Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-02
HARVEY.

ReaIlh Regulations Of NAtehsz-a Eza-
keo Estimate Of ihs Mcgee
The Federal military authorities at Matches,
IN shsiT Efforts to preserve the hsslth Of
this city have developed the hypocrisy of their
philznthropic declaration for the unfortunate
aegfoes they have entieed away from their rsss-
tsrs 10 late number of the CeErier the fol-
lowing order is published, by which, it will be
seen-aftsr ebaraeteriEing the negro as ''idle,"
olszy," 'proAigA,e," "thriftless for the present,
rocklessly inprovidsut Of ths future" with
much more of the sane sort, regulations aro
prescribed for tbs gsvernmsnt of the cousrs-
band, much m 70 st,ingent thsn-the negro was
ever bsscte subjected to. I.wss curious dssu-
msns, worthy of being placed upon record;
HEALTH OFFICE, NATCHEz, Miss, March
18Th, S64-TO pTesefEe the general health of
Ihe troops stationed in the city of Matches, aud
of the iuhsbi.sals, and to guard against the
o5igination hsfs, aud the Introduction OF pesti-
lsntial diseases the ensuing summer ard az
tump, il imperstivsly requires the prompt, Wig
orous and steady enforcement OF the sanitary
regulations heretofore prescribed IN this city.
1t is OF the 6rs; aud greatest imPortancs and
necessity that all causes tending to the eEgen.
derinz sad disssmin alton of pestllentai disssses
here, so soon aE theiF existsRes Is known, shall
be at ouce GbRted, cr removed sofsr as -Prseti-
cable. 1t is to be Gpprehendsd that serious
danger to the health Of this city win result from
the congregation within its limits of the large
numbers of idle negroes which now thro1g the
strests, lsnes and alleys, and over-erewd every
hevol Lazy and pTohgate, unused to csIiog
for themselves, thriftlesS- for the present, and
rsckleSsly inpTovident of the future, the most
of them loaf IDLY Abcut the streets aud alleys,
,Browling ia secret places, snd lounge lazily in
crowded novels which soon become dens OF
noisouae fifth, the hot beds, a. to engender and
rapidly disseminate the most losihsoms and
malignant diseases
To prevent those evil effects ii is hereby or.
dered that after tie frat day Of April 1861, no
e0utraband shall be allowed to remain in the
city of Matches, who is not employed by some
responsible white person in some legitimate
business, and who does not reside at the domi-
oil Of his or her employer asld no conira0snd
will be allowed to hire any promises in this city
for any purpose whatever, sad no other perEon
will be allowed 70 hire saeh premises for she
purpose of eTsdHg this order, nor allowed 10
hl,s or hzrboT sny eoltrsband who cannot SAT-
isfy the health officer that he or she needs the
services of said eOntrsbsnd Ia sOme legitimate
employment. All contTSbArds remaining in The
city ia contTavsRtiOn of this order aftsr April
Isl, win be removed to the conIrAband encsmp-
ment.
The word eoni,GBazd is hereby defined 70
mean sll persons formerly slaves who are not
ROW in the employ OF lheiT former owners.
Any evasion OF this order will be punished !
more severely than the direct infrGetion of it, |
and sl persons renting buildings to contrsbands
viii be held responsible
Persons drs@ing rAtionS from the UGited |
St3tes Government are not supposed to nsed |
many hired servants. The number allowed to |
each family viii be determined by the under
signed. =
By order Of A. W. KELLY,
Surgeon and Health Officer
Approved J. M. TUTTLE, Brig Gen Com |
District, ma22.