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ORDINANCE N0._
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AN ORDINANCE DECLARIPG THAT AN EPIDEYIC EXISTS IN THE CITY OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO, PROVIDIVG FOR THE SEARING OF 1,ASK'S On COVER-
INGS OVER THE POSE ADD MOUTH DURING THE COPTINUANCE THEREOF,
ADD PROH:IBITIEG THE CONGREGATIOP OF PERSOLS IF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
THEATRES, i O VING PICTURE SHOWS, NICKELODEONS, CHURCHZS, SALOONS,
HALLS, LODGE ROOMS, POOL HAILS, CARD ROOT,,', TIBRJURIES, READING
ROO Z, OR OTHER PLACES WHERE PERSONS USUALLY CONGREGATE FOR
PLEASURE O R SOCIAL INTERCOURSE; ADD PRESCRI$ING A PENALTY FOR
A VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as
follows:-
SECTION I, That there exists and is prevalent in the City of
San Luis Obispo an epidemic of what is known as and called
"Spanish Influenza". and the preservation o f the public health
requires immediate measures for'` the control and extermination of
said epidemic: That during the period of said epidemic, which
for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be deemed to exist until
the issuance of the proclamation provided for in Section III of
this Ordinance, every person appearing or being in any public
street of said City, or in any public place, or in any assemblage
of persons, or in anyplace where two or more persons are congre-
gated except in homes where only the members of the family are
present, and every person engaged in the sale, handling or dis-
tribution of food stuffs, wearing apparel, household articles
or furniture or household merchandise, shall, except when partak-
ing of meals, wear a mask or covering over the nose and mouth
consisting of four "Dly material known as butter cloth, or of
find mesh gauze, which said mask shall be not less than five inches
in width and seven in length and which shall at all times firmly
cover the nose and mouth.
SECTION II That during the period of such epidemic as aforesaid,
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not more than three (3) persons sha 11. congregate at any one time
in any of the public schools, theaters, moving picture shows,
bo5ilin alleys,
nickelodeons, churches; saloons, halls, lodge rooms, pool halls,
card rooms, libraries, reading rooms, or other places whe e
persons usually congregate for pleasure or social interco _rse�;
PROVIDED That lodges and fraternal societies may hold their regular
meetings, at which meetings there shall not be present more than
the minimum number required by the constitution, by- laws or other
rules and regulations of such lodge or fraternal society; and
PROVIDED FURTHER That saloons may remain open for the sale of bulk
or case good only, not to be drunk on the premises, and the same
shall not 'be drunk on the premises where sold.
SECTION III When the Board of Health of said City of San
Luis Obispo shall determine that said epidemic of "Spanish Influenza"
has ceased to exist in the said ' City of San Luis Obispo, said Board
of Health shall communicate such determination to the !,,,ayor,of said
City, who shall thereupon issue a proclamation proclaiming that said
epidemic has ceased to exist.
SECTION IV Every person who violates any of the provisions of
this Ordinance or fails to comply with any of the said provisions
is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed ' � �- or by imprisonment in the City Jail not to
exceed / O days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTIOlJ V This Ordinance, together with the Ayes and Noes
shall be published for too days in the "Daily Telegram ", a news-
paper printed, published and circulated in said City of San Luis
Ubispo-, and is declared to be urgently required for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall
take effect and be in force immediately ypon its final passage.
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Introduced and gassed to print this 15th day of January,
19 9 , b y +', o �,. i , ,,,,�; �, r t,,,+ o . _
AYES :y
ABSENT: r-„
ATTEST: _-��1- - �'- � °ir� M A Y 0 R
CITY CLERK
Finally passed this=- day of January, 1919, by the
following vote: -
AYES : .
ABSENT:
TJIA YO R
ATTEST • �(
CITY CB��