The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
QUARANTINE
Rules and Regulations,
BOARD of HEALTH, CITY ofJAcKsoN
ADOPTED BIZ THE

l. The Quarantine Statiou shall be at the
Isl mile post, on the e, ST. L. and \. .. K, r.
as designated by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen
! 2 Il shall be the duty of the Quarantine
| Officer to stop and board all trains coming
| from the city of New Orleans or other points
| infected with Yellow Fever, and use due dill
| gence in discovering any person, baggage or
| freight destined for this city.
! 3. When any such person shall be dIscoy-
cred, the shall read to him the rules of the
Quarantine; and all such persons and their
baggage will be detained at the Quarantine
| Station, or permitted to pass, upon their pro-
mise to not leave the train while III the limits
| of this city.
f. 1t shall further be his duty to deliver a
| copy of these Rules TO all mail agents, and
| conductors of passenger trains, as well as to
express agents and conductors OF freight
trains other persons having freight IN
charge; and shall detain ali freight and ex-
press matter from any point infected with
Yellow Fever. destined for this city at the
Quarantine Station.
3. No employe of the Railroad Company,
express or mail agent, or other person, from
any point infected with Yellow Fever will be
permitted to leave any train while IN the
limits of this city. Amy person violating this
Rule will be arrested and on conviction before
the Mayor will be fined not less than fifty dol
lars, nor more than two hundred dollars, and
sent beyond the corporate limits
6. No person detained at the Quarantine
Station will be permitted to enter this city in
less period than Is days and any baggage so
detained will be permitted to enter only after
the same length of time, and after having been
thoroughly disinfected. Any person violating
this rule will be subject to the penalty pre-
scrIbed in Rule 5.
T. No person from locality infected with
Yellow Fever, who shall pass this city, nor
any person leaving such locality and stopping
at an intermediate point, will be permitted to
enter this city in less period than 10 days
from the time of leaving such infected place,
and all baggage will be subject TO the same
detention, and must be thoroughly disinfected.
ANY person violating this Rule will be subject
to the penalty prescribed in Rule D.
g. No person shall attempt to smuggle or
deliver any freight, express matter or news
papers, outside of the regular mail, from any
locality infected with Yellow Fever, into this
city, and no person in this city will be per
m1tted to receive such freight, express matter
or newspapers. Amy person violating this
rule will be fined or imprisoned, or BOTH at the
discretion of the Mayor, and such goods or
articles will be burned.
8, No car or train of cars from any point
infected with Yellow Fever will be permitted
to stop within the limits of this city, and all
trains in passing through must run at speed
of miles per hour. Amy engineer, conductor
or other person violating this rule will be
arrested and fined or imprisoned at the dlscre-
ton of the Mayor.
Adopted August Sd, 1873.
NJ. S. CRAFT
aug7-tf President Board OF Health.