The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-11-01

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excepted) he shall make return, in
writing, including the facts on which
his order, decision or direction was
founded, to the Governor, who shall
Immediately call q meeting of the
Board of Appeal, and shall be Presi-
dent OF said Board; and said appeal
shall be heard and decided within
twenty-four hours thereafter, (Sun-
days excepted;) and until such deci-
sion is made, the order, decision or
direction complained of, except it
refer to the detention of q vessel, her
cargo or passengers at quarantine,
shall be suspended.
AAl. Whenever the said health
officer, In the performance of the
duties and in the execution of the
powers imposed and conferred upon
him by law, shall order or direct the
master, owner or consignee of any
vessel under quarantine to remove
such vessel from her anchorage, or TO
do any act or thing, or comply with
any regulation relative to said vessel,
or to any person OF thing on board
thereof, or which shall have been
brought to said ports therein, and
said master, owner or consignee shall
neglect or refuse to comply with such
order or direction, the said health
officer shall have power to employ
such persons and assistants as may be
necessary to carry. out and enforce
such order or direction, and the per-
sons SO employed shall have lieL on
such vessel, her tackle, apparel and
furniture, for their services and ex-
penses. T.
AAll. Every person who shall op-
pose or obstruct the health officers in
performing the duties required of
them by law. apd every person who
shall go on board or have any COM
munlcation, intercourse or dealing
with any vessel under quarantine, or
with any of her crew or passengers.
without the permission of the health
officer, or who shall, without such
permission, invade the quarantine
grounds or anchorage, shall be guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by fine of not less than
one hundred nor more than five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment not
less than three nor more than six
months in the Penitentiary.
NXIIL. The Governor may issue
his proclamation declaring any place
where there shall be reason to believe
pestilential, contagious or infectious
disease exists or may exist, to be An
infected place within the meaning of
this Act.
XIV. Such proclamation shall fix
the period when it shall cease to have
effect; but such period, if he shall
Judge the public health require it,
may from time to time be extended,
and notice of the same shall be pub
lished in all the newspapers of said
ports.
XIV. After such proclamation
shall have been issued, all vessels ar
irving in either of the said ports from
such infected place shall be subject
to the same quarantine laws and re-
gulations as the vessels embraced in
the first subdivision of the second
Section of this Act, and shall, to-
gether with their officers, crews, pas
sengers and cargoes, be subject to all
the provisions, regulations and pe-
nalties of this Act, in relation to yes
sells subject to quarantine; but such
quarantine shall not extend beyond
the period when such proclamation
shall cease to have effect, as provided
by the last preceding Section.
| XVI. Every master of vessel
subject to quarantine or visitation by
the health officer, arriving in either
of the said ports, who shall refuse or
neglect either:
l. To proceed with and anchor his
vessel at the place assigned for qua
rantine at the time Of his arrival;
2. To submit his vessel, cargo and
passengers to the examination of the
health officer, and to furnish all ne
cessary information to enable that
officer to determine what length of
quarantine and other regulations they
ought respectively to be subject; or,
3. To remain with his vessel at
quarantine during the period assigned
for her quarantine, and while at qua
rantine to comply with the directions
and regulations prescribed by law,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and be punished by fine not exceed
ing two thousand dollars, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding twelve
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
XVII. Every master of q vessel
hailed by pilot, who shnll either.