tagious disease without the written consent of the health officer first had and obtained.

SEC. 5. No persons attending upon or coming in contact with any person infected with any contagious or infectious disease in such a manner or to such an extent as to render them liable to communicate the disease (except physicians, clergymen, nurses, and those engaged in treating contagious diseases), shall go upon any public street, or attend any public or private school, church, place of amusement, or in any way mingle with people not affected with the disease, and all places, premises, and exposed rooms, and all personal property which have become infected with infectious or contagious matter by reason of such contact, shall be thoroughly disinfected by or under the direction of the health officer and in such manner as he shall direct.

SEC. 6. No person shall remove a patient suffering from any infectious or con tagious disease from any house or place within the city limits to any other house or place without the written consent of the health officer; and all such removals shall be done only by or under the direction of the health officer.

SEC. 7. No parent, guardian, tutor, or person having charge or control of any child or children, shall allow or permit any such child or children to go from any building infected with any infectious or contagious disease, unless a permit in writing shall first be obtained from the health officer.

SEC. 8. Public funerals over the remains of any persons who have died of any quarantinable, infectious, or contagious diseases, are hereby prohibited.

SEC. 9. Ordnance No. 296, third series, entitled "An ordinance relating to infectious and contagious diseases; prescribing the duties of the health officer and of physicians and other persons in relation thereto; prohibiting the appearance in public places of any person affected with certain infections and contagious diseases and providing other restrictions in respect thereto; fixing a penalty for the violation of the provisions of the ordinance, and repealing ordinance No. 100, passed October 2, 1876; ordinance No. 273, passed June 1, 1891; ordinance No. 276, passed June 8, 1891; and ordinance No. 370, passed November 19, 1894," is hereby repealed.

SEC. 10. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Influenza-Wearing of Gauze Masks Required. (Ord. 373, Jan. 11, 1919.)

SECTION 1. Every person within the limits of the city of Sacramento, while on or upon the streets, alleys, highways, parks, sidewalks, and other public places of said city and when in any public building or in any public office or store, or other place accessible to the public, and also in public eating or drinking places, except when the wearer is actually engaged in eating or drinking, or when in, on or upon any public or private conveyance of any kind or character whatsoever while on or upon the streets, alleys, highways, and parks; or when in attendance upon any case of influenza, or in contact with any such case, or in any home where influenza exists, shall wear over the mouth and nose a mask, consisting of at least four thicknesses of surgeon's gauze and of sufficient width and breadth to cover the nostrils and mouth, said mask to be not less than 5 by 8 inches in size. All masks in use shall be sterilized at least once every 24 hours.

SEC. 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance.

The city commission hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentence, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitional.

SEC. 3. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to fail,, refuse, or neglect to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, and any person so failing, neglecting, and refusing shall be demed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $100, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Each day that a person shall fail, refuse, or neglect to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and shall be punished as herein provided.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

Influenza-Quarantine. (Res. 24134, Dec. 6, 1918.)

That upon the request of the board of health of the city of San Diego all practicing physicians registered under the laws of the State of California be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to place strict quarantine upon all cases of Spanish influenza attended by them within the said city, acting in such cases as special deputy health officers, such authority being given them during the present epidemic, they also being required to notify the board of health immediately upon placing such quarantine upon the cases under their care.

Influenza Preventive Measures. (Ord. 7557, Dec. 5, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That during the period beginning at 12 o'clock midnight on Thursday, December 5, 1918, and ending at 12 o'clock midnight on Monday, December 9, 1918, it shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful to open, or to cause or permit to be opened, except as herein provided:

Subdivision first. Any public or private school, academy, college, or other institution of learning. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the furnishing of board and lodging to students now enrolled at any boarding institution of learning.

Subdivision second. Any church, temple, tabernacle, chapel, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the holding of private funeral services at any such place of worship.

Subdivision third. Any lodge, club, society, union, association, or other fraternal, religious, social, athletic, political, literary, or labor organization. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the use and occupation of private sleeping rooms in any such institution.

Subdivision fourth. Any auditorium, library, theater, motion-picture house, dance hall, music hall, natatorium, public swimming pool, pool room, billiard room, bowling alley, shooting gallery, boxing arena, penny arcade, card room, or other like public place of amusement.

