Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-22

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SEC .65. Boats from infected places, an,
| subject 70 quarantine as above, shall frs
land at said quarantine grounds. and shall
undergo inspection and examination BY
nhySician appointed for that PURPOSE; AM
IL found to be in a healthy condition, an,
free from disease, shall receive q certiicat
to that effect ( ON the inspecting physician
and be then permitted to land at the Distrlc
| wharf In no case shall boats receive sail
permission to land at the District wharf an
I'll all danger Of contagion or infection shat
have passed. For such inspection and Ger
tieate, each boat shall pay the SUN Of tel
dollars
Sec 266. The ofieers of boats may put OF
aud land any sick person at said quarantine
OF ten dollars for each one SO landed; and sale
sick person shall BE- received and nursed IL
said hospital, and shall pay the sum of tw,
and one.half dollars (S2 So per day for sucl
care and attention.
| Sec. 267 If any boat shall be so infected Al
TO require it. the Inspecting physician shall
have power to cause any freight on such boa
intended for the District to be first landed
| at the quarantine, to be there kept BY such
assistants and pOlics as shall be appointed
until all danger of infection or contaeior
shall have ceased. For landing, inspectinI
and keeping said freight, no charge shall bI
made; but when reshIpped or removed to III
| destination, il shalt be at the expense Of the
owner. The physicians In attendance al
QuaraAt tine grounds shall receive each sal.
ary to be fixed by the Legislative Council;
and all fees for inspection and for Other
services, except attendance on the sick, shall
be paid to the Trustee,
Sec. 26S The President Of the Board Of
Fire and Police Commissioners shall have
power, and il shalt be his dutv, upon the
recommendation Of tho Board of Health to
remove to the quarantine grounds OF hos
| m n nd al OF M a frsa
wharf, or to some point not within five miles
Of the District.
Sec. 269 While quarantine regulations are
enforced, no dead body, nor any sick person,
shsll be put off from any boat In the District,
or at any point within five miles thereof. ex-
cept at the qua tine grounds or hospital,
without the permission of the President OF
the Board of Fire and Police Comm ssioners,
aud some one member ofthe Board of Health,
under penalty OF fifty dollars for each Of
feuse; and for each and all other viola ions
of this article, fine shall be impoted Of not
more than fifty dollars, TO be recovered by
seizure of the boat, arrest Of persons, or by
conyir ton before the President of the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners, as in other
cases Of m 'sdemeanor.
QUARANTINE STATION AUTHORIZED, AND REG
ULATIoSs THsREFOR PROVIDED.
SEQ. go. That there shall be established a
quarantine station on the Mississippi river
at such point as may be found most conve.
nient for the purpose, not more than len no,
miles south of the District and nearer, il
possible; and TO that purpose, the President
of the Board Of ire and Police Commits
si)ners, and the President of the Board OF
Health, and the Engineer, are hereby em-
powered to select and lease or purchase, in
accordance with the provisions of the act O.
tablishing this District, not more than ten
acres of land. and to contract for and have
erected suitable buildings, W tn neces, arg
furniture, etc., for the purpose of a quar-.
antine station; the whole not to exceed FIVE
thousand dollars in co t.
Sec III. When said grounds are purchased
and the buildings are erected and f1rnisbe ed,
they shall be under the direction and CON
troll Of the Board of Health and whenever
the said Board of Health may be satisfied
that yellow fever or other contiguous or in.
fectious diseases are PREVAILING at any point.
and likely to be spread OF disaeminatsd in
the District, they shall so inform the Presi-
dent Of the Board of Fire and Police Coln.
missioners, giving the name of places and Of
the diseases requiring the estlolishmentl OF
quarantine regulations, and thereuDon, Il
shall be the dutv of the President of the
Board of Fire ana Police CommiE1ioners to
Immediately issue his proclamation stab
fishing quarantine of all boa ? or peri ons
and freight coming from the infected locali-
ties,
Sec: 272 Whenever. by dir O. on of Die
Board of Health and the procl ms.tiop of the
President OF the Board of Ere cud Police
Commiss 'oners a quarantine of all boats,
passengers and freight iro n infected districts
is caclared, it shall ee the duty of the Beard
o Health to immedi Itely place a comDetent
physician or medica officer at The quarantine
station TO examine a bOatl, their Dassen gers
or eargoes, and to decide according to the
rules and instru tions of the said Board Of
healtn, wnetael 9r not such oats, pasLen-
gers or ca!goes snail be permitted to come to
the District; and It not so permitted to come
to the District, such passenRe as are to b. 70.
tanned shall be provided with quarters AT the
quarantine station until such time as they
are permitted TO co 9 into the District; but
may be charged for board and medic atten-
tlon ~ me District for the time they are de.
