The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02

Ibst 81 Vessels " vIafahitps Flsll
keep o flag Of Lslf-mss, daring ibs
day and Isnisrp IN tbs sams posi-.
lion during tho night; snd n sbsli
bg The duty ol The qoaranuns pf,ys
sicisn 10 cause all vss sIs In qus,sn.
tine, sDd having sickness on board,
to be anchored Of least ons a. mile
from eli other vessels not having
sickncs on board.
Sec. .. Be II further enacted
That vessels 10 quarantine, and res
quiring fresh provisions or other
neces-sries, shall communicate with
the qoarsstine physician, who shall
procure the same nnder the order
OF the captain or commander OF
such vessel, and shall zee that no
communication between such vessels
and the parties fu nishing supplies
or necessaries hall take place ex-
ccpt through himself.
sec. 10. Be i. further enacted,
That the quarantine physician shall
be authorized 10 deTand and re-
ceive the sum of FIVE ~ dollars
from the master or person in charge
of every vessel visited by him under
tbs provisions Of thi. Act, and such
further sums as compensation fer
medical attendance and medicines
as the board OF health may fix and
prescribe. For the payment OF such
suns he shall have and possess a
lien upon the vessel on board which
he thall have attended sick persons,
or lion which such sick persons
.nay have been removed to the quar-.
ant:ne station; and such lien may
I've enforced by attachment Of such q.
vessel, TO be prosecuted as in other
cases of attachment under the laws
Of the State.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted,
That in addition to the provisions
OF this Act, the boards Of health
aforesaid, are hereby authorized and
empo cred to prescribe such further
regulations and rules for the gov
e, nment aud enforcement Of quar-
anliue and sanitary measures which
they may deem necessary and expe-
dient; and such regulations and
rules 30 prescribed, and not incon-
sstent with this Act and the con-
s,itulion OF the State. shall be valid
and binding uron all persons COM
ing within the spirit and meaning OF
this Act; and every vic alton Of the
regulations and rules so established
shall be punished by a fnc not ex>
ceeding three hundred dollars $4,000
nor less than twenty five dollars.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted,
That every pilot bringing q vessel
into q port of this 5 ate during the
existence of quarantine, shall, 70
loon as he board the same, furnish
he master of such vessel with q
,opy Of this Act, together with q
,opy of the rules and regulations
which may be prescribed by the
foresaid board o. health. and for
very neglect to perform the re-
uiremen.s OF this section the pilot
o neglccting shall be liable to a
inc of not less than five dollars
$5), nor more than one hundred
iollars.
Sec. l3. Be it further enacted,
That the boards of supervisors OF
aid counties shall have foil power
md authority TO levy a sp ,cial tax
u their respective counties, not TO
'xceed twenty five per cent. OF the
state tax, to be collected as other
axes are collected, which tax, when
shall be paid over to the
ecretary OF the board Of health,
Or their respective counties, who
hall give bond with good and suffi,
lent security, payable to the State
{ Mississippi, and filed with said
oard Of health. in double the
Of the public tax; that he
hail safely keep and pay ovJr said
,oney according TO law and the
ERECTION of said board, and shall
ay out said money upon the writ
en- rcquisition OF the president of
aid hoard.
Sec. IA. Be ii further enacted,
'hst all Acts or parts Of Acts in
onfct with this Act, be and are
ereby repealed, and this Act take
feet from and after its passage.
Approved January 81, 1877.