Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-08-01

THE Board of HEALTH for the Town ot
i NEWPORT. at a Meeting held on the Sd
day OF July, 1889, for the purpose Of making
Regulations for the preservation Of the
Health Of the Inhabitants Of said Town, or
dered and decrced the following
/ QUARANTINE REGULATTO.NS:-
II lst.-That every vessel arriving at this
Port between the 10Th day of July and the
10Th day Of October next, from any Foreign
Port or place lying between the lat. of Al
degrees north, and 45 degrees south, and
every vessel arriving from any port in the u.
S south Of the Chesapeake Bay, including
Norfolk, (Vir.) and places on the James
River, notwithstanding said Vessel may have
! stopped or touched at any intermediate Port
| 'or Ports during its homcward passage shall
be carried or ordered by the Health Officer
to the Quarantine Ground, near Coaster's.
harbor Island.-Prouiied, That Vessels ar
irving at this Port from North Carolina, Vlr-
ginia or Maryland, with lumber, naval stores,
provisions, fruit or vegetables only on board,
with 10 sickness on board, and not having
had any sickness during the voyage, shall be
permitted by the Health Officer to coine i'm
mediately into any wharf in the Town and
unload her cargo, free Of any expence -
sHf" P'Optucu HSO, uOuUu w
some other Port, and liable to our Quarantine
Regulations, merely stopping at this Port to
wait for wind, shall be permitted to pro-
within half mile of the Town, nor have any
communication herewith, except through the
Health Officer.
ried or ordered to the quarantine ground by
tho hnnltb ~, h.. .I,,lI T..
inform The President of this Board of her
situation and circumstances and shall by his
advice and direction, take such measures for
cleansing said vessel. rs arc proper and nc.
cessary, and shall detain her on The quaran
tine ground, so long as the President shall
think it expedicnt.
| 3d.-Tlat whenever any vessel shall ar
rive at this port, having any person sick on
board, the President on being Informed
thereof by the Health officer, shall imme-
diately send physician OH board to examine
said person, who shall report in writing to
the President his true state and condition.
and the nature Of his disease, and the Presi.
dent, if it appears to him expedient, shall
order such person to be removed from said
vessel, and carried to some suitable place
ont Of the compact part Of the town, and
tneTc tuktH care VI uUUcT tUC ulteClO0 OI
the health officer, until such time us he is
properly cured Of his disorder, which shall
be determined by the attending physician,
who shall give such person n certificate that
he is, in his opinion, entirely free from any
contagious disease; prou,dcd always, that all
the expenses that may be incurred by the
removal, nursing and attendance Of such sick
person, shall be dcfrayed by himself or by
tl,a m, IN, or ,na ofar g s,ch ,,.,aI
I 4th.-That no person shall be allowed TO
visit any sick person who is under the care
of the health officer, except Physicians,
dent for that purpose.
5rh:--Tha, 20 person on board any vessel,
at the time of her being carried to the Qua
rantinc ground, shall be allowed to go on
shore without the written permission Of the
President; and any person who shall 60 on
shore without such permission, shall be
prosecuted for SO doing, and brought back by
the health officer, and kept on board so long
as the vessel shall remain on the quarantine
ground.
Gth.-That no person shall be allowed to
go along side any vessel subject to the Qua
rantinc Regulations, or receive any person
from on board said Vessel to land within the
this harbour after said Vessel shall have
passed Castle hill, except the health officer ;
that no Boat except the health officers, shall
be allowed TO go alongside any vessel at
Quarantine nor shall any person whatever,
except the health officer, go on board said
vessel, without the written permission Of the
President and if any person shall contrary
to this order. 90 on board said vessel, he shall
hn prnepcpfpl fhorpfor mud alsp kppt n
board until the expiration of the Quarantine
of said vessel and if he makes his escape
from said VESSEL he shall DC treated in the
same manner as if he originally belonged to
her, and that no person may plead ignorance
of the condition of such vessel, the health
officer shall order a color to be placed in her
shrouds, as soon as he asccrinins she is sub
ject to the Quarantine Regulations, end
continue il there until the expiration OF the
Quarantine.
/ 7th.-That the President may determine
what articles shall be delivered from on board
any vessel at Quarantine, and the time and
places where they shall be landed, and moth
ing shall be taken out Of such vessel without
his permission.
! sth.-That all the directions Of the Presi-
dent or health officer, relative 10 the cleans.
ing of the vessels, and the clothing and other
articles OH board, shall be strictly complied
with by ths officers and crew, and the COM
mandcr shall be answerabc for any breaches
or violations of said directions, by the people
OH board.
| gh.-That the President shall determine
at what distance from the Asylum on Cons
ters' IIarbor Island, the Quarantine vessels
shall be placed so that the health Of the Poor
that may be lodged in the Asylum may no,
at any time be in the rcmotest degree en-
dangercd by such vessel.
\ l0th.-That the President shall not per
nit any ssltcd or dried hides, or horns, that
are in a pu,rid state, TO be landed m the
compact part of the Town.
/ llth.-Thnt all orders and instructions Of
the President. for carrying these regulations
into effect, shall be in writing, and returned
by The health officer to the clerk OF this board
to be by him placed on file IN his office.
/ l2th.-That no vessel arriving at this Port
with merchandise taken on board at Staten
Island, or from OH board any vessel at the
quarantine ground at New York, shall be
permitted To enter the harbour Of Newport,
but shall he taken to the quarantine ground
by the health officer, and shall be detained
nn, less than Is days, or until discharged by
order ~ this board.
/ I1h.--I'hot sny person violating any oi