New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-02
SYNOPSIS of THE QUARANTINE ACT.


The following is brief synopsis of bill now be.
fore the State Legislature to establish quarantine for
the projection of the State. The bill introduced
by Judge Beecher, Of the Fourth District.
Section LIST declares that the quarantine stations
shall remain as established by the act Of March 10,
1856. 3ygs sgnd6E3 Gyf .ElE ~ sF.6l
Section I'd provides for Board of Health, to con-
sist of nine citizens three of whom are to be chosen
BY the Common Council of New Orleans and six to
be appointedsby the Governor. Their term of office
will be one year, and they are to meet once week
from The LIST Of June to the list of November, and
once month during the remainder of the year.
Section defines the duties Of the President of the
Board, who must reside in New Orleans, and fixes his
salary at $4,000,
s The resident physician is empowered to employ,
in case Of need assistant physician at the quaran-
tine grounds the Mississippi river, at salary of
not more than $4,000 yGgra nF amis sa5 otj. "
The quarantine regulations are to be enforced by
fine of not more than $500, at the discretion of the
Board and the Governor is to- appoint police Off
Ger, designated as Marshall to reside at the quaran
tine station on the Mississippi river and to act under
control of the Board. Ut His powers, in connection
with the quarantine regulations to correspond to
those of sheriff or constable; he will receive and
deliver all freight of vessels ordered to be unloaded
at the quarantine, and his salary will be $1,000 @
The provisions of the act only apply to the station
at the Rigolettes when the Governor has issued his
proclamation declaring any port the lake shore
the Gulf Of Mexico to be infected. At the station
the Atchafaaya river, quarantine is to be enforced
from the LIST of May to the LIST of November of each
year. 5a q! i6l s,H+ By q su ID a3@H@' .at
resident physician for each Of these two stations
is to be appointed by the Board who will receive sala
RES only during the time their services are required
The resident physician at the station on the Mis-
sssippi river is to be appointed by the Governor re-
movable at the pleasure of that functlonary and will
receive salary of $1,000.
The 18th section provides that any master of a
vessel who shall refuse neglect submit his vessel
passengers and cargo to quarantine upon proper de
mand, shall be judged guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by fine not exceeding $4,000, or
by imprisonment not exceeding two months, or by
both, at the discretion Of the court. ,......,.
Section ID provides that any person who shall VIC
late any Of the provisions of this act by dsobeyng
the orders of the Board of Health 10 the exercise of
its powers, shall be judged guilty of msdemeanor,
and punished by fine or imprisonment at the discretion
Of the court violation of any of the provisions of
this act by the captain of going vessel, renders
him liable to fine not exceeding $500, and imprison-
Inent not exceeding one year.
From the 1st of November to the 1st of May, all
vessels excepting those having emigrants or sick.
ness on board-wil be permitted to pass directly to
the port of New Orleans without inspection or deten-
tion.
ALI vessels arriving at the port Of New Orleans by