TUNED atihe station.
Sec. 2l3 1t shall be the duty of the physi-
clan 10 charge of the quarantine station, to
grant permits to persons who have been de-
TONED at the quarantine st ton to come into
the District az soon as the public safety will
admit, and In no case shall persons who are
not actually sick be detained lopge- than fan
deys. And c4rgoe5 Of freight which NAV be
IN oaded or detained at quarantine shall be
disintected, and forwarded as soon as possi
BILE. And whenever ii may be considered
necessary to do so, permits may be granted
TO steamboats, to pass up the river without
landing or communicating with the District
in any way.
Sec. IA. Any off GER, employe or 9th pe-.
son on any steamboat that may be subject 10
Quarantine, under the provisions of this M.
tlcle, who shall refuse to obey the orders Of
the quarantine physician, or shall eyade In
any way the orders or regulations O theBoa
Ct Health IN re- ltion to quarantine re0ula-
tions, lhall be guilty of misdeme n r. and
shall DO arrested aud BROUGHT b. fore tbe
President OF the Board of Fro and Police
commissioners, and, upon conviction, shall
be hned not more tnan fifty dollars for each
oheRse; and any steam boat passiag tho quar-.
antlne sIAt IN, without landing fo- iuspec-
ton, or that comes to the Dist let without a
permit from the quarantine physician in
charge of the sta ion, during the existence Of
such quarantine, shall be d. emed guilty. of
resisting an iiicer and violating this article,
and the captain, mate, engineers, pilots and
clerks snail pc deemed guilty, and shall DO
arrested, aud unless they can Snow by com
petent proof that they we're not guilty OF
either aiding or hbetting in such violation Of
| this article, by ASST ting la the navigation of
such boat, they shall be fined not more than
| City dollars each. for each offenss, to be col
lected as other fines
tee. 30. 1t shall be the duty of the Chief
Of Police, when requested BY tho Board 81
Health TO do so, to detail one or more police
men for duty at the quarantine station, and
also 10 zee that all boats anding az the wharf
| during the existence of any quarantine, have
tne proper peImltsl ana that AL persons VIC
lating any OF the prov sions of this article
are promptly aIrcste1;s Provided, that all Ii a
above sectisns shall apply to ali railroads
and other avenuC9 Of ingress and egresl Ia
and from this Taxing District. Quarantine
regulations shall cease u DO nfOfced on tho
recommendation Of the Board of Health.
| Sec. 2l5a. Hereafter no steamboat, barge,
tug or toWbeqt or other watercraft coming
| from any point south Of the port of Memphis
shall be allowed to enter or land az this mort,
without having clean hill OF hea tn or in.
speotiQn certificate, issued or cOunte.signed
by an inspection officer ofthe National 30 ara
Of Hea tn, sta iOaed at Station No. Q, Presi.
dents leland, showing that such watercraft
its Quilt, furniture, etc, and its pas engers
and crew are in such condition Of health and
freedom from contagious and infectious dis
eases as to m AXE II safe for such craft to en-
ter and land at this port.
Sec. 2l5b. ANY captain, owner, employe, OF
other person or olilcer7 In ch0rge OF such
boat, barge, or other wat srcraft, who shall
violate this ordinance shall be arrested, and,
upon conviction before the Preaident Of the
Board OF Police and Fire Com mi -s.oners. be
| 6ned NOT les than Que dollar nor more tnan
| fitv do q 5 for each and every Qfens,, and
suph boat or other Wetercraft shall at once
upon landing or entering at this DO in vic
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