Ordinance 296
ORDINANCE NO. 2~6.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PERSONS APPEARING UPON THE PUBLIC
STREETS, PUBLIC PLACES, OR IN ANY ASSEMBLAGE OF PERSONS TO WEAR A
MASK OR COVERING 9VER THE NOSE AND MOUTH, DURING THE PERIOD OF THE
EPIDEMIC KNOWN AS THE "SPANISH INFLUENZA," AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF.
THE lIAYOR AND COmlON COUNCIIJ o:f the City of' Gilroy do or...
dain as f'ollows:
SECTION 1. During the period of the epidemic of' the so-called
"Spanish influenza," which is now prevalent in the City of' Gilroy,
which :for the purpose of' this ordinance shall be deemed to exist
until proolamation, provided for in seotion ! of this ordinance
shall have been issued, every person appearing on the public streets,
or in any public place or place of business, or in any assemblage
of persons or in any place where two or more persons are congrega-
ted, except in private o:ffices or homes where only members of the
:family are present, and every person engaged in the sale, handling
or distribution of :foodstuffs or wearing apparel, shall wear a
clean mask or wovering, except when partaking of' meals, over the
nose and mouth consisting of six-ply ma~erial known as butter cloth
or fine mesh gauze, at the four corners of which are attached tape
or other fastening, so that the mask or covering can be made to
firmly cover the nose and mouth, said mask to be not less than five
inches in width and seven in length.
SECTION 2. When the Board of Health shall determine that the
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said epidemic of Spanish influenza has ceased to exist in the City
of Gilroy said board shall communicate its determination to the
Yayor of' the City of Gilroy, who thereupon shall issue a procla-
mation to the people of the City of Gilroy proclaiming the :fact that
the Board of' Health has determined that said epidemic has ceased to
exist.
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SECTION 3. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions
oa section 1 of' this ordinance shall be deemed guilty o:f a rnis-
domeanor and shall be punished by a :fine o:f not less than Six
($6) dollars or more than one hundred ($100.) dollars, or by im-
prisonment in the city Jail for a period not exceeding ten days,
or by both such :fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4. This ordiance shall be in force and take e:f:fect im-
mediately a:fter its passage and shall remain in force ande:f:fect
until the date of said proclamation provided for in section .
hereof', provided, however, that the operation of this ordinance
may be suspended from time to time by proclamation of the Mayor
on the recommendation of the Board of Health o:f the City o:f Gilroy,
Adopted and passed this 11th day of December, 1918, by the
:following vote: , ~ p
Ayes, Councilmen '1?1// t/l..67Ar~. ~/Yf....eu).
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Noes, Councilmen ~
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Absent Councilmen
Approved this 11
Attest:
Ci ty Clerk.--