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Quarantine Notice.

OFFICE BOARD SANITARY COMMISSIONERS, !
SAVANNAH, April %, 1881
On and after May lst, 1888, the following
ordinance governing the quarantine of the
port of Savannah will be rightly enforced:
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read for the first time May 20,
1882, read 4 second time and amended June
Z, 1882, placed on its passage and passed June
81, 1882, and afterwards amended to read as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE to establish quarantine
ground, to prescribe the quarantine to be OBJ
served by all vessels entering at any port or
inlet from Ossabaw Sound to Tybee, mclud-
ing all inlets, rivers and creeks, within these
limits, to prescribe the rules and regulations
for said quarantine and prescribe penalties
for a breach of the same.
SECTION l. Be it Ordaiaed By tile Mayor and
Atderme21 Of tie city Of SdGdRadh, IN council
assembled, That the Quarantine Station for
vessels entering at any port or inlet from Os
sabaW Sound to Tybee, including all inlets,
rivers and creeks within these limits, be, and
the same is hereby established on the oyster
beds north of and directly opposite Fort Pu-
laski in Savannah river, where the Quarantine
Station now is, and no person or persons, UNI
less duly authorized as hereinafter provided,
shall be permitted to visit or land upon said
oyster beds, or to pass IN boats within one
half of mile to the north and westward of
said station, the object of this ordinance being
to prevent and to prohibit the use of the chan
mel to the north and westward of said station
for the passage of boats and vessels of all
descriptions, and no person persons shall
be permitted, unless duly authorized by per-
nit from the Health Officer. approved by the
Mayor, to visit or land upon said station, or
to pass within the limit herenbefore de-
scrbed.
SEC. ,. Be it further ordained 6y tie authori-
ty GJ0reSdid, Hhat all vessels of any deserip-
ton lying in any of the waters above describ-
ed flying the yellow flag, shall be considered
as being in quarantine, and it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to visit or go on
board such vessel, or to lie alongside of the
same with any boat or vessel, unless duly au-
thoriZed by permit from the Health Oficer,
approved by the MavOr.
SEC. g. BE 1t FURTHER ordained by tile aath0ri-
ty df0reSdtd, That on and after the opening
each year of the National Quarantine Station
now located at SapelO Island), all vessels
from infected and suspected ATTITUDES arriv-
ing with sickness on board, or having had
same during voyage, must be directed by the
pilot speaking her to proceed to said National
Quarantine Station, and it is hereby made
the duty of such pilot to give the direction
hereinbefore provided for.
SEC. 4. Be 1t Taftber OrdGta6d by the authority
dforesdid, That any vessel arriving at this port
bearing the certificate of the National Quar-
antine Officer shall be brought to anchor at
the Quarantine Station hereinbefore provid-
ed for and located, and shall there remain un-
til released by the order of the Board of SAM
tary Commissioners.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further Orddi1ed 6V Meduth0rit3l
Gt0resdid, That during the period for which
the said National Quarantine Station shall be
closed all vessels from infected or suspected
ATTITUDES arriving with sickness on board, or
having had same during voyage, must anchor
at Port Quarantine station, under personal
directions of the Quarantine Officer.
SEC. 6. Be 1t FURTHER OrdaiNed bg the aU-
M0rjty aforesaid, That vessels from any for
eign port direct or via American port, with
or without sickness on board, shall, during the
entire year, be compelled to anchor at and re-
main at the Quarantine Station until released
by written permit of the Quarantine Officer.
SEC. Z. Be it further 0rddined by the du-
thority Gforesdid, That all vessels arriving at
this port with sickness on board, or having
had same during voyage, shall, at all seasons
of the year, anchor at Quarantine Station and
there remain until released by order of the
Board OF Sanitary Commissioners.
SEC. s. Be 1t FURTHER 0rddined bg the az
MOrity aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of
the Health Officer, on or before the first day
of May OF each year, to prepare and publish
in the official organ OF the city and one other
newspaper published in said city, an adver-
tisement setting forth what are infected and
suspected ATTITUDES, and the same shall be
published in said papers once month in each
month from May ! to November l of each
year, or Oftener, at the discretion of the Board
of Sanitary Commissioners, and it shall be
the duty of said Health Officer to revise said
list from time to time as may be neces-
sarY and correct by adding to or taking
from the said advertisements and the said
ATTITUDES set forth in said advertisements
shall be deemed and held to be infected or
suspected ATTITUDES within the view of this
ordinance.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained By the az
LtOIACU uJDICSftlUs
fected or suspected ATTITUDES SHALL during the
entire year, discharge all ballast at the quar-
antine station, and shall have bilges and linn
bers cleaned and sWeetened and from No.
vember of each year to May l of succeeding
year shall be subjected to at least one fumi-
CATION.
