The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-11
Quarantine Regulations.

Board Of Health, Newport, Sept. 90, 1881.
INHE Board Of Health upon information ro.
ceved OF the prevalence of the
CHOLERA at st. Petersburg, md else
where in the North Of Europe, hive deemc,i
1t expedicnt TO subject all vessels coming
from the Baltic, the Levant, Calf of Venice.
or any place in the Mediterranean Sea, or any
other place in the passage from " hch il 10
necessary to pass the OH deg of East Ion.
gitude, as calculated from Greenwich, and
places know or suspected To be infected with
the above named diseasc,,o 10 duarantine: and
they do hereby order that all vessels arriving
at The port of Newport. from ony of tha
places above mentioned be ordered by the
Health Officer TO the Quarantine Gronnf.--.
And further order, Tha. all vessels arriefhn
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 10 the quarantine
ground, there to remain until further orders
from this Board.
The Health Officer is directed 10 order
oil vessels subject TO quarantine as above.
Immediately to the quarantine gtound, and
order color placed in 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 Bonrd.
Pilots meeting with vessels coming inrs,
port from places where cholera is ssid Ia.
prevail, are directed TO pilot thcr~ 10 tho.
Quarantine ground without going on board
for that purpose; any pilot or pilots whashslL
presume 10 60 on board contrary to these
regulations, he or they viii be kept On boa.T
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-.
gnlaiion@, shah leave said vessel after she
enters the harbor of Newport, on the penal
ty prescribed in the fouith section Of .an
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 tho hnrbnr OF
Newport from either of the ports or places
on the penalty of being kept
on board said vessel until she shall be dis
charged from quarantine.
That if the master or other person having
the charge Of any vessel arriving at this payt,
shall evade or attempt to evade any INV Of
the State, or any regulation Of tho Board of
Health, by making false reprcsc scntstion IN
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 timo
during the voyage, such master or other
person shall pay a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars.
I, shall be, and hereby is, made the duty or
he Health Officer to inform Of all violations
IF the foregoing regulations which NAV
come to bis knowledge, and if he shall neg
ect or violate any Of the duties prescribed
% him by the laws Of the State, or by tho
regulations OF this Board, OF permit az
,ther person TO violate the came, he shaH
,ay fine Of one hundred dollars, sad b
dismissed from Office.
Ordered. That the sforceoine regulations
,e published three weeks in sll the psperS
printed in this town, and a copy of theuv
landed by the Health Onsces to the COM
nsnding officer Of every quarantine vessel
or his government.
BY order,
b. D. HOWLAvD Clerh