Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-28
Infectious Diseases.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The following is
the full text Of the bill introduced in the
House to-day by Representative FELTON,, to pre-
vent the introduction Of contagious and in
fictitious diseases into the United States:
A bill to prevent the introduction of con-
tagious or infectious diseases into the United
States. Be 1t enacted, etc., That vessel or
vehicle coming from any foreign port or coun-
try, where any contagious or infectious diseases
may exist; and no vessel or vehicle conveying
any person or persons, merchandise. or animals
affected with any infectious or contagious dis
eases, shall enter any port of the United
States, or pass the boundry line between the
United States and foreign country contrary to
the quarantine laws Of any of said United
States except in the manney, and sub
ject to the regulations to be prescribed
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That whenever any infectious or con-
tagious disease shall appear in any foreign port
or country, and whenever any vessel shall leave
any infected foreign port, or having on board
goods or passengers coming from any place or
district infected with cholera or yellow fever,
shall leave any foreign port bound for any port
in the United States, the consular officer or
other representative of the United States at or
nearest such foreign port, shall Immediately
inform the supervising surgeon general of the
| marine hospital service thereof, and shall re-
port to him the name, date and departure, and
the port of destination, of such
vessel, and shall also make the same
report to the health officer of the port of
destination in the United States, and the con-
sular officers of the United States shall make
weekly reports to him of the sanitary condition
of the ports at which they are respectively
stationed; and said surgeon general of the
marine hospital service shall, under the direc-
! ton of the secretary of the treasury, be
of this act. He shall frame all needful rules
and regulations for that purpose, which rules
and regulations shall be subject to the APP
l prevail of the President but such rules and
regulations shall not conflict with, or impair,
any sanitary or quarantine laws or regulations
of any state or municipal authority now exist
/ ing, or which may hereafter exist.
4 Sec. 8. That it shall be the authority of the
medical officers of the marine hospital service,
and of customs officers, to aid in the enforce
ment of the national quarantine rules and
regulations established under the preceding
:. sections, but no additional compensation shall
be allowed said officers by reason of such ser
vices as they may be required to perform under
this act except their actual and necessary trav-
cling expenses.
Sec. 4. That the surgeon general of the
marine hospital service shall, upon the receipt
of information of the departure of any vessel
goods or passengers from infected places, t.
, any port in the United States, Immediately no
tify tho proper State, municipal, or United
States officer or officers at the threatened por
or destination of the vessel, and shall prepar,
and transmit to the medical officers of tn
marine hospital service, to collectors Of Gus
toms, and to State and municipal health au
thorities in the United States, weekly abstract
of consular sanitary reports, and other infor
) nation received by him.
SEC. s. That wherever at any port of til
: United States, any State or municipal quaran
: tine system may now or may hereafter exist
: the officers or agents Of such system. shall, o
application Of the respective State OF municips
| authorities, be authorized and empowered I
) act as officers or agents Of the national quara1
> tine system, and shall be clothed with all II