Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-25

not actually sick be detaInedsloDgs. than ten
days. And osrgees Of freight which may be
unloaded c. detained ct quara atine shall be
disinfected, and forwarded as soon as posi-
BILE And whenever 1t may be considered
necessary 70 do so, permits may be granted
TO steamboats, TO pass up the river without
landing or communicating with the District
in any way.
Sec. 27l. Any officer. employe or 9th r per-
son on any steamboat that may be subject to
quarantine, under the provisions Of this ar
ticle, who shall refuse to obey the orders of
the quarantine physician, or shall evade in
any way the orders or regulations of theBoard
OF Health IN relation to quarantine regula-
tons, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
shall be arrested and brought before the
President Of the Board of FIRE and Police
Commissioners, and, upon conviction, shall
be fined not more than fifty dollars for each
ofeRse; and any steam boat passing the quar-
antine station, without landing for iuspec-
tion, or that comesto the Distsi lot without a
permit from the quarantine physician In
charge ofthe station, during the sxistsncs Of
such quarantine, shall be deemed guilty u
resisting an cheer aud violating this Article.
and the captain, mate, engineers, pilots ana
clerks shall be deemed guilty, ana shall be
arrested, and unless they can show BY com
either aiding or abettin in suah violation Of
this article, by asst ting 10 the navigation Of
such boat, they shall be fined not more than
fifty dollars each, for each offense, to be col
leoted as ether hnes. f.fur ,it
sec. 275. It shall be the duty of the Chief
Of Police, when requested By the Board OF
Health 70 do so, to detail one or more police
men for duty at the quarantine station, and
also to see that all boats landing at the wharf
during the existence of any quarantine have
the proper permits, and that all persons VIC
lating any of the prov sions of this article
are promptly arrested; Provided, that all the
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and other avenues Of ingress and egress to
and from this Taxing District. Quarantine
regulations shall cease t. be tnforced on the
accommodation of the Board Of Health.
Sec. 2l5a. Hereafter no steamboat, barge,
tug or towbeat or other watercraft coming
from any ,poiut south Of the port Of Memphis
shall be.allowed TO enter or land at this port,
without having a clean bill Of health or in
spection certificate, issued or countersigned
by an Inspection officer ofthe National Bo ard
Of Health, stationed at Station No. 2, Presi-
dents Island, showing that such watercraft.
US outnt. furniture, ETC., and 1T. passengers
and crew are in such condition of health and
freedom from contagious and infectious dis
eases as to make IL safe for such craft to en- :
ter and land at this port. -
Sec. 276b. Any captain, owner, employe, OF
other person or officers in change of such
beat, barge, or other watercraft, who shall
violate this ordinance shall be arrested. and
upon conviction before the President Of the
Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners, be
fined not less than one dollar nor moro than
fifty dolla' for each and every oifense, and
such boat or other watercraft shall at once,
upon landing or entering at this DO I in VIC.
lation Of this ordinance. be removed beyond
the limits of this port,
:, The, above is published by order Of the
Board in order that all steamboatmen and
others may know the law and obey it.
D@r DAVID P. MADDEN,
- any President.