The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-07-17

erton5 acting ez-e6yrio as a Board of
Health at meeting holden on the l3fh
day Of July 1882 for ths purpose of
making regulations for the preservation
| of the health Of tie hskaGifants of said
Topm Orde,vd and Deoeed the fol.
iopiag Qnmantine aud jfcaiM Regpia-
! si0as -
lst. Tha, there sIall be two quarans
tine grounds, VIZ -
One ful The Vessels and Doats enter.
ing the waters Of this Port North of the
Stone Bridge !; and the other for vessels
aud boats entering the waters of this
Port South of tire Sfone Bridge that
the quarantine grosnd North of said
Bridge shnll commence nj the distance
of one mile from said Bridge and extend
North as far as Common-ience Point.
and be in the middle Of The riyer-that
tho quarantine ground South Of said
Bridge shall be between Fogland Point
and Sepowet Point and distant from
the shore three iour,hs Of one mile.
2nd. Tha, all Steamboats, and other
vessels and boats arriving IN the waters
ot this Port from. New-York or any Of
the British Provinces in North America
and all other Places Known or suspec-
ted to be infected withIthe Cholera shall
anchor on the quarantine ground |;
North OF said Stone Bridge. if they enter
the waters North Of said Bridge, and if
they enter the waters South Of saId
Bridge they shall come Ia anchor on The
quarantine ground 10 the South of said
Bridge and await the visit of the Health
Officer, and the orders Of the President
Of this Board.
3D. That when any vessel or boat
has been visited by the Health Officer
he shall as soon as may be-, inform the
President Of this Board of her situation
and circumstances, and shall by his
advice and direction take such niensures
for cleansing said Boat or Vessel as are
proper and necessary and shall detain
her on the quarantine ground SO long
ms the President shall think it expe-
dient.
4th. That every Boat or Vessel
which shall be subject to quarantine or
which shall beordered upon the quaran-
tine ground, shall Immediately set their
colours in the shrouds and keep them
there day and night. sis ,an1s
9Th. That no Person or Persons he
permitted to land from any Boat or
Vessel after entering the waters of this
Port or adjoining this Town I; and that
i no Boat he allowed To go along side any
such Boat or Vessel, excepting the
Health Officers without permission Of
one of the members of this Boar,l.
9th. That all Boats and other Ves-
sells coming from any Port or Place in
the Narraganset Day or in Providence
or Tauntom rivers sha anchor on. the
quarantine ground upon tho side of snid
Stone Bridge where they muylirst arrive
and shall there await the Health Officer
who shall cxaminc all Persons on board
under Oath, respecting. the Towns or
Places they have been in ut any time
within ten days next proceeding, and
said Boat or Vessel shall be detained on
the quarantine ground by the Health
Officer, if he thinks it expedient there 10
await the Orders Of the Presidep, ofthis
Board. s.r ..ev 4
9TH. That any person violating any
Of tho aforesaid Regulations or refusing
or neglecting to comply with any writ
ten instructions given by tbc, President
Of this Board by virtue Of tho, aforesaid
regulations shall on conviction thereof
before any competent Court, be fined n
sum not exceeding $3.50 nor less than
$50 or be imprisoned not exceeding six
months at the discretion of the Court.
Sth. That no Person or Persons,
who have within ten days next proceed
ing their arrival in the waters of this
Port been in tho City Of Ncw-York or
any other Place in fected' with the Chol-
era be allowcd'to Land any where in
the Town ofTivcrton- under the Penal
ty Of one hundred dollars TO and for the
use of the State 10 he recovered in the
name Of the General Treasurer,
9th. That no Person or Persons
who shall come from New-York or any
other Town or Place infected with the
Cholera shah be allowed to come into
this Town within the term of ten, days
from the time they shall have left said
Town or Place infected as afore said
under the Penalty of one hundred Dol
lars to and for the use Of the Stats to be
recovered in the name of the .General
Treasurer agreeably to the tenth section
of an Act Oft General Assembly enti-
tied " an net to preventive spreading Of
any contagious orinfectioas sicknessin
this State" o otsds
10th That ifthe Master or, other
Person having charge Of any Boat or
Vessel arriving in the waters Of this
Port shall evade or attempt to- evade
any law Of this State, or any regulations
Of this Board in relation "a health and