The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-11-29
Quarantine Regulations.
f1eoun. fvsup0rf. NxDf. %. 1871

.DOG1y x1eaan, Vsvpors, Sept. 70. 1881.
rvNHE Board of Health upon information 70
= ceived Of the prevalence Of the
CHOLERA st st. Petersburg, and else
where in the North Of Europe, have deemed
II expedient to subject oil vessels coming
from the Baltic, the Leyant, Gulf Of Venice,
or any place in the Mediterranean See, or any
other place in the passage from which il is
necessary to pass the 9Th deg. Of East lon
gitude, as calculated from Greenwich, and
places know or suspected to be infected with
the above named disease, TO quarantine; and
they do hereby order that oil vessels arriving
st 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: oil 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 10 directed to order
al vessels subject TO- quarantine 90 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 to the President Of
this Board.
Pilots meeting with vessels coming into
port from places where cholera 10 ssid 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 20 on board contrary 10 these
regulations, he or they will bs kept on board
said vessel during her quarantine.
That no person on board Of any vessel ar.
irving from either Of the porte or places
mentioned in the 6rst section of thsse rs.
gulstions. shsll leave said vessel sfter che
enters the halbor Of Newport, on the ponal.
act appointing the several Toxn Councils Of
THE State. Boards Of Health Ex oticio.
All persons are hereby forbid going on
board OF any vessel arriving iu the Esrbos Of
Newport from either Of the ports OF places
aforementioned, on the penalty Of being kept
on board said vessel until she shall bo dis
charged from quarantine.
That if the master OF other person having
the charge Of any vessel arriving st this part,
shall evads or attempt to evsde sny Law Of
the State, or any regulation Of the BOARD Of
Health, BY making false representation To-
the Health Ofices, % may reepeet the length
fthe passage, OF the health oi The people on
board st the time Of ssfivsh o. q any time
during the voyage. such master o. other
pessop ihsll psy . fns not exceeding three
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars.
Il shall be, and hereby 10 msde the duty Of
the Health OfIices to inform'o ell violations
Of the foregoing regulations which sssy.
come to his know!edge, and II he shall neg.
lect or violate any Of the duties pssecvibed
to him By the laws Of the State, o. By the
regulations Of this Beard, or permit ~
other peFson 70 violsts the same, 10 shall
pay Z 6ns Of eae hundssd dsllavs, ssd b
dismiseed from olloe. III
Ordered. That the sfovsgoise veeulssions
b published three weeks 10 I'll the pspsps
printed IN this tow. and . copy Of them
handed By the Health OGIcsv 10 the con.
msodise sficss II svssy quarantine ' vesssl s
for bic government. ~
By order, ..tt .ui gIf