The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-26
QUARANTINE LAW.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EFrEcrUALLy G
ING AGAINST THE SPREAD or PEoTlLL ETIAI

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EFrEcrUALLy GUARD
ING AGAINsr THE SPREAD on PEST LEsrIAL DIS
BASES. PASSED APRIL Ia, 1857.
The people Of the State OF New York represented in Sc
nate and Assembly, do enact as follows
rowEHs AND Durns or BOARDs or RfALr AND bD.AIri
ICfss.
Sec J. The Board of Health The Mayor and Commits
soncrs OF Health OF the city OF New York. or the Board Of
Health of Brooklyn or the Health Officer of the port of
New York, whenever in their his Judgment the public
health shah require may order any vessel at tho wharvcs
OF the city or in their vicinity TO tho quarantine ground
~ other place OF safety require al person.
articles things introduced into thc city from such vessel
to be- seized returned board thereof the
quarantine other place OF safety II tho nastcr, owner
Of the vessel cannot be found shall neglect
refuse 10 obey the order of removal the Board Of
Health May and Commissioners OF Health Health
Officer, shall have power SO employ such assistance
be necessary to effect such removal at the expense Of
such MASTER owner or ccisgneo; and such vessel
person shall return TO the city without the written per
mission OF the said Board of Health Mayor and Com
missoners OF Health, Health officer. Whenever auy
person shall have employed above provided 70 re-
any vessel 10 remove any article thing intro
duced into the city from such vessel and shall in pursu
apee Cd such empoynet effect such removal, ho shall
have lieu OIL sad vessel her tackle apparel and fnrni
ture, for his services and expense In cncctg such
moyal
Sec @ Whenever the said Health Officer in the per-
for OF the duties D tho execution OF the powers i'm
posed and conferred UPON him 10y law by any rcgula
ton or ordinance made in pursuance of any statute OF this
state, shall order direct tho master.
sgpce OF any vessel under quarantine Ia such
vessel from her anchorage, ~ 10 act thing
comply with any regulation relative to said vessel or to
any person thing board thereof which hall have
been brought 10 said port therein and said master owner,
consignee, shah neglect refuse to comply with such
order direction the said Health Officer ssl have power
10 employ such persons and assistance may be
~ carry and enforce such order direction md
the persons employed shall have lien such vessel
her tackle apparel aud furniture, for their services and
expenses
Sec o. The Heus specified the preceding sections may
be enforced IN the other hens vessels
enforced, by attachment, IS the mode pre-
scrbed in TIL. eight of chapter eight the third part
the issd statutes, all the prov so,s n; which n shall
apFy W. ue services AMI expenses sIccd In this act aud
the person persons rendering such services and
curing such EXPENSES shall be- deemed creditors such
vessels, end az her master cofsigncc respec-
lively such person persons may have and maintain
action against the master, Ownetr conpDe either
of them, OF such vessel le value o such scr.
\ vices and expenses.
Sec Every person who shall oppose or o,s,ruct the
said Health Officer In performing the dulles required OF him
by law and every pcrson who shall go beard Of have
under quarantine, with any Of her passengers
without the permission of the Health Oncer or who shall
without such permission invade the quarantine grounds
anchorage shall he guilty of msderneanor and zla be-
punished BY Enc Of not les than hundred
than I've hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment not less
than three than six months the pcnIte ntary
Sec q. Exclusive jurisdiction of the Ue sscied In
the preceding fourth section l. hereby given a. die courts
Of general and special sessions Of the peace Of the city OF
New York and Il shall b. tho duty o. ro District AttOr-
ncy OF IN. city and county Of Now York prosecute all
persons guilty. OF such offence la preference any indr
mcnt then In his once; and s, be- t,c duty IT the said
courts 90 hear and Try the offences against this pro
an other pending before ~ and whcnrver
any person shall h. convicted on Trial for such Offences
the court shall forthwith proceed 10 pronounce tdgm.nt
upon him according o the term prescribed In tbs act.
Sec q. such provisions IF existing isws incnss-
tent herewith are hereby repealed; bat such rcpr shall
not be considered o revive any OF part ~, an i
pcalcd by the laws hereby repealed.
S-c, !. Tbs act shall tikc effect imfacd. ably