The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-03-14
National Board of Health,


. The following is the text of TIN
+ bill which passed congress on tn
e last day of the session, and which II
9 the only legislation on the subject
, A bill to prevent the Introduction
of infectious diseases into the
United States, and to es ablish a
national board of health.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives OF tue
United States of America it con-
greSs assembled. That there shall
be established Il national board OF
health, to consist of seven members,
to be appointed by the president,
by and with the advice and consent
of the senate, not more than one of
whom shall be appointed from any
one State, whose compensation,
during the time when actually en-
gagged in the performance OF their
duties under this act, shall be ten
dollars per diem each and reason
able expenses, and of II medical
officer of the army, one medical
officer of the navy, one medical
officer of the marine hospital ser
vice, aud one officer from the de-
partment of justice, to be detailed
by the secretaries Of the several de-
partmentS and the attorney general,
respectively, and the officers SO de-
tailed shall receive no compensa-
ton. Said board shall meet in
Washington within thirty days
the passage of this act, and in
Washington or elsewhere from time
to time upon notice from the presi-
dent of the board, who is to be
chosen by the members thereof, or
upon its own APPOINTMENTS, and
shall frame all rules and regulations
authorized or required by this act,
md shall make or cauSe to be made
such special examinations at any
Dlace OF places within the United
or at foreign ports, as they
may deem best, to aid in the execu-
ion of this act and the promotion {
us Ou|cctS.
Sec. 9. The duties of the national ,
BOARD of health shall be to obtain :
Information upon all matters affect ,
ng the public health, to advise the ,
everal departments OF the govern ,
lcnt, the executives Of the Sevn-, =
and the comnisSic ,.,-rs of :
he District of Col.upia. on all l
Ges'lonS suh%ltted by them, or .
heneVe' iii the opinion Of the .
such advice may tend to the ',
and Improvement of ',
he public health. 1t shall also aid :,
/ the work of State boards of =,
ealth, aud of State Or municipal +
narantlne authorities, by such l.
cans and to such extent as may :,
'em to it necessary aud desirable. -
) c. 3. That the board of health, :,
It'll the assistance of the academy =,
science, which iShereby requested =,
III directed to cooperate with ~
EN- t0l that purpose, shall report -.
congress ut its next session Il full "
alement OF its transactions, to. .
'thrr with IL plan for Il national "
lbllc health organization, which G.
an shall be prerared after consul.
ton with the principal sanitary
Shmzatl0n and the sH"nitarians OF
c several States OF the United -,
atcS, special attention being ~,
ven to the subject of quarantine, ra
til maritime and inland, and es, -;
as to regulations which, FL
ould be established between ~
ate or local systems of %quarantin H.
Il Il national quarantine system. th
Sec. 4. The sum of fifty thousand NJ
liars, or 50 much thereof as NAV ~.
necessary, is hereby appropri- na
I'd TO pay the salaries and ex, r.,
nSes OF said board, and to carry ~,
the purposes OF this act. ;ss