Chap. 186.—An ACT to require any person, firm or corporation employing large
bodies of laborers, constructing works of public improvement, to have them
regularly inspected by the board of health of the counties in which they are
located.

Approved March 14, 1904.

Whereas, there is prevalent throughout many sections of the State
small-pox and other contagious diseases, by reason of collecting together
in one place large bodies of laborers.without proper medical inspection or
attention ; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any person,
firm, or corporation employing large bodies of laborers in the State of
Virginia constructing works of public improvement shall, unless said per-
son, firm, or corporation has its own physician for that purpose, be re-
quired to have a regular inspection by the board of health of the counties
in which said laborers are employed at such times as said board of health
may determine. And the said person, firm, or corporation shall pay to
the physician designated to make such inspection by the board of health
of said county the sum of ten dollars for such inspection; in the discre-
tion of the examining officer the laborers shall be vaccinated at the ex-
pense of the said person, firm, or corporation; the said obligation of ten
dollars and cost of vaccination {o have the force and effect of a fee bill of
an. officer and be collected by the sheriff as any such fee bills may be col-
lected.

2. In view of the fact that there are now many such bodies of laborers
employed in the State, an emergency exists, and therefore this bill shall
be in force from its passage.