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the peace may, without enforcing such requirements on such owner
or occupier, clean and disinfect such house or parts thereof, and
articles; and the city, town or county in which such house is situ-
ated shall defray the expenses thereof.

1882, ch. 155, sec. 2.

16. Any health authority in any city or town, or any justice of
the peace for the county, may direct the disinfection or destruction
of any bedding, clothing or other articles which have been ex-
posed to infection from any dangerous infectious disorder; pro-
vided, that when any person sustains any damage by reason of the-
exercise of any of the powers of this article, in relation to any
matter as to which he is not himself in default, reasonable com-
pensation shall be made by the municipal or county authorities to
such person.

Ibid. sec. 3.

17. Where any suitable hospital or place for the reception of
the sick is provided, within a convenient distance, any person
who is suffering from any dangerous infectious disease, and is
without proper lodging or accommodation, or lodged in a room
occupied by more than one family, or is on board of any ship or
vessel, may, on a certificate signed by a qualified medical practi-
tioner, and with the consent of the superintending body of such
hospital or place, be removed by order of any health authority
or justice of the peace to such hospital or place, at the cost of the
city or county in which such case may occur; and any person
who wilfully disobeys or obstructs the execution of such order
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars or more than two hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned in jail, in the discretion of the circuit court for the
county or criminal court of Baltimore, not less than one month
or more than six months.

Ibid. sec. 4.

18. Any person who, while suffering from any dangerous
infectious disorder, wilfully exposes himself or herself, without
proper precautions against spreading the said disorder, in any
street, public place, shop, inn or public conveyance, or enters any
public conveyance without previously notifying the owner, con-
ductor or driver thereof that he is so suffering or being in charge