The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-15
AN ACT TO be entitled an efectually to protect
the health of the citizens Of the State.

SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the LegastatuTe
of the State of Mississippi. That the board OF
supervisors of Jackson. Harrison and Hancock
counties, be and are hereby authorized and re-
aired to appoint board OF health, consisting
of one o. lawyer, one 4 merchant ana pny
sicians not to exceed five (5). Said physicians
to be graduates of some medical college OF
good standing.
SEC. 2. Be II further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the board of health, appointed
as aforesaid. to select a physician to act as
quarantine physician and health officer, at all
ports of the State in said counties, ana 10 es-
tablish quarantine at such ports which quar-
antine shall commence on the first day of May,
and continue until the 18th day of November,
and for such further length of time as said
board of health may deem requisite and nee
essary to prevent the introduction of contagious,
infectious and other diseases among the citizens
of the State.
Sec. 3. Be 1T further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the quarantine physician 10
visit and board, between sunrise and sunset, all
vessels arriving at said ports, and order into
quarantine any vessel which shall have visited
or departed from any port at or in which any
contagious infectious or other disease likely to
prove detrimental to the health of the citizens
of the State, may be prevailing.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted That it shall
be the duty of the board of health to designate
suitable place for the location and establish
ment of a quarantine station at the ports atore-
said. at which place there shall be erected
flag staff, showing yellow flag; and it shall be
the duty of the quarantine physician to exhibit
yellow flag, cOnspicuOusly, In his boat to des-
ignate her character, and if any vessel arriving
as aforesaid, shall pass such boat before having
been boarded by the quarantine physician, or
shall refuse to obey the order OF such physician,
the master, or person in charge and command
Of cuob xaCcoI CHI oil he held tO answer in a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1, 000),
and may be imprisoned until such fine together
with the costs paid.
Sec 5. BE 1t further enacted, That the
quarantine physician shall not permit any per
son to 60 on board of, or leave, any vessel
while such vessel is in quarantine, except in
such case as may be necessary to remove any
person being sick of any of the diseases afore-
said, from on board any such vessel to the
quarantine hospital established as aforesaid, or
remove a corpse for burial. And any person
violating the provisions of this section shall be
held to answer in fine of not exceeding three
$4,000 dollars.
Sec. 6. Belt further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of all pilots at the aforesaid ports,
bringing vessels into said ports to display a
flag at half mast at the fore, and said flag shall
be kept in said position until such vessel shall
have been visited by the quarantine physician.
And any pilot who shall neglect this require
ment or who shall bring a vessel to anchor in
the midst Of other vessels, or who shall leave
such vessel SO piloted in by him, or any person
who shall visit and board, or who shall leave
any such vessel before the same shall have
been visited and discharged from quarantine by
the quarantine physician, shall be liable in
fine not exceeding three hundred $4,000 dol
lars
Sec Z. Be 1t further enacted, That any per
son visiting or departing from the quarantine
station without the written permission of the
quarantine physician, shall be liable to fine
of three hundred $4,000 dollars, and be returned
to the quarantine station to remain during
quarantine.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That all YES
sells in quarantine shall keep flag at half
mast during the day and lantern in the same
position during the night. And it shall be the
duty of the quarantine physician to cause all
vessels in quarantine and having sickness on
board, to be anchored at least one % mile
from all other vessels not having sickness on
board
Sec. 9. Be 1t further enacted, That vessels
in quarantine and requiring fresh provisions or
other necessaries, shall communicate with the
quarantine physician, who shall procure the
same under the order of the captain or com
mander Of such vessel, and shall see that no
communication between such vessels and the
parties furnishing such supplies or necessaries
shall take place except through himself
SEC. 10. Be 1t .turther enacted, That the
quarantine physician shall be authorized to de-
mand and receive the sum of five ($5OO) dol
lars from the master or person in charge of
every vessel visited by him under the provisions
of this Act, and such further sums as compensa
ton for medical attendance and medicines as
the Board of Health may fix and prescribe
And for the payment of such sums he shall
have and possess lien upon the vessel on
board which he shall have attended sick per-
sons, or from which such sick persons may have
been removed to the quarantine station. And
such lien may be enforced by attachment of
such vessel, to be prosecuted as in other cases
OF attachment under the laws of the State
SEC. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That in adj
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