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he or she shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five
dollars and not exceeding ten dollars for every day during
which he or she continues to make default; and the health
authority or justice of the peace, as the case may be, shall
cause such house or part thereof and articles to be cleansed
and disinfected, and may recover the expenses incurred from
the owner or occupier in default, as other fines and forfeitures
are recoverable; provided, that where the owner or occupier of
any such house or part thereof is, from poverty or otherwise,
unable, in the opinion of such health authority or justice of
the peace, effectually to carry out the requirements of this
section, such authority or justice of 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 situated shall
defray the expenses thereof.

1888, art. 43, sec. 16. 1882, ch. 155, sec. 2.

31. 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 exposed to infection from any dangerous infectious
disorder; provided, 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 compensation shall be made by the municipal
or county authorities to such person.

Ibid. sec. 17. 1882, ch. 155. sec. 3.

32. 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
practitioner, 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 execu-
tion of such order shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in jail, in the discretion of