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questioned by any person negotiating for the hire of such house
or part of a house or room as to the fact of there being, or within
six weeks previously having been therein, any person suffering
from any dangerous infectious disorder, knowingly makes a false
answer to such questions shall be liable to a penalty not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding twelve months.

1882, ch. 155, sec. 8.

22. When the body of any one who has died of any infectious
disease is retained in a room in which persons live or sleep, or
any dead body which is in such a state as to endanger the health
of the inmates of the same house or room, any health officer or
justice of the peace may, on a certificate signed by a qualified
medical practitioner, or the application of three persons living in
the neighborhood, order the body to be removed and buried at
the cost of the city, town or county, within a time to be limited
by such order; and unless the friends or relatives of the deceased
undertake to bury the body within the time so limited, and do
bury the same, it shall be the duty of the said health officer or
justice of the peace to have such body buried at the expense of
the city, town or county ; and any person or persons obstructing
the execution of any order made by any health officer or justice
of the peace under this section, shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
six months.

Ibid sec. 9.

23. The municipal or county authorities may provide for the
use of the inhabitants of their respective city, town or county,
hospitals or temporary places for the reception of the sick; and
for that purpose may themselves build such hospitals or places,
of reception, or contract for the use of any such hospital or part
of a hospital or place of reception, or enter into any agreement
with any person having the management of any hospital, for the
reception of the sick inhabitants of their city, town or county, on
payment of such sum as may be agreed on; or two or more local
authorities may combine in providing a common hospital.