New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-09

Proclamation OF Quarantine
ON ALI. VESSELS ARRIVING FROM THE WEST INDIA
ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTS OF MEXICO
AND CENTRAL AMERICA. sr~# :
STATE or LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTAL
New Orleans March q 1866. .
WHEREAS, An act of the legislature, approved
March U.s. 1855, entitled " act to establish quar-
antine for the protection Of the State provides
that the Governor shall issue his proclamation upon
the advice of the Board of Health, declaring any
place where there shall be reason to believe pes
tiental, contagious, or infectious disease exists,
to be an infected place, and stating the number of
days of quarantine to be performed by the vessels,
their passengers officers and crews, coming from
such place or places; tuiae4
Nolg, therefore, In pursuance of the provisions
of the act aforesaid and upon the advice of the
Board of Health, / do issue this my proclamation,
and / hereby declare the places hereinafter
named to be infected places, and that all vessels,
together with officers, crews, passengers and car
goes ARRIVING from said places, or having touched
or stopped at any Of them, shall be subject to a
quarantine of not less than ten days, or for q
longer PERIOD as may be considered necessary by
the Board Of Health to take effect from and after
the pronunciation Of this proclamation.
proclaimed, will be visited with severe punish
ment q If the penalties prescribed by law are
deemed inadequate, the parties offending will be
delivered up to the military authorities to be dealt
with.
The places which are hereby declared infected
as aforesaid, are the following: ,.,gf ri
Havana, Matanzas, Trinidad, Cardenas, Saint
Iago, and all other ports in the Island of Cuba
Kingston, Port Royal, Montego Bay, and all Other
ports in the Island Of Jamaica; Jacmel Port au
Prince, and all other ports in the Island of Hayti
the Islands of Trinidad, Saint Thomas, Martinique
Guadalupe, Antigua, Barbados, all West Indis
Islands, and the adjacent coasts of Mexico anG
Central America. q lsa23 %aE .apss "
Given under my hand and seal Of State, at the
city of New Orleans, this seventh day Of March
4. p 1855, and Of the independence Of the unitet
| s9 qls Governor of the State of Louisiana
By the Governor: 4ss.a-aas
| j. H. HARDY, .-s. -. ~ ......- ..
Secretary of State.
| HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF LOUISIANA, l
gse;s5 New Orleans, LIZ, March Z, 1866. (
i. Under instructions from the headquarters Of
the armies of the Untec States, to establish, il
rigid quarantine upon all travel with the West In
dia Islands," the proclamation of his Excellency
| the Governor of Louisiana, is published herewith
and the following directions are given for the in
formation and government OF the officers of this
command:
L. The quarantine will take effect at once, and
will apply to all vessels, cargoes and passengers
coming directly or indirectly from a port of any
one of the West India Islands, or Of the adjacent
coasts of Mexico or Central America.
2. The duration Of the quarantine will not be
less than ten days, and may be for such Longer
period as may be considered necessary. by the
Board of Health ; and neither vessels cargoes no,
passengers will be permitted to leave the station
| at which they are quarantined, and proceed int
the interior until permitted by the health officers
at such stations.
g. This quarantine will be applied and made eff
fective upon all rivers canals, bayous inlets Oh
other water approaches from the gulf, and upor
| all rail, and common roads, or other communica
tions leading from the coast into the interior O
the State
4. 1t is made the duty of all officers stationed a
OF in the vicinity of any quaratne station now, Of
that may hereafter be established, to take suci
measures as may be necessary to give prompt and
complete effect to the quarantine or health regu
lations that have been or may be prescribed.
S. If there should be an insuficiency of hospita
accommodations at any quarantine station, thu
Quartermasters and Medical Departments viii
make arrangements for supplying the deficiency
by tents and hospital equipage. ''r-
ii. The Commanding officers of all military Post!
will enforce an efficient sanitary police within
their respective commands, and in cities and towns
where troops may be stationed, the commanding
officers, in connection with the civil authorities
will adopt proper sanitary measures, and cause
them to be efficiently carried out.
By order of Major General =; r s. Candy
5ff sWICKHAM HOFFMAN,
f1z ta Assistant Adjutant General
Official H.
NATHANIEL BURBAaK,
Acting Assistant Adjutant General