Ord 0182-REQUIRING THE WEARING OF ANTI-INFLUENZA MASKS0P=1Z iM E X04 i
AIT ORDI ML E REQUIRING THE WFARING OF AZ I °-I _3gFLJE ,N7ZA
MASKS IN THE TOWN OF LOS GAT C AND PRESCRIBING EEAALTY
E;3R MIE VIOLATION THEREOF,
BE IT ORDAINED by t _~e Board of Trustees of the
T o vn. of Los Gatos
Section l.a D,ing the period of twn e ej)idemic
of I of lue nza, vk-. i ch i s now Tx e val.ert in th e Town o f Lo s
Gatosa which, for the purpose of this Ordinance shall be
deemed to exist until, proclamation, provided for in
Section 2 of this nrdina.nce, shall have been issued, --very
person appearing +
r do any assemblage of persons, or in any place
O where two or more persons are cono egaged, except in
homes where only -;~ic" members of the family are present,
and every person engaged in the sale, hard ling or di s®
trribut ion of foodstuffs or wearing apparel., s'ral3a. wear a
mask or c ov eri ng , =v- e em~ 81 , over the
rise, and mouth, consisting of not less than fdli±®ply, and
preferable six ply material known as butter cloth or o f
fire mesh gause, at the corners of which are attached tape
or other fastening, so that the mask or covering can be
made to effectively cover t he nose andmouth, sai d mask to o
be riot less th an five inches in width and seven finches in
*tian 2. Vlh$n the Health Officer .all
determine that the said need for the ►sk has ceased to
s3 said Health Office: sha."I
exist in the Town of Los Pet.
issue a proclamation to the people of the Town of bras. Gatos
proclaiming the fact that the Health Officer has determined
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the. t the meed f or to he -mask has ceased t o exi at-
Section 3® Zvety person who shall violate any of
the provisions of Section 1 of tkis Ordinance &.all be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of
;zt less than five dollars (95 ® 00) no r mere than one bundr ed
dollars (4100.00) or by imprisonment it the County Fail for a,
period of not exceeding ten (10) dVsa or by both such.. fine
and imprisonment.
Section g. On acre=ant of t Inf'luenza Epidemic
this Ordinance is de
clared
to be
for the
immediate preservation
of the pubiie jaeace,
heath
and
safety,
and to take effect
at once.,
Section 5,, This Ordinance steal i b e published
once in the Los Gatos Mail-Nuns, a newspaper printed and
published in tai e Town. of Los &e o s.
Passed this day ofovember, 1918
Aye s: T rust pas. 1/Y Yl'!• 6o -y . rY -'~Er,
Noes; Trustees r~
Absent:Trusty s
ATTEST:
TOWN C IRRX OFF T H - T ON N W LOS GATOS.
LOS G '6g
BES OF