SEC. 10. Be it further ordai,,ed By tile az
MOrity aforesaid, That on and after Nav LIST,
and until November lst of each year. and
longer if the Board of Sanitary Commission
er6 shall 50 determine, all coastwise vessels or
steamers from ATTITUDES south of Cape Hat
teras, other than those by inland route. must
anchor at the Quarantine Station. Steamers
and vessels from nOn-infected or nOn-sus-
pected ports will not be detained longer than
necessary for the Quarantine Officer to salts
fly himself of their perfect sanitary condition.
Vessels from infected or suspected ATTITUDES
will be required to have their bilges and linn
bers cleansed and sweetened and be fumiga-
ted at least twice, and shall be detained at
least fifteen days before being permitted to
come to city.
SEC. II. Be 1t FURTHER ordained By tile author
Hy aforesaid, That all coastwise steamers or
vessels arriving at this port by inland route
from ATTITUDES south of Cape Hatteras be-
tween May LIST and November LIST, or later if
the Board of Sanitary Commissioners so de-
termine, must be inspected and given permit
before the landing of either passengers or
freight.
SEC. u. Be it FURTHER ordained 6y the author
ty GfOreSdid, That from May LIST to November
LIST of each year no vessel from an infected
suspected latitude will be permitted to
either lighter or bring cargo of fruit up to the
city or to any other point within the quaran-
tine jurisdiction of the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah.
SEC. IL. Be 1t FURTHER ordained bu the
authority GforeSd5d, Ihat no person other than
a pilot shall board from May lst to November LIST
of each year any vessel arriving at this port or
any of the inlets, rivers and creeks within the
limits of quarantine jurisdiction of the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city of savannah from
infected or suspected ATTITUDES, and in the
event any person other than a pilot shall board
any such vessel they viii be detained at
quarantine for period of not less than
fifteen days in addition to other penalties pre-
scrbed by this ordinance.
SEC. IA. Be 10 further 0rddiRed By the du-
M0rity dtoresaid, That all pilots must in every
case before boarding any vessel make inquiry
as to sanitary condition of vessel, and in no
case must they board if the vessel has sickness
on board or has had any during her voyage.
In such case they must either direct the vessel
to National Quarantine station at Sapelo,
when the same is open, lead the vessel, or in
have their small boat hauled alongside of the
vessel clear of the water. and in this Way
pilot her in. but nothing herein contained
shall be held to authorize a pilot to bring
a vessel into this port that has sickness on
board or has had any during her vOy-
age during the time the National Quuaran-
tine Station is open. All vessels from ports
subjected to quarantine, whether seeking,
awaiting orders. OF destined for this port,
shall be anchored by the pilot bringing such
vessel in at the Quarantine Station, at the
earlist time practicable after having entered
the harbor. and it shall be the duty of such
pilot to remain with such vessel until she is
anchored at Quarantine Station, and as soon
as he boards the same he shall have displayed
the quarantine flag from her masthead, and
no person shall communicate with such vessel,
nor shall any person from said vessel COM
municate with the shore until she is anchored
at Quarantine Station, and then only by per-
mission of the Board of Sanitary Commission
ers.
SEC. Is. Be ii further Ordained By the authori-
tn aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for any
person to visit the Quarantine Station for any
purpose whatever, without leave being first
obtained from the Board of Sanitary Com
missioners.
SEC. l6. Be it f9rther. ordained the duthOri-
ty aforesaid, That any master of any vessel or
any pilot or any other person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance, shall, on con-
viction thereof in the Police Court be fined in
a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned for period not exceeding thirty
days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. II. Be IL further ordained by the dutA0ri-
ty aforesaid, That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances conflicting with this ordinance, be
and the same are hereby repealed, so far as
they so conflict.
r. E. LESTER, Mayor.
Chairman b. s. C.
j. II. MCFARLAND, M. D.,
Health Officer and Sec'y y, S. G.,