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City Physician Additional Duties. Contagious, Diseases—Pumigating.
Seq, s, In all case. of emergency and where drugs and hrnurgoiley
medicines are not possessed as a result of such. purchases prase rtplLni�
by said City, the same may be procured at any drug store in,
the city upon the prescription or otherwise and to be paid
for by the city.
Sec. 3. For the performance of the duties herein re- No extra pay
quired there shall be no additional remuneration to said'
City Physician.
Sec, 4. , This ordinsuce shall take effect from and after,
its passage and approval,
• Adopted Nov, loth, 099,
W. H. PATTERSON, C C. P.
Approved Nov. 25th, 1899.
JAS, M. LANG, Mayor.
Contlgiou3 Diseases—Fumigating,
"An Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Contagious
diseases, Fumigating Apartments and General SZnitatior,
With Notice to the County of the Existence of such
Contagion, and Prescribing Penalties."
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City 'of
Paducah. Ky.
Section t. That when the Mayor of the City shall be 'Duty of
notified of the existence of any contagious or infectious dis- Mayor
ease, such as small -pox, yellow fever etc., in the 'City,- he
shall notify the Health Officer of the City. at once of its ex-.
istence and location, and said Health Officer shall give notice t .
to the County Judge of same. The Mayor and Health Offi-
'cer shall immediately cause such case or cases of Contag-
ious disease to be removed to the Eruptive Hospital or
Pest House, and without unnecessary delay, or shall quaran-
tine such cases a0inst any or all other persons, except
those who may have. the said cases in charge.
Sec, a. That when any such case of above mentioned rna,to,v,t,,,
contagious disease t shat; have been removed to the Eruptive fttutOcu'11
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Contagious Diseases—Fumigating. -
Hospital or Pest House, it shall be the duty of the Health
Officer to disinfect all exposed premises thoroughly, and the
Mayor, for the City, shall furnish all necessary material for
said disinfecting when called upon by the Health Officer for
same.
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Sec. 3. That the City shall pay for necessary labor in
doing the disfecting premises, but the cost of such labor
shall not exceed $3.00 for any residence or premises to be
disinfected, and it shall be the duty of the Mayor to employ
and furnish to the Heath Officer such labor, furnished at
the cost of the City.
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Sec, q. That the City shall not be responsible for any
part of the cost of the said disinfecting unless the provis-
ions of this ordinance are carefully adhered to.
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may be
Sec. 5. That when in the judgment of the Health
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Officer it becomes necessary in disinfecting premises to de-
stroy bedding clothing etc., the party performing such ser-
vice shall take a careful inventory of such property de-
stroyed and shall file the said inventory with the Mayor,
within five days thereafter.
Penalty
Sec. 6. That upon a failure to comply with the provis-
ions of the ordinance, the party or parties so offending
shall be fined not less than three doblars nor more than
five dollars for each offense.
Sec, y. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
%conflict herewith are hereby repealed and this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
Adopted Dec, 21St,1899.
J. WM. FISHER, C. C. P.
Approved Dec. 22nd, 1899.
JAM9S M. LANG, Mayor.