Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-08
QUARANTINE.

On The 27th ult. the Mayor of this CITY
addressed the follow ing Instructions TO the
Master OF Police:
whereas have received information TO me
satisfactory. that the Quarantine Regulations
ordered and adopted by the Executive Conn
Gil OF HE State OF Virginia, have not been ex-
ecuted, with that degree of certainty and STRICT
ness winch may guard against the introduce
tionof Yellow Fever into this City, aud where
as IL Is farther represented that number of
vessels sailing from the Port OF New York, in
which City, the Yellow Fever il now prevail
ing with alarming fatality, are in the waters of
James River on their passage to this Port land
~ being morrow eriunderstood and believed tina {
there VIII be no session or meeting vt the Ex-
ecntiVe Council tor some days to come, during
winch time tile contagion of the Yellow Fee
yer may be imported into this city:
These are therefore To authorize aud require
you, with the aid of such number of able bo-
died meu, and armed with such weapons as Won
may approve, TO proceed To amy place within
the Jurisdictional limit Of this city, (Which is
| now ascertaiued to be AT or near q ,borne's \
| IN the county ofCbeste rtieId, and To prevent
all vessels or persons coming from the places
which have been designated i'm the proclama-
tioH OF the Lieutenant Governor of this Com
| monwealih, from coming into this city, unless
satisfactory evidence shall be produced, that
there has been a full aud strict compliance
| with the regulations OF Quarantine pr.scrf5-
ed by that Proclamation, and the laws OF the
State IN such cases provided. in respect to
tie farther progress or passage of any vessel
or it rsons to this city, coming from the port of
| New York. until the pleasure of the Executive
council respecting that place, shall be fully
known. And this duty YOU shall i'm no wise
neglect 10 perform.
Given under my hand and seal, this 9th day
| of September, 1919.
(SEAL) JOHN ADAMS, Mayor.
Some question having been made as
| TO the jurisdiciional limit of This civ ex.
tn H. Il Al,
have looked into the act of Jan. II, 1903,
| entitled " An Act, to amend tile charter,
Of the city Of Richmond," and find the
| following section:
Ard be II further enacted and declared
mat the said Court of Hastings shall have
jurisdiction for the space of one mile OH the
north side of James river, without and ronud
me sara CITY, and every part thereof, including
so mach OF sad rtrer, To low water mark on
The shore of the county of Chesterfield, as
shail be between two lines drawn due south
| from the eastern and western examinations
| of the Que mile aforesaid for matters arising
within The same. "a according TO the laws of the
| Commonwealth"
According 10 survey very lately made.
| agreeably to this designation, il is found
! that the jurisdiciional limit of the CITY.
| Is al or near OsbOrne's.
La conformity 10 this proclamation, the
Master OF Police employ ed boat 10 ply
regularly twice day between Rockets
aht OsboTne's; TO ascertain whether ans
vessels came within The purVicw of such
proclamation. Bnt on SATURDAY. last the
| Executive Council formed board, and
came 10 the resolution of extending the
| quarantine regulations TO all vessels com.
ing froni New York in consequence
OF which, ,lie proclamation of the Mayor
has been III effect superseded.