The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02
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Legislature Of the Sla,. Of Mi.si,
sippi, That The board Of ,upot visor.
OF Harrison and Hancock cout,ies
be and hereby are authorized and
empovered, and tho board vi supcr
ylsors OF jackson county be and !
hereby authorized ond required I,
appoint board OF health for lhci
respective counties, TO consist Of no
less than five members for escI
board 20 appointed, md the mcm
beis of said boards shall hold lhoi
Offices for two Year,, or until thei
SUCCESSORS in Office are appointed
and vacancies shall be filled by til,
boards oil supervisors.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted
That it shall be the duty of the re
spective boards Of health appoiutc;
as Aforesaid to select a physician tc
act as quarantine physician anc
health officer at all ports Of the
State in their respective counlies
and to establish quarantine al said
ports, to commence at such time al
may be fixed upon by said bo, rls
OF health, severally. and to continue
so long az said boards may deem
necessary to prevent the introduc~
ton OF contagious, infectious and
other diseases among the citizens Of
the State.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty OF the sew
eral quarantine physicians TO visit
and board, between sunrise and sun.
set, all vessels arriving at the re>
speclive ports for which they were
appointed, and order into quaran-
tine any vessel which shall have
visited or departed from any port
al or in which any contagious, in
feclious or other diseases, likely to
prove detrimental TO the health oil
the citizens OF the State, may be
prevailing; Provided, the provisions
Of this Acl shall not apply TO veo>
sells plying between the ports o!
New Orleans or Mobile, and any
points or ports between those two
places within the State of Missis.
sppi, unless one or more OF the said
boards OF health shall have declared
either or both of said cities subi'ct
to quarantine.
sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of tie
boards of health to designate a
suitable place for the location and
establishment of quarantine sta
ton at the respective ports aiore>
said. at which place there shall be
erected flag staff, showing a yel-
low flag; and it shall be the duty of
the quarantine physician TO exhibit
q yellow flag conspicuously in his
boat, to designate her character,
and if any vessel, arriving as atore-
said, shall pass such bost before
having been boarded by the quar-
antine physician, or shall refuse 10
obey the order Of such physician,
the master or person in charge ard
of such vessel shall he
held to answer in any court OF com
petent jurisdiction, according 10
law. in a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars $1,000, and may
be imprisoned until such fine, to,
gether with the costs, are paid.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted,
That the quarantine physician shall
not permit any person 10 go on
board of, or leave any vessel while
such vessel is in quarantine. ex;epl
N such case as may be necessary to
remove any person being sick OF
INV of the diseases afol esaid, from
IN board any such vessel TO the
quarantine h spital, established as
or remove corpse for
,urial and any person violating the
PROVISIONS Of this section shall be
,eld 10 answer in a fine not exceed
ng three hundred dollars (s30O)
Ior less than twenty-five dollars. by
be required proceedings OF any
ourt having jurisdiction.
Sec 6. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty OF oil
'ilots, at the aIoI esaid ports, bring
ng vessels into said ports, 10 dis
lay a flag at haIi.ma.t, at the fore,
nd said flag shall be kept in said
osi ition until sach vessel shall havsn,
'een visited by the quarantine Pads.
ician. And any pilot who 1ssrgHT ss,TTT 9 9
eglect this requirement, onts IN one
hall bring a v, ssel to anchor STEp.
midst of other vessels, or who CSU.1t Assnt, = !
cave such vessel so pilottd 8. SIZE ,Is. sw
i'm, or any person who shall
nd board, or who shall leaveiway,f
uch vessel before the same sr 80,
ave been visited and d;as,,riti,SS1..s; ,S.s; sGS AZ
rom quarantine BY the .psE su:9si; q, {,
'hysic:an, shall 5e liable : e 90 srsi99: i9 ].
Iot exceeding three hundIiiehisan-
$500, nor Ices than =, -,
olars, by any court hav.ssforsss q ssie, niaiI
lection. 'Rni alPs..ss 1s.s sas snysSi1
Sec. I. Be il further nj 9sst fres Ss. Adasf Yosi
That any person visiting o. a heat incT,s.,
ng from the quarantine Ti.b .ii Pt..t tss,-ne ss1
siihout the written perm s.. Fhi.H., Pa:
be quarantine physician, e. he made by
able to q fine Of not Les.
dollars. nor mo- mo-. = : :
iree hundred dollars. and hslin,ss..si e snsss :
,rned 10 the quarantine str Is w. 10
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