Subdivision fifth. Any hotel lobby, lodging house lobby, boarding house lobby, rooming house lobby, rest room, community room, public comfort station, or other similar refuge. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit entrance to or exit from any hotel, lodging house, or similar institution through a lobby, provided all chairs, lounges, settees, benches, cushions, and other movable furniture are excluded from such lobby.

Subdivision sixth. Any barber shop, toilet and beauty parlor, manicuring or hairdressing parlor, shoe-shining parlor, or stand.

Subdivision seventh. Any soda fountain, ice-cream parlor, booth, counter, or stand, whether operated separately or in conjunction with other business; any candy or confectionery store, counter, or stand, whether operated separately or in conjunction with other business; any soft drink club, cabaret, or establishment, cigar and tobacco store, shop, counter, or stand, whether operated separately or in conjunction with other business; and any retail or wholesale intoxicating liquor establishment.

Subdivision eighth. Any wholesale or retail store, market, shop, emporium, bazaar, booth, arcade, studio, or other establishment for the wholesale or retail of goods, wares, or merchandise, excepting establishments for the wholesale or retail of meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy produce, groceries, vegetables, fruits, bakery products; drugs, surgical, optical, and medicinal supplies; hay, grain, and provender; wood, coal, oil, and other fuel, upon condition that every employee of any such establishment, while in the performance of his duties as such employee, shall wear a gauze mask made from at least four-ply surgical gauze or from at least six-ply cheesecloth, of such size and shape as to completely cover the nose and mouth and capable of being securely fastened over said members.

This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the owner or management of any wholesale or retail establishment from receiving and accepting, by mail, telephone, telegraph, or similar agency, and from filling and delivering orders or requests for underwear, bedding, towels, bandages, linens, muslins, or other merchandise necessary and proper for use in case of sickness or death and to the proper preservation of health; neither shall this subsection be construed to require the closing of public dining rooms, eating rooms, cafés, restaurants, lunch rooms or counters, cafeterias, or other similar place: Provided, In any such eating place every employee shall, while in the performance of his duties, wear a gauze mask, of the type in this subsection hereinbefore described: And provided further, That there shall not be at any one time more patrons in any such eating place than can be seated and served with facilities now installed. Subdivision ninth. Any factory, foundry, shop, workshop, print shop, mill, manufacturing establishment, cleaning and dyeing establishment, shipyard, wharf, dock, pier, freight house, or similar institution.

This section shall not be construed to prohibit the loading and unloading and delivery of perishable freight or express, or the loading or unloading of freight or express to prevent demurrage or congestion of freight centers, or to prevent free and uninterrupted use of freight carriers.

Neither shall this subsection be construed to prohibit the printing and publication of newspapers nor the operation of laundries: Provided, That every employee in any manner connected with the printing or publication of any newspaper or the operation of any laundry shall, while in the performance of his duties, wear a gauze mask of the type in this section herein before described. Subdivision tenth. Any money exchange, pawnshop, loan shop, real estate office, real estate and exchange office, stock exchange office, bucket shop, or other similar institution.

This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit any State or national banking institution from remaining open: Provided, Every officer and employee of such institution shall, while in the performance of his duties, wear a gauze mask of the type in this section hereinbefore described.

Subdivision eleventh. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any public utility operating in or partly within the city of San Diego from opening and keeping open such offices, departments, yards, and shops as are necessary to a proper discharge of its duties and extension of service to the public: Provided, That every employee in any manner connected with the operation of

any such utility shall, while in the performance of his duties, wear a gauze mask of the type hereinbefore described.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the owner or management of any business institution herein described from keeping and maintaining within said business institution such force of clerks, employees, and assistants as may be necessary to the adequate and proper protection of said business, stock in trade, or building from loss by fire, theft, riot, or from other causes: Provided, That every employee retained in such business establishment shall, while in the performance of his duties, wear a gauze mask of the type hereinbefore described.

To encourage and facilitate open-air privileges and benefits, livery stables, and auto storage departments of garages, together with gas and oil stations, may remain open under the conditions in this ordinance imposed.

