The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-09-27
Quarantine Regulations.

Board Of Health, Nestpori, Sept. 20, 1851.
VNIIE Board of Health upon Information ro.
Il ceived Of the prevalence of the
CHOLERA at st. Petersburg, and else
where in the North Of Europe, have deemed
it expedent TO subject air vessels coming
from the Baltic, the l.evair,, Gulf of Venice,
or any place in the Medii6fsneah Sea, or adv
other place in the passage from which il is
necessary to pass the 9th deg. Of East loh
gitdde, as calculated from Greenwich, and
places know OF suspected to be infected with
the above ndmed disease, TO quarantine; and
they do hereby order that all vessels arriving
at 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 To 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 in the shrouds to be kept
there until she be discharged from 41aran
tine, without going on board said vessel, and
make report forthwith 10 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 10 60 on board contrary 10 these
regulations, he or they will be kept ON board
said vessel during her quarantine.
That no person on board Of any Vessel a.
riving from either Of tho 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 pcnal.
ty prescribed in the fourth scction Of can
act appointing the several Town C5uncils of
this State, Boards Of Health Ex oflicio.
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 it the master or other person having
the charge ofany vessel arriving at this part,
shall evade or attempt TO cvade any law OF
the State, or any regulation of the Board Of
Health, by making false representation to
the Health Officer, as may respect the length
ofthe 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 a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars.
1t shall be, and hereby is, made the duty O
the Health Officer to inform Of all violation
Of the foregoing regulations which ma,
come to his knowledge, and If he shall neg
lect or violate any Of the duties prescribe,
to him by the laws of the State, or by tn,
regulations of this Board, or permit AM
other person to violate the same, he shai
pay fine of one hundred dollars, and be
dismissed from Office.
Ordered. That the aforegoing regulations
be published three weeks in all the papers
printed in this town, and copy of them
handed by the Health Officer to the com
mandlng officer Of every quarantine vessel
for his government.
BY order,
B. B. ROWLAND, Clerk.