tor a distance of three miles next bejune the corporate boundaries shall baand the same are hereby declared to be subject to quarantine or sanitary regulations sec L the said board shall have power and it is hereby made their duty ast 1st to make all such regula ions and orders as shall be necessary tor the successful success sul operation of this ordinance ad to make diligent enquiry with respect to all nuisances and all unsanitary conditions in this city which are or may be injurious to the public health and cause the same to ba abated ad to guard against the introduction and spread of contagious diseases by the exercise of proper and vigilant inspection and control of all persons and things arriving within the quarantine or sanitary limits of this city from infected places or which from any cause are liable to communicate contagion ath to cause any person not a resident of this city who is infected with any contagious disease to be sent back to the place from whence ho came or to the house or hospital provided for the treatment of infected persons to cause any a resident of this city who is infected with any contagious disease to bo removed to the emergency hospital hereinafter provided for if in the opinion of the board tho removal of such person is necessary for the preservation of the public health and can be effected with safety to the patient ath to require the isolation and domestic quarantine of all persons and things infected with or ex bied to any contagious disease fth to prohibit and prevent all communication with infected per sons or use of nealise realise re alise places and things until the same shall be thoroughly infected disinfected dis and cleansed atu to disinfect or destroy as may bo necessary any furniture wearing apparel goods bacos or merchandise or articles or property of any kind which may be infected with or ox to any contagion provided however that such property shall first bo appraised by two disinterested persons in order that remuneration may be made by the city council ath to provide proper houses to be used for the reception and regular treatment of infected persons to be known as emergency hospitals of which the board shall have control and direction and to employ such attendants servants or assistants i and provide such furniture medicines articles and necessaries for the use of the the i er docs therein confined us may bo deemed necessary when authorized by the city council to require the of any dwelling house store shop or other building or premises in which there shall bo any person sick of any contagious disease to put up and maintain ina in a conspicuous place in front of said dwelling house store shop or other building or premises a flag also a card or sign to bo furnished by the board on which ahall be written or printed in large letters tho name of any such disease and in case of the neglect or refusal of any person to comply with such requirement to ro move the patient to tho cmor geney hospital hosp tal alth the said board shall provide and keep on hand a supply of also cards marked with the name of the contagious disease to be put upon any house in which there is a person sick of any beuch disease and such flass and cards upon application shall bo furnished without charge whenever it shall be necessary for the public health the said board may at once take possession of any building factory hotel dwelling house outhouse out house premises or grounds upon which there exists auy nuisance prejudicial to the public health and if the owner or occupant shall refuse or neglect to forthwith abate anch nuisance in the manner directed by said board said bard may cause the same to be abated forthwith and all expenses incurred shall be a legal claim against tho owner and a lien on the premises said board may also when upon probable cause they deem it requisite for the public health at once close up any such building factory hotel dwelling house outhouse out house premises or grounds and exclude all occupants until such nuisance shall bo fully abated any person who shall resist the action of the board under this subdivision shall bo liable to penalties as hereinafter provided to prescribe sanitary regulations tor the burial and transportation of bodies of persons dead of contagious diseases to exercise a general supervision over the health of the city and to mra quarterly or oftener it required puch recommendations to the chiy council as they deem proper to promote the cleanliness and salubrity of the city SEC 5 every in charge of any house or emergency hospital within the corporate emits of the city of pro 70 or any other bouso under the control of said city to which any person being a city charge may be brought sick of any contagious disease shall at once on the arrival of every such person give gotico thereof in writing to said board prodded thab if the person thus brought to such house is a county charge the notice herein required shall be givon also to the physician SEC 6 every hotel lodging house tenement house workshop factory and building where several persons are employed schoolhouse church theatre and every public building shall bo open to general of the officers of the board evry owner lessee tenant occupant or person in charge or having any care or responsibility of any such building or of any public building who shall havo adv knowledge or information of anything prejudicial to life or detrimental to houlah or of any nuisance or any thing likely to become such in or about such buildings or premises thereof shall promptly alvo notice of Board the remeda in respect to such buildings 0 r premises or tho repairs and improve meals thereof or the abatement of any nuisance which tha board aty ut any time erder or direct shall bo ai once provided by the person or persons who shall own or have in charge or be responsible for the premises described ia the order or direction of the board SEC 7 to the knowledge of the board of health that any building erected or in course of erection is overcrowded or not provided with adequate means of ingress and egress or is not sufficiently supported ventilated drained cleaned or lighted or that anything renders the air water or drink unwholesome the board shall have power TO require such changes alterations or improvements as shall bo necessary for the abatement or remedy thereof and in case of noncom non com aliance with such request the board may order such necessary changes alterations or improvements at the expense of tho party upon whom such requisition is made and said expense shall bo a lien upon the property thereof SEC 8 whenever the board may deem it necessary for the health or protection of the people they shall cause to be inspected any flour meat fish vegetables or other provisions for sale as food in this city and in the event that any suck provision is found to be stale tainted or unwholesome for food they shall seize and hold the same and cause the offender to bo anestel and dealt with according to law SEC 9 no person or company shall erect or maintain within the limits of this city adv manufactory or place of business dangerous to life or detrimental to health or where unwholesome offensive or deleterious odors gas deposits or exhava eions are generated without the permission or direction of the beard of health and every such establishment shall be kept clean and wholesome in every particular so as not to bo offensive or prejudicial to life and health SEC au no cattle in large numbers shall be yarded within or ceni to the built ap portion of provo city without permission of the board of health or