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Quarantine Notice.
| OFPCE BOARD SANITARY COMMISSIONERS, I
SAVANNAH, April %. 1881
! On and after May LIST, 1883, the following
/ ordinance governing the quarantine of the
! port of Savannah viii be rigidly enforced:
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read for the first time May 20,
/ 1882, read a second time and amended June
| Z, 1882, placed on its passage and passed June
| q, 1882, and afterwards amended to read as
| follows:
! AN ORDINANCE TO establish a quarantine
ground, TO prescribe the quarantine to be OBJ
served by all vessels entering at any port or
inlet from Ossabaw Sound to Tybee, includ-
ing all inlets, rivers and creeks, within these
limits. to prescribe the rules and regulations
| for said quarantine and to prescribe penalties
for breach of the same.
| SECTION l. Be IL ordained by tie Mayor and
/ ALdeFn1en Of tie city Of SdCdHndh, 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, un-
! less duly authorized as hereinafter provided,
| shall be permitted to visit or land upon said
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/ 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 or 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 herelnbefOre de-
! scribed.
! SEC. ?. Be It FURTHER ordained By the a1tthOri-
/ IN II fQreSgJH- That all vessels of 0pSPrIn-
/ ton lying in any of the waters above describ
ed flying the yellow flag, shall be considered
| a. 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 apermit from the Health Officer,
| approved by the Mayor.
SEC. ,. Be 1t JQrtHer ordained By the authori-
! tn dTOFeSaid. 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. !. Be IL TtFtIteP ordained BIZ the authority
| aforesaid, 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 I'M
| til released by the order of the Board of SAM
| tary Commissioners.
SEC. .. Be It purifier ordained By the authority
df0resdid, 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. q. Be IL FURTHER ordained 5g the du-
thOritv 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 Il FURTHER ordained 6y the da-
ttOrity Gforesajd, 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 ii further ordained 6u the an
thOrity dforesdid. 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 a month in each
month from May l 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 may be neces-
sarY and correct by adding to 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 1t FURTHER ordained By the au=
MOFity aforesaid, That all vessels from in
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 of succeeding
year shall be subjected to at least one fumi-
cation,
SEC. 10. Be ii further ordained Jg the aas-
hOrity Gf0resdjd That on and after May LIST.
and until November LIST of each year. and
longer if the Board of Sanitary Commission
>er5 shall so 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 nOE-infected or non-sus-
pected ports Will not be detained longer than
necessary for the Quarantine Officer to salts
fy himself Of their perfect sanitary condition.
Vessels from infected or suspected ATTITUDES
will be required to have their hlges and linz
beers cleansed and sweetened and be fumiga-
ted at least twice, and shall he detained at
least fifteen days before being permitted to
come to city.
SEC. IL. Be it further Ordained 5y the author
ity 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 OF
freight.
SEC. u. Be it FURTHER ordained By tie author
ity aforesaid, That from May 1st to November
Ist of each year no vessel from an infected
or 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 MavOr and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah.
SEC. l3, Be it 6tsther Ordained by tie
authority df0reSdj0 That no person other than
apilot shall board from May LIST to November lst
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 pilot shall board
any such vessel they will be detained at
quarantine for a period of not less than
fifteen days in addition to other penalties pre-
scribed by this ordinance.
SEC. IA. Be 10 further ordained By the dU-
uority aforesaid, 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 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 eaia Eessel COM |
municate with tie si.0Ie until she is anchored I
at Quarantine Station, and then only by per- |
mission of the Board of Sanitary Commission |
ers.
SEC. Is. Be ay further ordained by the duthOri-
tn aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for any |
person to visit the Quarantine Station for any |
nnrlnnse HrhatnNar. Mithnnt leave heino first |