The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-28
Quarantine Negotiations.


IL NEWBORN, at a Meeting held on tn,
| 9TH day of June, 1927, for the purpose %
making Regulations for the preservation o
the Health of the Inhabitants of said Town
/ ordered and decreed the following
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS -
lst.-That every vessel arriving at Thu
port between the 10Th day ofJune. inst. an,
the LIST day Of October next, from any For
egn port or place lying betwe the lat o
rs degrees north, and Is degrees south
and every vessel arriving from any port il
the U. :. 'N''f'l Of fhs Chess ySske Bay, in
eiu my .-4yik, tViT.) and places on the
james RIVER Notwithstanding said Vessel
may havf stopped or touched at any inter.
mediate port or ports during its homeward
passage, shall be carried by the Health
oihcer 10 the Quarantine Ground, near
| Coasters harbOr island.-PrOUided, That
Vessels arriving at this port from North
Carolina, Virginia or Maryland, with lum
Der, naval stores, provisions, fruit or vege
tables Only on board. with no sickness on
board, aud not having had any sickness dur
ing the voyage, shall be permitted by The
Health Otkcer to tome immediately into
ny wharf III the town and unload her cargo
Tree OF any expense; ind Prorided also
That any Vessel bound 10 some other pori:
and liable To our Quarantine Regulations.
merely stopping at this port to wait for
wind, shall be permitted to proceed on her
voyage, If she does not anchor within hall
mlle OF the Town, nor have any commu
nlcatlon herewith, except through the
Health Officer.
I'd. That when any vessel has been car.
ned to the quarantine ground by the health
officer, he shall as soon as may be, inform
the Preslden. ofthis Board of her situation
and circumstances, and shall by his advice
nd direction, take such measures for
'eansing sald vessel, as are proper and ne.
aessary, and shall detan her on the quar-
antlne ground, so long as the President
shall think it eXpcdent.
30. That whenever anv vessel shall ar.
i've at this port, having any person sick on
BOARD, the President on being informed
hereof by the Health officer, shall imme
iately send physician on board to exam.
me said person, who shall report in ritinp
to the President his true state and condi
'Ion, and the nature of his disease, and the
President II il appears 10 him eXpedcnt
shall order such person to be removed from
9ald vessel. and carried to some suitable
place out Of the compact part of the town
,nj there taken care of under the dire.
ron OF the health officer until such i'm,
he is properly cured Of his disorder,
,hich shall be determined by the attend
NJ physician, who shall give such person
certificate that he is. IN his opinion, en-
rely free from any contagious disease
r0Uided aiicayS. that all the expenses that
nay be incurred by the removal, nursing
nd attendance of such sick person, shall
re betrayed by himself, or by the owner or
nsster of such vessel.
1th. That no person shall be allowed to
i any sick person who Is under the care
IF the health officer, except Physician,
without written permission fro IN the Pre-.
'ident for that purpose.
9th. That no person on board any vessel,
at the time of her beine,arried to the qua
rantlne ground shall be allowed TO 20 on
shore without the written permission Of the
President and any person who shall go on
shore without such permission, sh Il be pro-
secuted for so doing, and brought back by
The health officer, and kept on bonrd so long
~ the vessel shall remain on the quarantine
ground.
9th. That no person shall be allowed TO
70 alongside any vessel subject to quaran.
No Regulations, or receive any person
from on board said Vessel to land within
the limits of the town OF Newport. when
entering this harbor, after said Vessel shall
have passed Castle hill, except the Health
Officer: that no Boat except the Health. OF.
6cer's shall be allowed to 90 alongside any
vessel at Quarantine nor shall any person
whatever except the health officer. 90 on
board said vessel without the written per-
mission OF the President; and if any person
shall contrary TO this order, 90 on board
said vessel, he shall be prosecuted therefor,
and also kept on board until the expiration
of the Quarantine of said Vcsse and IL he
makes hIs escape from said Vessel, he shall
be treated in the same manner az if he o.
belonged TO her and that no per
son may plead ignorance Of the condition
of such vessel, the health. officer shall or.
der a color 10 be placed IN her shrouds, as
soon as he sscertslns she is subject 10 the
Quarantine Regulations, and continue il
there until the expiration of the Quarsn-
tine.
9Th. That the President may determine
what articles shall be delivered from on
board any vessels at Quarantine. and the
clothing and other articles on board, shall
be landed. aud nothing shall be taken out
Of such vessel without his permission.
sth. That all the directions ufthe Presi.
dent, or Health officer, relative TO The
cleansing Of the vessels, and the clothing
aud other articles on board. shall be strict.
ly complied with by the officers and crew,
and the commanders shall be answersble
TOR any breaches or violations of said direc.
lions, by the people on board.
9Th. That the President shall determine
AZ what distance from the hsvlutn on Co.s,