The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-07-20


day of June, 1896, for the purpose OF making
Regulations for the preservation of the Health
OF the Inhabitants Of said Town, ordered and
decreed the following
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS -
lst.-That every Vessel arriving al this port
between the 10th day of July, and the 10th
0ay of October next, from any Foreign Port
Or place lying between the lat of As degrees
north, and IS degrees south, and every vessel
arriving from any port in the u S. south of
The Chesapeake Bay, inc cluding Norfolk, (Vir)
and places ON the James River notwithstand-
uis said Vessel may have stopped or touched
at any intermediate Port or Ports during its
homeward passage, shall be carried by the
Health Officer To the Quarantine Ground near
Coaster s-harbor rIsland.-Procided, That YES
sells arriving at this Port from North Carolina
Virginia or Maryland, with lumber, naval
stores, provisions, fruit or vegetables only on
board, with no sickness on board, and not hay-
ing had any sickness during the voyage, shall
be permitted by the Health Officer TO come
Immediately into any wharf in the town and
unload her cargo, free of any cxpence .7nd
Pro1idcd also. That any Vessel bound to some
other Port; and liable TO our Quarantine Reg
ulatlons merely stopping at this Port to wait
tor wind, shall be permitted to proceed on
her voyage, if she does not anchor within
halfa mile of the Town, nor have any com
munication herewith, except through the
Health Officer
ID. That when any Vessel has been car
ried to the quarantine ground by the health
officer, he shall as soon as may be, inform the
President of this Board of her situation and
circumstances, and shall by his advice and
direction, take such measures for cleansing
said vessel, a<are proper and necessary, and
shall detain her OH the quarantine ground, so
long the President shall think it expedient.
Sd That whenever any vessel shall arrive
Mt this port having any person sick on board,
the President on being informed thereof by
The Health-ofiicer, shall immediately send
physician on board to examine said person
who shall report in writing to the President
bis true state and condition, and the nature Of
bis disease, aIrd the President if 1t appears to
him expedIcnt, shall order such person to be
removed from said vessel and carried to some
suitable place out of the compact part Of the
town. aud there taken care of under the dl-
rection of the hcalth-ofIiCeruntil such time as
he is properly cured uf his disorder, which
shall be determined 10y the attending physic-
ian who shall give such person certificate
that he is, III his opinion, entirely free from any
cOntagio disease prOrIded GtnGgS, that all
the expenses that may be incurred by the re.
moyal, nursing and attendance of such sick
person, shall be betrayed by himself, or by the
owner OF master of such vessel
4th That no person shall be allowed TO
visit any sick person who is under the care OF
the health officer, except Physicians, without
a written permission from tho President for
that purpose.
5th. That no person on board any vessel
at the time of her being carried 10 the quar-
anime ground, shall be allowed to 20 on shore
without the written permission of the Prcsi'
dent and any person who shall go on shore
without such permission, shall be prosecuted
for so doing, and brought back by the health
officer, and kept on board so long as the YES
sci shall remain on the quarantine ground.
9th. That no person shall be allowed to &c
along side any vessel subject to the Quaran
tine Regulations, or receive anv person from
on board said Vessel TO land within the limits
of the town of Newport, when entering TN:
harbour, after said Vessel shall have passed
Castle-hill, except the Health Officer that
NO Boat except the Health Officers shall b.
allowed to 90 alongside any vessel at Quarsn
tine nor shall any person whatever except
the health officer, 90 on board said vessel
without the written permission OF the PresI
dent and if any person shall contrary TO tins
order, ro on board said vessel, he shall be
prosecuted therefor, and also kept on board
until the expiration ef the Quarantine OF sad
Vessel and if he makes his escape from sad
Vessel he shall be treated in the same man
ner as if he originally belonged to her anc
that no person may plead ignorance Of tht
condition OF such vessel the health-oilicel
shall order a color 10 he placed in her shrouds
as soon as lac ascertains she 's subject TO th'
Quarantine Regulations, and continue it ther,
until the expiration Of the Quarantine.
9TH That the President may detcrmin,
what articles shall be delivered from on boa-,
any vessels at Quarantine, and the time ant
places where they shall be landed, and moth
inc sl,all be taken out of such vessel withou
bis PERMISSION
S,h' That al the directions ofthe Presiden,
nr Healih.oficer relative to the cleansing o
the vessels, and the clothing and other art
clcs Oh board, shall bs strictly complied wit
by the officers and crew, and the commando
shallhe answerable for any breaches or VIC
lations of said directions, by tie people o
board
9th. That the President shall determine a
what distance from the Asylum on Coaster
harbor Island. the Quarantine vessels shall b
placed 81 that the health oi lhe Poor that ma
be lodged in the Asy lum, may not a, any tim
be . the remo,est degree endangered by sue
10Th. That the President shall not permi
any salted or dried hides, or horns that are d
pu,rid state to be landed in the eompae
part ofthe Town.
9Th. That all orders and instructions Of th
President, for carrying these regulations ant
effect, shall Be in writing, and returned oy'n
health.ofr,ct'o tie clerk Of this board, ~ b
BY him placed N It's IN his eiee.
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