The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-04

Board Of Hsaith, Nswport, Sept. 90, 1881.
yu,IlE Board of Health upon information re-
L ceived of the prevalence Of the
CHOLERA at st. Petersburg. and else
where il the North Of Europe, have deemed
il expediept to subject all vessels coming
from the Baltic, the Levans, Gulf OF Venice,
or any place in the Mediterranean Sea, or any
other plare in The passage from which il is
necessary to pass the 9th deg. of East lon
gtudc, as calculated from Greenwich, and
places know or suspected to be infected with
the above named disedse, to quarantine; and
they do hereby order that all vessels arriving
at the port or Nswport, from any Of the
places above mentioned, be ordered by the
Health Officer 10 the Quarantine Ground
And further der, Tha: all vessels arriving
ut said port OF Newport, coastwise from any
place in the United States, or the British
possessions in America laden in whole or in
par, with articles imported from the aboye
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
oil 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 quarah.
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 is said to
prevail, are directed to pilot them to the
Quarantine ground without going on board
for tha, purpose; any pilot or pilots who shah
presume to go on board contrary TO these
regulations, he or they will be Rept on board
said vessel during her quarantine.
That no person on board Of any vessel ar
irving from either Of the ports or places
mentioned in the first section of these re-
gulaiions. shall leave said vessel after she
enters the harbor of Newport, on the penal
y prescribed in the fonith section of "an.
act appointing the several ToSn Councils OF
this State, Boards of Health Ex oficio.
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 thu penalty of being kept
on board said vessel until she shul be dis
charged from quarantine.
That If the master or other person having
the charge ofany vesstl arriving at this part, :.
shall evadc 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
ofthc 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 all violations
of the foregoing regulations which may
come to his knowledge, and if he shall neg
lect or violate any of the duties prescribed
to him by the laws of the State, or by tho
regulations OF this Board. or perml, az.
other person TO violate the same, he shall
pay a fine Of one hundred dollars, and DO
dismissed from office.
Ordered. That the aforegoinr regulations
he published three weeks IN all tho papers
printed in this town, and copy of them
handed by the Health Officer 10 the com
manding officer of every quarantine vessel
for his government.
BY order,
| b. B. ROWLAND. Clark.