The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-24
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS,

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TINE Board Of Health for thu town Of
i Newport, st . Meeting held On the 4 lrh
day Of June, 1924, for the purpose Of making
Regulations fo' the preservation of tho
Health OF the Inhabitants Of said town, ORDER
ed and decreed the following
Quarantine Regulations.
Firsf, That every vessel arriving OF this
port, between the 20Eh Day Of June end the
2oih dsy Of October next, from any foreign
port or place, lying between the latitude of
45 degrees north, and IS degrees south, and
every vessel arriving from any port in the u
Biied States, south OF the Chesapeake Day, In
cludiDg Norfolk, IN the state Of Virginia,
shall be carried by The Health Officer TO The
Quarantine g gfound, neaf Coaster.' Harbor Is.
land Provided, Tha, vessels arriving at this
por, from Norm Carolina, Virginia, or Mary
land, with lumber, naval sIore', provisions,
ffuit or vegetables, only on board, with no
sickness on board, and not having had sry
sickness during The voyage, shall be permit
ted by The health Office 10 come Immediately
into sny wharf in the town and unload she'
cargo free Of sny expense .fnd h,ouided also
THAI ary vessel bound 20 some other port and
merely stopping ., this pou 20 wait Tor
wind, shall be permi,ed 10 proceed on he'
voyage, VI she does not anchor within mile
OF the town, nor have any communication
therewitn.
Second, Ihs, when any vessel has been
carried % the qustabtine ground, by the
health Officer, he shall as soon as may be, in
form the P.esideni of this board, of ber siiu-
s,ion sod cireumstsnces, end shall by his ad.
vice end direction, take such measures for
cleansing said vessel, as sre pfope and ne
cessary, and shall deiain her On the qusrsn.
tine ground so long as the P'esidsnt shalt
think il expedient.
1hird, That whenever ony vessel shall CT.
rive at this port, having any person sick oo
bos'd, the President, on being info med
thereof by the health officer, shsll immediate
ly send physician on board TO examine said
person. who shall report IN W idng 10 the
Presideni, his true sts,e snd condition, and
the nature oi his disease, end the President
1t u appears to him expedient, shall order
such person TO be removed from said vessel,
and carried 10 some suitable place out OF the
compact part OF The town, and there taken
care of under the direction OF the health Off
Ger, until such time as he is property cured
Of his disordet, which shall be determined by
VIC H"e"a,ng physician, who shall give such
person cef,lhcate, ~-' he is, in his opinion,
entirety free from sny contagious disease
m Guided, always, that all he expenses that
my be incu, red by he removal, nursing and
attendance Of such sick person, shali Do de
fayed by hlmss3, or by the owner or master
ot such vessrl
Fourth, Ths' no person shall be allo2
vlsi' coy sick psrson who IS under III
the hearth Office, without o wsitef
,ion from n P,esidcnt, for that puJ
Ei)th, Thar ~ PEE son on board
at The time Of her Being csried
anline 'ound, shall be allowed
'hore Vithout the written pc mis-
President, and any ps'ton WAC
Nhofe wihoo' such pc mission, N
ecuIed for so doing, md trcugh,
health osbcer, md kept on board
he vessel shall remain or she
ground.
&r.6, That no person shuIl be
60 on board any vessel Sub jeet, TO
an,iDe Regulations, when entering
boz after SAID vessel shalt nave pas
Hill, except the Health Office,
boat, excep, the health offioer's
lowed to 60 along side aoy vess
tine, nor shall suy person VIII
board SAID vessel, without the
mission Of the president; and
shall, contrary TO ,hi, order cd
vessel. he shall be prosecuted
also KEEP, on board, until the G
quarantine Of said vessel ; a
his escape from said vessel
ed in the same manner as ii
iooged TO her, and thst %
ignorance Of the condition.
health officer shall plJ
shroud, as soon as she
tine ground, snd contip
expiration OF the qusts
Seventh, That the.
rnine What articles sh
board say vessel at
and places where
nothing shall be Z
withou' his written
Eighth, That al
idept N, health of