The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

SfC- .. he 1t TurtbeT enacted. That il sIaI
% Inc duty of the several quarantine physicians
10 WISH and board, between sunrise and SUI set
all vessels arriving at the respective ports, 70
winch they were appointed, and order int
quarantine any vessel which shall have yisitet
or departed from any port. at or in which an,
contagious, infectious, other diseases, likel'
! 20 prove detrimental to the health of the eli
zens OF the State, may be prevailing; Pro
vtded the provisions Of this 4 CT shall not appl,
70 vessels plying between the ports of New
orleans or Mobile, and any points or port
between those two places within the State 0
MlsslssIppl." unless one or more OF the sale
/ boards of health shall have declared either o.
/ both Of said cities subject to quarantine.
SEC 4. Be II further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the boards of health to designate
a suitable place for the location and establish
ment OF quarantine station at the respective
ports aforesaid, at which place there snail be
erected flag staff. showing yellow flag; and
1T shall be the duty Of the quarantine physician
to exhibit yellow flag, conspicu0usly in his
| boat, to designate her character, and if any
vessel, arriving 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 person in charge
and command of such vessel. shall be held to
answer in any court of competent jurisdiction
according to law, in fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars $4,000 and may be imprison-
ed until such fine together with the costs are
paid
SEC ). Be 1t further enactc7, That the
quarantine physician shall not permit any per
son to go on board OF, or leave any vessel while
such vessel Is in quarantine, except IN such
case as may be necessary to remove any per
son being sick Of any of the diseases aforesaid
from on board any such vessel, to the quaran,
tine hospital, established as aforesaid, remove
corpse for burial; and any person violating
the provisions of this section shall be held to
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dollars $4,000 nor less than twenty-five dollars,
by the required proceedings Of any court having
jurisdiction.
SEC g. Be 1t 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 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 a
fine not exceeding three hundred dollars $500.
nor less than twenty five dollars, by any court
having jurisdiction.
SEC I. 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 not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more
than three hundred dollars, and be returned to
the quarantine station, to remain during quar-
antine.
SEC. s. Be 1T further enacted That all yes
sells in quarantine shall keep a flag at haltmast
during the day and lantern in the same posi-
ton 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 o. mile from all other
vessels nos having sickness on board.
See. 8. kI5e At .further en0c5ed, That vessels
in quarantine and requiring fresh provisions or
Other necessarie5, shall communicate with the
quarantine physician, who shall procure the
Same under the order o. the captain or com
mander of such vessel, and shall see that
no communication between such vessels and the
parties furnishing supplies OF necessarles shall
take place except through himself.
SEC. 10. BE 1t further enacted, That the
ouarantine physician shall be authorized to de
mand and receive the sum of five (5) dollars
from the master Or person IN charge OF every
vessel visited by him under the provisions OF
this 4 ct. and such further sums as compensa-
ton for medical attendance and medicines as
the board of health may Gt and prescribe. For
the payment of such sums he shall have and
possess a lien upon the vessel on board which he
Shall have attended sick persons, or from which
such sick persons may have been removed to the
quarantine station and such hen may be
enforced by attachment of such vessel, to be
prosecuted as in other cases of attachment
under the laws OF tle State.
SEC. H. BE 1t fiFthe! e1acted, That IN
addition to the provisions Of this Act, the
boards of health aforesaid, are hereby author
lied and empowered to prescribe such further
reoulations and rules for the government and
enforcement of quarantine and sanitary meas
ures, which they may deem necessary and
eEpedient; and such regulations and rules so
prescribed, and not inconsistent with this Act
and the constitution If TIE State shall be vald
and binding upon all persons GoHtlnG Wlthln the
shirt and meaning of this Act; and every Nlo-
IatiOn oto the regulations and rules so establish
ed. shall be punished by fine not exceeding
three hundred $4,000 dollars, nor less than
twenty five dollars
SEC. - Be 1t further enacted, That every
pilot bringing vessel into port OF tins State
during the existence of quarantine, SHALL so
soon as he board the same, furnish the master
If such yesscl with copy of this Act, together
with copy of the rules and regulations which
NAV be prescribed by the aforesaid board OF
health and for every neglect to perform the
renuirements of this section, the pilot SC
neglecting shall be liable to fine OF not less
than five 1857 dollars nor more than ($1OO) one
hundred dollars
SEC - Bet fuTtHer enacted, That the boards
of Supervisors of said countless shall have fuI
mower and authority to levy special tax IN
their respective counties, not 10 exceed twenty
five per cent of the State tax, to be collected
/ as other taxes are collected, which tax, when
collected. shall be paid over to the secretary OF
the board of health, for their respective coun-
ties. who shall give bond with good and sufh-
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