The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-01
QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION
BY THE MAYOR!

MONROE, La, July 90. 1879,
WHEREAS, it has been publicly declared
and Officially reported that YELLOW FEVER
prevails i'll the cities of Memphis and New
Orleans, aud by virtue of tho authority
81 and 397, passed by the Mayor and City
Council Of Monroe, and in pursuance of tho
provisions. , Of said ORDINANCES, F. EsDoM,
this proclamation, forbidding any and all
persons coming from any place infected
with yellow fever in which the same
prevails, or in which any other epidemic.
infections or contagious disease prevails,
and particularly from tho cities of Nom
city limits of Monroe, until tho period OF
twenty days shall have elapsed since said
person or persons shall have loft said in
footed places and shall have secured and
obtained q certificate from the health officer
of tho city of Monroe.
do further forbid the master of any
water craft, conductor manager OF nny
railroad, common carrier, or any person
whatsoever from bringing into tho city
the provisions of said ordinances and this
proclanation, or any person afflicted with
yellow fever, or any other contagious in
fictitious disorder. ! further forbid any per-
son from visiting any vessel, except those
duly authorized to do SO, coming from said
cities or any other infected place, or which
places, or connected with other vessels
coming from said infected places, or
which have landed at tho same. Persons
so visiting said vessels shall be quarantined
twenty days.
further forbid tho visiting of any stage
coaches or wagons coming from any in
iected place, and persons visiting the same
shall De quarantincd twenty days.
/ further forbid the bringing into the city
Of Monroe any goods or merchandise from
any infected district, and particularly from
said cities of Memphis and New Orleans,
unless permit is obtained from the health
officer permitting said goods or nerchan-
disc to be brought within tho city limits.
Steamboats, coming from said cities or other
infected places and steamboats,, or barpes
connecting with the same arc forbidden To-
land within the city limits and to discharge
freight or passengers.
All persons found within tho city Iiriiita
contrary to said ordinances and this proc
lamation shall be arrested immediately bv
the police force Of The city, and carried to
a quarantine station. Quarantine stations
will DO csta bfished either by the CITY or in
connection with tho Police jury of Ouachita
parish, at which stations ull persons at
tempting to enter the city in violation of
said ordinances and this proclamation, shall
be stopped.
hereby command all good and law.a bid
ing cltlHenS to observe the rules and rep,l-
lations prescribed by the Board of Health,
OF the city of Monroe. failure to observe
said rules and regulation will subject tho
delinquent TO 4 line of not more than $50
and imprisonment ut not more than ten
days.
ALI persons are earnestly requested To
cooperate with tho city authorities in car
rying out the provisions of said ordinance
and to prevent the introduction of yellow
fever, or any other malignant or contagious
disease.
Given under my hand officially this 10Th
July, 1879, at the city of Monroe.
l.. ENDOM, Mayor.