SEC. 2. During the period set forth in section 1 of this ordinance, it shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person employed in any place allowed to remain open under the provisions of this ordinance, to perform any of the duties or services of his employment, or to be within his place of employment unless he has securely fastened upon his mouth and nose a gauze mask of the type described in section 1 hereof, and it is further declared to be unlawful for any person to enter or remain in any place of business, eating houses excepted, permitted under the provisions of section 1 of this ordinance to remain open, without having securely fastened upon his face and over his mouth and nose a gauze mask of the type described in section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. During the period set forth in section 1 of this ordinance, it shall be, and is hereby, declared to be unlawful to operate any railroad car or cars, street car or cars, ferryboat, passenger boat, taxicab, automobile stage, bus, or other public conveyance in which there is being transported at any one time a number of passengers in excess of the seating capacity of such conveyance; or to operate any such conveyance unless at all times during such operation there shall be open and kept open a sufficient number of doors and windows to insure and allow a free and uninterrupted passage of air currents through such conveyance.

SEC. 4. That it shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any passenger elevator in which there shall be conveyed at any one time more persons than a number, excluding the operator, equal to one person for each square yard of floor space.

Every operator of a public passenger elevator, while in the performance of his duties, shall wear a gauze mask of the type described in section 1 hereof. SEC. 5. That all public or private meetings, gatherings, or assemblages of any kind or character in any public hall, licensed hall, lodge or club room, hotel lobby, waiting room, or similar place, or any public meeting or gathering in any public park, plaza, thoroughfare, stadium, playground, or similar public place, is hereby prohibited during the period mentioned in section 1 of this ordinance. This section shall not be construed to prohibit private funeral services in graveyards, cemeteries, crematories, or similar places.

SEC. 6. That no provision of this ordinance shall be construed to prohibit the meetings, sessions, or convening of any executive, legislative, or judicial officers, bodies, or branch of the Nation, State, or any political subdivision thereof.

SEC. 7. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100, or by imprisonment in the city jail of said city for a period not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and in the event that the fine imposed hereunder is not paid, then by imprisonment in the city jail of said city at the rate of one day for every $2 of the fine so imposed.

SEC. 8. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The common council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words is declared unconstitutional. Influenza-Wearing of Gauze Masks Required. (Ord. 7562, Dec. 9, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That during the period beginning at 12 o'clock midnight on Monday, December 9, 1918, and ending at 12 o'clock midnight on Wednesday, the 18th day of December, 1918, it shall be, and is hereby, declared to be unlawful for any person to be or to appear or to remain in any public or private place within the city of San Diego, other than the home or place of abode or confinement of said person, unless said person shall wear, securely fastened over his nose and mouth, a gauze mask made from at least four-ply surgical gauze, or from at least six-ply cheesecloth, or preferably from at least threeply butter cloth: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting any person from removing said mask while being served and while actually consuming articles of food or drink; neither shall this section be construed to require the use of a gauze mask at a time when the use of such mask would render the wearer physically unable to perfom the duty or labor essential to his occupation; nor shall this section be construed to prohibit the removal of the mask during the time that its removal is made necessary for face or scalp treatment, or in the administration of medical or surgical aid, or while receiving the sacrament.

SEC. 2. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $5, nor more than $100, or by imprisonment in the city jail of said city for a period not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and in the event that the fine imposed hereunder is not paid, then by imprisonment in the city jail of said city at the rate of one day for every $2 of the fine so imposed.

SPOKANE, WASH.

Influenza-Notification of Cases-Quarantine. (Ord. C2384, Dec. 30, 1918.) SECTION 1. That the disease commonly known as influenza, be and is hereby, declared a dangerous, contagious, and infectious disease, subject to quarantine, and made notifiable as such to the health officer of the city of Spokane; and the said health officer is hereby empowered and authorized, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the protection of public health, to promulgate and enforce all necessary quarantine rules and regulations in relation thereto. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, knowing or having cause to believe himself to be sick with influenza, to appear upon any of the streets, alleys, or other public places of the city of Spokane, or move about or approach to or mingle with other persons, or to remove to or visit another place or building, or to leave his house or place of domicile for any purpose, or for any person to remove any such sick person from any such house or place to any other house or place, or for any person living in the house with any such sick person to leave such house, without permission from the health officer so to do.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of every physician, nurse, practitioner, or healer, and of every person assuming to act as such, attending, treating, or prescribing