otherwise than according to its regulations and no per acon shall maintain or establish an enclosure tor the purpose of growing or ib swine or sheep within tho above named limits that the prohibition of this section shall not be deemed to apply to persons feeding said cattle tor domestic use SEC 11 no person or article liable to propagate a dangerous disease shall be brought within the untie limits of thu city without the written permit and direction of the board of health and whenever it coilio to thu knowledge of any that such person or article has been brought within such limits ho shall immediately give notice thereof to the said board together with the location thereof no person shall within the limits of this city without a the board of health carry or remove from one building to another any berbon sick of any contagious disease nor ahall any person by any exposure of any individual sick of any contagious disease or of the body of such person or by any negligent aci connected therewith causo ur contribute to or promote the spread of such disease and it shall behe duty of tho board to order such separation and isolation or domestic quarantine of the sick from other persons not necessary as attendants and also such special caro and dis infections shall be needed in order to prevent tho spreading of such disease to others SEC 12 the keeper of any hotel tavern boarding lodging or other public house or the owner or occupant of any private house or residence m which any person may be sick of any contagious disease or who shall be anfor ned by a physician or shall have reason to believe that any person in his family or premises ai ore said is attacked with iny disease dangerous to the public health ahall forthwith report tho same to the board of health or to the marshal and shall not permit auy clothing or other property that may havo been exposed to contagion or infection to be removed from the house until instructions are received from the board and the keeper or keepers of said hotel tavern lodging boarding or public house or the owner or occupant of baij private house or residence as aforesaid shall immediately procure put up and maintain in a conspicuous place on tho front of said premises a flag and a card or sign with the name of any such disease printed thereon in large letters which flag and card shall not bo removed injured or defaced by any person and shall remain posted on the premises during all the time any person afflicted with aay i disease shall demaa therein or during the period of isolation or danger and until permission in writing be obtained from the board of health for the removal of the same nor ahall any occupant change his residence elsewhere without the conen fc of said board during the prevalence of any public danger from any such disease SEC 13 all persons infected with any contagious disease are hereby required to be kept closely confined within their respective dwellings or places of abode or the emergency hospital and no person who has been confined with such disease shall leave his place of abado or confinement and go about the city until written permission be obtained from the board of health SEC 14 it shall be alie duty of the keeper of any public house or the owner or occupant of uny ate house or dwelling sherein any ma bo sick of any contagious disease to close said public or house anci keep it closed against nil other lodgers customers and persons desiring ti visit the same provided that provisions of this section ahall nui apply to physicians authorized attendants tend ants or clergymen in atten danci upon such sick person nor to men on duty in and about the prem ses SEC 15 no owner driver or person iu charge of any public hack carriage or conveyance shall use or pei mit the same to be used for the pm poso of conveying the body of au person who has died cantagi ous disease or any person from 1113 housa building or place in which am person is tick or has within two weeks died of any such disease SEC ag physicians treating and all persons responsible nible tor tho management of any case of contagious dip ei B i before visiting another patient or person except those affected with the same disease employ such precautionary measures of as shall bo necessary to prevent their communicating such disease to others and all undertakers or other persons having body of any boroa who has died of any such disease immediately ater the interment thereof and all nursing or taking care of any person sick 01 any such discalo shall before goin tho streets change cloth r ing and disinfect themselves 17 any person confined in any jail this city shall be attacked with any disease which in the opinion odthe board of health or any physician they may consult shall be considered dangerous to the safety and health of adv other prisoner or of the inhabitants of the city the board of health shall cause the removal 0 such person to some emergency hospital or other place of safety there to be provided for and securely kept until the further orders of said board and if such prisoner shall recover from the disease he shall be returned to the jail from was taken SEC 18 0 o animal infected with any contagious disease shall be brought or bupt within the limits of this city except by the permission of the board of health no animal having the glanders or farcy shall bo kept used or retained or be permitted the said limits and il any animal so affected bo found within the said limits the board may order tho owner thereof to destroy said animal and if said owner shall fail destroy said animal aa ordered by the board they may cause said animal to bo destroyed at the expense of the owner thereof SEC 19 it shall be the duty of the physician ic attendance on aby person any contagious contagions conta gions disease or in cape no physician has been in attendance then of tho person responsible for the management of the case to give all necessary m regarding the thorough vc infecting disinfecting dis and cleansing of the public or private house and premises where such person shall bo sick and it shall be the duty of tho keeper of such public house or tho owner or occupant of such private hoase to follow such instructions under the penalty hereinafter provided immediately after na io lof a case of contagious disease whether by the or death of the person afflicted iti te ile duty of the physician or in case no regular physician has been in attendance then of the city quarantine physician to order all articles of bedding clothing furniture or other effects of the convalescent or deceased person as the case maybe to be properly infected disinfected dis by the use of such disinfectants disinfect ants as may be necessary or ordered by the board of health and to order the destruction of such ai nicles as in his opinion cannot bo dis to report the case if fatal within twenty four hours aud if by recovery within ten days to the board of health in such form as mav be provided by said board in case no regular medical attendant has had charge then the person for the management of the case shall furnish the aforesaid report SEC 21 in case of the death of any from any contagious disease the body of such deceased person shall be properly cared for by the under taker or person acting as such in such manner as may bo prescribed in the regulations of the board of health the said body shall not bo taken to or inside of any church pub building or other public place nor to any private residence or building other than that upon the premises where the death occurred without 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