The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-18
QUARANTINE.
TEXT OF THE ORDER OF THE TEN
NESSEE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
INTERESTING TO SHIPPERS, RAILROAD AND
sTEAMBoATMEN.


MEMPHIS, Tenn July 49, 1880,
The following is a full text Of the order
of the Tennessee State Board of Health
concerning the quarantine Of certain mer-
chandise. 1t will be read with interest by
shippers, railroad and steamboatmen. Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and Illinois
have been requested to cooperate. Men,
phis will issue supplementary ordinance
Of the same import tomorrow.
OFFICE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, I
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July IA, 1880. !
Whereas, one death from yellow fever and
two other cases have occurred in New Or
leans among the crew of the coffee ship En-
celsior, from Rio de Janeiro, and whereas
the history of said ship as recited at
meeting of the Louisiana state board of
health, held in the city of New Orleans, on
the 18th inst, conclusively shows that the
vessel and her cargo are infected with yell
low fever; that her infected cargo is now
stored in warehouse IN that city, and that
her captain, some members of her crew and a
large number Of visitors, as well as the per-
sons, seventy-iye men or more, who were
engaged in and about said infected vessel in
breaking out the cargo and in handling
draying and storing her infected merchan-
disc, are scattered throughout said city;
and whereas this board is charged with the
duty of protecting the public health of this
commonwealth against the Introduction Of
contagious and infectious diseases, and be-
lieves such introduction is now seriously
threatened by the ove-descnbed condition
of affairs at New Orleans 1t is, therefore
hereby ordered:
First-That on and after the date of this
publication no freight car over any railroad
nor any steamboat, or other water craft de-
parting from the city of New Orleans after
the fifteenth day of July, $780, and until
further orders, shall be allowed to enter the
state Of Tennessee, nor TO make landing
upon the borders of the state for the pur-
pose OF transacting any business whatso- |
ever, unless said car, boat or water craft !
shall present to the proper officers of this
board certificate from an officer or agent |
of the national board of health, 10 the fol-
lowing effect:
That said officer or agent of the national
board of health, has personally exam
ined the freight of such car, or the cargo,
passengers, officers and crew Of such steam
boat or water craft, and has satisfied him. |
self of the freedom from infection of said |
vehicle and its contents persons and |
things, and that the freight and cargo COM
prises none of the following articles of the
list recommended by the Louisiana State
Board OF Health 10 be subjected to oblig-
tory quarantine and publication, to-wit;
Clothing, personal baggage and dunnsge,
rags, paper stock, hides skins, feathers,
halr and all other remains of animals, cot
ton, hemp, woolens and coffee, nor any of
the following additional articles, which are
hereby declared contraband of quarantine
is this state, to.wit; secondhand bedding,
clothings upholstered furniture and textile
fabrics, moss, iute and the Excelsior's tropi-
cal fruits and production.
Second-That any of the articles above
enumerated may be shipped as freight from
New Orleans and transported through the |
state Of Tennessee by rail, if carried in
close box cars securely locked and in
charge of an officer or agent of this body.
The expenses Of such officer or agent shall ,
be betrayed by the railroad transporting
such goods.
Third That this order shall be enforced
on the railroads at the southern state law
by the officers of the board appointed for
such purpose, and at Memphis and else
where upon the Mississippi river by the
wharfmaster or other duly authorized Of
fcer. The penalties prescribed by law for
the violation or infraction Of the orders of
tins board will be rightly enforced in
carrying out this order
7. 4. ATCHIsoN, NJ. D., President.
WM. CLARK, NJ. D., Secretary.