Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-18
HE Quarantine Law.
AN ACT


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coming from such pia.-.- J." inform a.,
"' hem or thc t""H or city clerk o; thcir
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.'.c doc not within tW" hoa:- after hi oi
L.: arrival. "r after actual notice of ,,,l
requirement. .iV,' ~'rh in:1rmalion, h. oi
'!ir shall forfeit enc !Na''r' d G"llar> I" IL,
lie Of the town e.: gi'y.
80. :. Shlt Oil = may prohii "A
i.rr~"a rrrlUir'. 10 -. >.;'li iniorina,in:
if,ia @"ing /" ANY pa. ,hcir town
Wh"tr lll"% ,"ay think H., 49,. ace would
i.'' "IS:'t' t"t lie ;Hhahliaa' and il: Il,
dos Hnt C":Ai'y ;,.'y may - him, IN
ic-- CI-L''lc'l ~ >irhnc--, Forthwith ii
lcAy' til 't"n "' city in III" manncl and
ny i'' road they may direct; and il he
n"2lrt't- ~ rt'l>t-, 80 10 TO, ANY justice %,
any town or city. un complaint of either II
aid o:'!ccrS, my iS>uc :; warrant To any
proc officer or "lhcr person named there
in ANA cau>c him to be removed ort OF
the Territory and if, during the preva-
iencc OF such disease i'll the place where
h resides, if he returns TO any town or
city III this Territory, without the prrmi>-
~ioa Of th' municipal officers thereof he
shall forfeit not cNcer,iin" one hundred
dollars AMI ii sal forfeiture i, not paid
hc shall be imprisoned not LIS that three
months nor more tlan six months
Sc. 1. The municipal officers of ANY
town OF city ncai 70 one Il Joining the line
III i!iS Territory may appoint by writ;n"
under their hands >uilabl" persons to at
tend ii any pace hy which travellers may
pas into such town or city from intCctc!
places in other States, Territories and
Provinces. WHO nav examine such plsrn.
~rrs ii, they suspect of bringing with
them any infection dangerous to the pub
lie health, and If need be, may restrain
| them from travelling until licensed by Il
justice Of the peace in the town or city, or
one Of said officers, and any such paSscll-
ger who without such license travels in
this Territory, except to return by the
most direct way 10 the State, Territory or
Province whence he came, after he has
| Iccn cautionc, Ia depart bv the person 50
| appointed, Shall forfeit one hundred dol
lars or be imprisoned three months
SEC. ). When on the application of
the municipal officers or any town or city.
i! appears to any Justice of the peace that
there i, just cause to suspect that any
baggage, clothing or roods of any kind
within such town o. city are infected
with any malignant, contagious disease,
hy warrant directed toa proper officer, H.
shall require him to impress 50 many
men us the Justice thinks necessary 10
secure such infected articles. and to post
said men a. Il ~lard over the house or
place where the articles are lodged, who
shall prevent any person removing or
comm near such articles, until due in
Quirv is made into the circumstances
thereof.
SEC. 6. lie may Nv the same warrant.
if ii appears 10 him necessary, require
said officers under the direction of the
municipal officers to impress and take M
convenient houscs or other buildings for
the safe kccnin~ oi' srcI, infected articles
and cause them Ia b. removed thereto or
otherwise detained. until mrnicip:l oil
GERS think lhey are free from ir.,c,ion.
Sec. Z. Said officers, if reed br, NAV
break open any house. shop or other
place mentioned in the warrant where in
fec,ed articles are, anllrqu;rr such hclp
as is niece. sary to execute it, and al persons
ut the command of either ol' said officers.
under penalty of not exceeding ten dol.
lars shall assist ia such execution.
SIC. s. The CHARGES Of securing such
infected articles aud of transporting and
purify in" them shall ne p i'll bv the OWN
erS thereof 1T the price determined by the
municipal officers.
SEC. .. When the officer imprcssc, or
takes up any houses or other building or
other nccessaries or imprcsscs any man as
herein provided, the parties Interested
shall have just compensation thereto, 10
bc paid by the town or city in which such
persons or property were impressed.
SEC. 10. When malignant infectious
disease prevails IN any Town city where
In