Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-10
AN ACT

kiaq temporary bfooisisn against the ~.
PREDICTION ofc1a:agioas or malignant DIS
eases and their generation By foreign
eauS>s.
Be itendcfsd, By the Common Coua
Gil Of Aeaaad,ia, III Gommsal Council assem-
blea, Thar after proclamation shall at any
tine have BEEN naade by the Mayor, inpnr-
saance ofthe act to which this is a supple
men,, il shall be lawful for the Superintend-
sne of Quarantine, sbyandwith the consent
and Instructions the aIayor in writing,
to cause all. or any vessel or vessels what
soever, from any'port or place whatsoever,
whether specified or not IN such prociama-
tioa, and bound to tina port OF Alexandria,
tobe brought toanchor at the quarantine
ground opposite Jones's Point, o'be there
subjected, together with al persons found
On board, TO the like inspection, and to-
the same rules, regulations. examination
and enquiry, as are b" law authorised or
req aired in the case of vessels brought to
anchor at the said quarantine ground, by
vireee Of the act TO which this is a supple
ment add ifie shall appear to the satisfac-
ton of the said Superintendent that any
such VESSELS from any port or place what
sosver, whether mentioned In such procla.
nation or otherwise, where any malignant
fever prevailed at the time Of hsr depart
ure, or that at any time during the voyage,
any such malignant fever has prevailed
On board, in either case every such yes
sel, and every person on board shall be de-
xained at the said quarantine ground, and
shanbe eroeeededwith by the said Superln-
tendant, in like manner, and under the like
rules, regulations, and limitations as are
by law prescribed and authorised IN the
case of vessels brought to anchor az the
said quarantine ground, by,virtue OF the act
to which this is a supplement-.
SECT. 2. dnd be st further enacted by tie
authority aforesaid, That no person what.
soever shall, without the express'Permisslon
of the Superintendent go on board such
vessel, after she shall be brought to anchor
as directed by this act, Tor by the act 10
which this is a supplement- au6 before
such vessel shall be authorised to proceed
TO her port of discharge; aud every person
50 offending shall forfeit and pay for every
snch offence the SUM ofc:1 hundred dollars
to be recovered by action of-debt, in the
name of the Common Council of Aiexan-
dria, IN any court of record for the use OF
the said Common Coancil to be applied to
the deiraying the expenses of the quaran.
tine regulations DOR shall the master or
commander of any such vessel, after being
brought to anchor as aforesaid, and before
being authorised to proceed to the port ct
discharge as aforesaid, suffer or permit any
person whatsoever, other than the officers
attached 60 the quarantine establishment,
either to leave or 10 come on board sucn
vessel, without the express permission OF
the said Superintendent, and every master
or commander so offending, shall forfeit &
pay for every such offence the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered in like
manner, and TO the same use as above dr.
rected
Sect. 8. Aad belt farther enacted BY the
aufkarity aforesaid, That no boat or other
fishing vessel, shall be brought to anchor
daring quarantine regulations for any pur.
pose whatsoever within three hundred
yards of any vessel performing quarantine
Nor shall any person in such boat or
fishing vessel, without the permission OF
the said Superintendent, stop near, or lay
off any vesselpertorming quarantine, so as
to have any communication whatever with
any person on board--Nor shall! the mas,er
or commander Of any vessel, after being
brought to anchor at the quarantine grouad
permit any person belonging to the vessel
(which he is master or commander, to
anchor any boat belonging to the said YES
sci, at greater distance thaa 200 and
soyards from the quarantine ground when
such vessel is at anchor. Every person
3 herein offending, shall, for every such Of
fence, .forfeitand pay ten dollars, TO be re-
covered before any justice of the peace for