The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-11-01
Quarantine Regulations.
Board Of Health, Nevport, Sept. 90, 1881

TIME Board Of Health upon information re
= ceived Of the prevalence Of the
CHOLERA at St. Petersburg. and else
where in the North Of Europe, have deemed
it expedient to subject all vessels coming
from the Baltic, the Levant, Gulf of Venice,
or any place in the Mediterranean Sea, or any
other place iD the passage from which il is
necessary to pass the 9lh deg. of East lon
gitude, as calculated from Greenwich, and
places know or suspected to be infected with
the above named disease, 10 quarantine; and
they do hereby order that all vessels arriving
ot the port Of Newport, from any Of the
places above mentioned, be ordered by the
Health Officer to the Quarantine Ground. -
And further order, Tha: all vessels arriving
at said port Of Newport, coastwise from any
place in the United States, or the British
possessions in America, laden in whole or in
part with articles imported from the above
places. shall also be carried 70 the quarantine
ground, there TO remain until further orders
from this Board
The Health Officer is directed to order
all vessels subject to quarantine as above.
Immediately To the quarantine ground, and
order color placed the shrouds TO be kept
there until she be discharged from quaran
tine. without going on board said vessel, and
make report forthwith tn the President of
this Board.
Pilots meeting with vessels coming into
port from places where cholera is said to
prevail, are directed to pilot them to the
Quarantine ground without going on board
for that purpose; any pilot or pilots who shall
presume to go on board contrary To these
regulations, he or they will be kept on board
said vessel during her quarantine.
That M person on board Of any vessel ar
irving from either OF the ports or places
mentioned in the first section Of these re.
gulations, shall leave said vessel after she
enters the harbor Of Newport, on the ponal.
~ prescribed in the fourth section Of ian
act appointing the several Town Councils Of
this State, Boards of Health Ex officio.
All persons are hereby forbid going on
board Of any vessel arriving in the harbor OF
Newport from either Of the ports or places
aforementioned, on the penalty Of being kept
on board said vessel until she shall be dis.
charged from quarantine.
That IL the master or other person having
the charge ofany vessel arriving at this part,
shall evadc or attempt to evade any law Of
the State, or any regulation Of the Board of
Health. by making false representation to
The Health Officer, rs may respect the length
of the passage, or the health oi the people on
board at the time Of arrival, or at any time
during the voyage. such master or other
person shall pay fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars.
II shall be, and hereby is made the duty Of
the Health Officer to Inform ofall violations
Of the foregoing regulations which may
come 20 his knowledge. and IL he shall neg.
lect or violate any Of the duties prescribed
to him by The laws Of the State, or by the
regulations Of this Board, or permit g. :
other person to violate the same, he shall
pay fne Of one hundred dollars, and be
dismissed from Office.
Ordered. That the aforcgoing regulations
be published three weeks in sll the papers
printed in this town, and q copy of them
handed by the Health Oficer to the com.
mspding officer Of every quarantine vessel
for his government.
BY order.
B. B. ROWLAND, Clerk.