The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
Health Measures.

The following are the rules and regu
lations of the Mississippi State Board o
Health, required to be enforced and
observed until otherwise ordered, al
quarantine stations at the limits of the
State to prevent the introduction of dis.
ease from an adjoining State:
l. Every train coming from the direction
of an injected locality, or from the direction
of the connection of the railroad with such
locality, shall stop at the station ard be
inspected, and obtain certificate in accord
anee with Form No. /.
FORM No. /.
II thereby certify that No.. -, Con-
ductor, from -, has complied with all the
rules and regulations of the Mississippi
State Board of Health, relating to trains
entering this State.
Date -, omcer.
,. In case of suspected infection of pas
senger car, or 9 sleeping car, such car, in
cluding all the upholstery, cushions, cur
tains, mattresses, ETC., shall be Thoroughly
disinfected, under the supervision of an
officer of this board, and shall be exposed to
the open air for at least fifteen days before
it will be permitted to enter this State. In
case of suspected infection of a box or fat
car, such car shall be disinfected and ex-
posed to the open air for at least five days
before it will be permitted to enter this
State. Any car, however, will be permitted
to return instead of undergoing detention.
3. No passenger, railroad employee or
other person coming from the direction of
an infected locality or the direction of the
railroad connection with such locality, des-
tined for point in this State, will be per-
mitted to enter this State unless they pro- |
duce satisfactory evidence that they are not |
from the infected locality, or if from the |
infected locality certificate from an in |
spector or officer of the National Board of |
Health that they have not been exposed to
4. No person from an infected locality |
destined for point in this State will be |
admitted into this State unless they pro-
duce certificate from an inspector or officer
Df the National Board of Health that they
have not been exposed to infection, or until
fifteen days have elapsed since their depar-
lure from such locality and they and their
baggage have been disinfectcd.
.. Persons from an injected locality, or
hat have been exposed to Infection, holding
| certificate from health officer recognized
oy this board that certain time has elapsed
,lnce they left such locality, or were exposed
!" infection, will have such time credited to
hem.
y. No person sick with yellow fever, or a
yer suspicious in its character shall enter
his State
Z Persons from an infected locality, after
with these rules and regulations,
will be permitted to bring into this State
IS baggage only wearing apparel.
8. No freight from an infected place will
1e permitted 10 be brought to any place ia
his State unless it is accompanied by a GER
ificate of an Inspector or officer of the
National Board of Health that it has not ,
'een exposed to infection.
g. No steamboat or other water craft com
ng from the direction of an injected place,
hat does stop at the quarantine station |
nd be inspected and obtains certificate in /
with Form No 2, shall land at
r communicate with any point in this
state.