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penalty of fine and imprisonment. Other forms of the Ordinance seem to be unnecessarily suggestive of indecency, and Section 1 is likely to bring much abominable matter into the readings of the police.

Police brutality, without any corresponding benefit, is more likely to occur. I think the following alternative could be liable to none of the objections apparent on the face of the legislation proposed, and would accomplish the object of mitigating, as far as possible, the sufferings of the most wretched inmates of these dens.

And of those who, by the force of temptation, are led to frequent them. "An Ordinance to make better provision in order to endeavor to arrest the spread of certain contagious diseases, be it enacted and declared as follows:

1. Whenever any person shall have become affected with the disease mentioned in the Schedule annexed to this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of such person, and the further duty of the guardian or person having control of such person, and of the master or mistress of the house, boat, or place in which such person resides, to make immediate report of the case to the public medical officer to be from time to time appointed by the Governor for this purpose; and on receiving such report, or upon the

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262 Siem penalty of fine and imprisonment. Other forms of the Ordinance seem to be unnecessarily suggestive of indecency, and Section 1 is likely to bring much abominable matter into the readings of the police. Police brutality, without any corresponding benefit, is more likely to occur. I think the following alternative could be liable to none of the objections apparent on the face of the legislation proposed, and would accomplish the object of mitigating, as far as possible, the sufferings of the most wretched inmates of these dens. And of those who, by the force of temptation, are led to frequent them. "An Ordinance to make better provision in order to endeavor to arrest the spread of certain contagious diseases, be it enacted and declared as follows: 1. Whenever any person shall have become affected with the disease mentioned in the Schedule annexed to this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of such person, and the further duty of the guardian or person having control of such person, and of the master or mistress of the house, boat, or place in which such person resides, to make immediate report of the case to the public medical officer to be from time to time appointed by the Governor for this purpose; and on receiving such report, or upon the Page 270 Page 271

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penalty of fice and imprismment= Other formsime of the Ordinance seem to be muesensorily suggestion_ of indecency, and Section I is likely- " to bring much abominable moitter into the ferreadings of the police

police bruto, without any emesponding benefit-

than

like the folloining

Ane outure

comild, I think, be liable to nove of the objections apparent on the force of the luxctivent_nno proposed, and would- decomplish the objest of mitigating, our four as possible, the sufferings of the coretobest imotes of there.

of these linier,

and

of those whes by the force of temptation are led to frequent them. "Au Codinance to suake begation

in and of endeavored to

verteim- Crudvegines

formision in oud

"arrest the ofread of certain cralorgines

diverused.

Wiereses it is desirable to couper

the executive Government neveverly

upon

finvers

in oud of measured torken to anest the spread of certosin enitagious,

diverses, be it cuvisted and danied

follower

1. Whenever any perom shalt live become affected in the me

with

diseased

of the

が

" mentioned in the Schedule_.

to this Brodinounce amated, it shak

be the Auty of such person, and the

Avonter duty of the scooter n mitron toning

istress the control of suele person and of the master 1 michess of the love, boat, or place, in which such person. resides, to make immediate repent of Medical Officer the cave to the public martioal- to be from time to time apponitent by the Governor for this purpice ; and on restining such refert, or upon the

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