The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-06-12
Quarantine Negotiations.

II port, at a meeting held ON the lth day
OF June, lc2e, for the purpose Of making Reg
ulatloas for the preservation VI The Health Of
the Inhabitants of said town, ordered aud do.
creed the following QUARANTINE REG
ULATlONS.
isl.- That every vessel arriving at this
port between the 10Th day OF June and the
10Th day Of October next, from any For.
eign port or place lying between the lat.
OF u degrees north, and 40 degrees south,
and every vessel arriving from any port IN
the United States south Of the Chesapeake
Bay, including Norfolk, Vm.J ana places
on the James River, notwithstanding said
vessel may have stopped or touched st any
intermediate port OF ports duripg its home
ward passage, shall be carried by the
health officer to the quarantine ground,
near Coasters harbor Island Proridtd,
That yessels. arriving at this port irom.N.
Carolina, Virginia Or Maryland, with lun,
Der, naval stores, provisions, fruit or vegr
tables only On board, with no Sickness On
board, and not having had any sickness
during the voyage, shall be permitted oy
the health ofhcer to come imEeciatsiy IA.
10 any wharf in the town and unload her
cargo, free OF any expense: Ind proridee
also, That any vessel bound to some olh
er port, and liable to our Qusrant,ns Reg
uiaiions, merely, stopping 81 this port ,V
wait ior wind, shall be permitted TO pro
eeed ON her voyage, II she does not All
chor within half q mile OF the town, nor
have any communication herewith, eX.
cept through the health officer.
2d.-That when any vessel has been
sarred TO the quarantine ground by the
health officer, he shall as soon rs may be,
inform the President Of this Board OF her
situation and circumstances and shall by
his advice and direction, take such meas
ures for cleansing ssId vessel, Ss are pro-
PR and necessary, and shall detsin her
on the quarantine ground, - long as the
President shall think it expedient.
3d.--That whenever any vessel shall ar
rive at this port, having any person sick
on board, the President on being inform.
ed thereof by the health officer, shall I'M
mediatey send physician on board TO cx
anime said person, who shall report in
writing to the President his true state and
condition, and the nature OF his disease,
and the President, if il appears to him ex-
pedient, shall order such person to be re
moved from said vessel,ssnd carried TO
some suitable place out OF. the compact
part of the town, and there taken care Of
under the direction Of the health officer,
until such time ms he is properly cured OF
his disorder, which shall be determined by
the attending physician, who shall give
such person a certificate that he ia, in his
opinion, ,ientirely free from any ccn,ag ious
disease; prorided altrdys, that oil the sx
penses that may be incurred by the reno.
val, nursing aud attendance of such sick
person, shall be betrayed by himself, or by
the owner or master Of such vessel.
4th.--Tha, no person shall be allowed
to visit any sick person who 10 under the
care of the healih officer, except Physi-
clans, without q written permission from
the President for that purpose.
5th.--Thst no person on boasd any ves.
sci, at the time OF her being carried TO the
quarantine ground. shall be allowed to GO
on shore without tho written permission o.
the President; aud any person who shall
go on shore without such permission, shall
be prosecuted for so doing, and brought
back by the health ofiices, and kept on
board go long asihe vessel shall remain on
the quarantine ground.
6th.--That no person shall be allowed
togo along aide any vessel subjec, to the
Quarantine 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 yes.
sci shall have passed Castle hill, except
the health officer: that no bnat except the
health officers, shall be allowed TO 90 a.
longsde any vessel at Quarantine, nor
shall any person whatever, except the
health officer, 20 CU board said vessel,
| without the written permission Of the Pres.
ldeH; and if any person shall contrary to
this order, go on board said vesse, he shall
be prosecuted therefor, and also kept on
board rnti the expiration cs'the quaran.
tine Of said vessel; pnd it he makes his es.
cape from said vessel, he shall be treated
in the same manner MS if he originally be-
longed to her, and that no person may
plead ignorance Of the condition Of such
vessel, the health officer shall order a col.
or to be placed in her shrouds, as soon ms
he ascertans she is subject 10 tie quar-
antlne regulations, and continue ii there
until the expiration of the quarantine.
Uh.-Thst the President may determine
what articles shall be- delivered from on
board any vessel at quarantine, and the
time and places where they shall be land
ed, and nothing shall be taken ont Of such
vessel without his PERMISSION.
Sth.-Thqt all the directions Of the Pre-.
sident or health officer, relative TO the
cleansing Of the vessels, and the clothing
and other articles on board, shall be strict.
ly complied with by the officers and crew,
and the commander shall be answerable
for any breaches or violations Of said di.
rectlons, by the people on board.
9,h.--That the President shall deter.
mine at what distance from the Asylum on