The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-17
QUARANTlNF REGU.AfloNs.

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)slions 10: the preservation of the
ah OF 'he inhabitants of ssd town, order.
pd decreed the following
Quarantine Regulations.
That every vessel s'nv,ng Of this
been the 2o,h day Of Jyne and ,hs
yof October next, fram any foreign
plsce, lying be weeo be laii' ode of
oneess north. and As degrses south, snd
sessel arriving from snyport in the
rstsies, south Of the ChespeAkr Bay, In.
Nosfolk, IT. the s,s. of Virginia,
70 carried by the Health Oficer to tho
-ine ground, nes, Cosscu' Harbor Is
7oyided, Ths, vessels arriving st this
ON Norh Csroiins, Vik kinis, or Mary.
with lumber, naval s,ces, provisions,
= Ssts Spr yege,ables, only on board, vi.h no
kckness on board, and no, hsvip? had sry
kness during The voyage, hsli be po'mi'-
BY The health Officer TO come Immediately
10 any wharf In the town and unload her
I;afgo free Of sDy expense I'D nv Guided a!so,
Thst any vessel bound 10 some oiher port and
shsrely stopping at this pot 10 wait for .
wind, shall be permitted 10 proceed on her
voyage, If she does not ancb,r wilhin a milo
Of the town, nor have any communication
iherewitb.
Second, That when sny sessei has been
carried 20 the quarantine ground, 10y tho
health Officer, he shall as 500 as Cisy be, in.
so' m The P esidenl of This bead, Of he' si,u-
auon and circutnstances; sn6 shall b5 his ed.
vice md direction, iskc such measures for
cleansing said vessel, as ae prope and ne.
cesssry, and shall de,sin hes On the qusran.
tine g ound so long as the P'csidsn' shall
thiDk it expedient.
Third. Ths, whenever aiy vessel shall ar.
rive al this po't, having any peesun sick on
boa d, the President, or being info' med
ihe'eof by toe health Offices shall immediate.
iy send physician on boa;d TO Examine said
Pc son. who shall fepot, IN wiling 10 the
Pfesident, his true state and CONDITION, snd
the ns'u'e Of his disease, md tho President
jf }, appears to him expe3'ent, shall O. dor
such person TO be femoved from said vessel,
and carried 70 some suitable place out OF The
compact pat OF tho town and ,here tskrn
care of under the dires,iOo OF tho health off
Ger, until such time as he is properly Gu ed
OF his disc det, which shall Be determined by
The attending physician, who shsll give such
person 9 csrtLhcste, ths, No ID, in his opinion,
entirely Tree ON any cohtsgious disease
provided. aiways, thaI oil The expen'es that
may be iacu red by he removal, nursiDg and
attendance of such sick PEI SOD, shall be do.
Eeyed by himself, or BY the owner or mss,er
OF such vessel
Fourth, That no person shall DO allowed 70
visit any sick pc son who is under the care Of
the health Officer, without written pc mis-.
sion from the Plesideot, for that puf pose.
FDt6, Thai no pc scs on board any vessel,
at .he tine OF. her being carried to the qua'-
amino ground, shall be allowed to go on
shore without the wTiltsn pc nAissior OF the
Iiesident, and snv pefson who shall go on
shore without such permission, shall be pros
ecued for so doing, and brought back by the
Acshh offssr, md kept on board 30 long a.
the vessel shall remain on the quarantine
g'ound.
SIKH, Tha, no person shall be allowed to
90 On boa d any vessel subject, To the Quar-.
,Sp.lOe Regulations, when entering th,s mar.
30 after said vessel shalt have passed Castle
Hill, excep, he Health Office That no
Boa, except the health officers shall be al.
lowed to go along side any vessei al qua an
hne, no. shall any person 8ha'eyc', go on
boa d ssId vessel, without the 1titten per
,uission Of the president; and il sny pc son
sbid, cont'ary 70 hi, order So on board said
se,se', ne shall be prosecuted therefor, and
$50 hep, On board, until the expirsion Of The
o. aauns OF laid vessel! and 81 he makes
his escape from said vessel, he shall be treat
% IN the same msnpe' as il he originally be-
longed 10 her, and that 10 person may plesd
ignorance f The condition o! such vessel, the
health officer shall place color IN her
shrouds as soon as she siivss at the qusrau
'ine ground, snd continue IL there IN u Ihe
ton Of the qus'sniine.
Jn1h, The, the predden, msy deter.
ha, articles shall be delivered from on
ny vessel a. quarantine, add the TINES
:es whe,e they shall be landed, and
w sJ5n be ,yken out os su:h ycs,et
ys.vAis written pc mission.
II ton aohTha, all the directions OF the pres
thereof fsth officer, relative 10 the cleans
Notice ,sjsels, and the clothing and o,he.
80 ,rd, shall be strictly complied
= .s;d sre \fiices and crew, and the CON
:, To she MI be sn.wcrab!e for any brescnc,
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