The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06

Il CONSTRUCTION OF J0e new CdpllOl.
He is only waiting for some iron work : |.
o finish putting up the derrlcks. I
There are eight Of these mammoth APP !,
pllanceS, two of which were procured
from New Orleans where they were
used in building the New Cotton EX-
change in that city. Hauling stone
from the QuarTieS will be commenced
MOn1ay. New cars for the purpose
are on the way from Palestine in this
ST te.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMAAIT.
In regard to the Medina fence cut
ters the governor thinks it likely that
the offences for which they have been
arrested wBre probably committed be-
fore the new law went into effect,
when the penalty was simply mlsde--
meanor, subject to imprisonment and
small fine. If so, the fines would
amount to but a small sum compared
with what they would be under the |
new law,
The governor will to-day issue the |
following proclamation
QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION.
To all Whom these Presents may Come;
BE it known, that 1, John Ireland,
governor of the state of Texas, by
the authority vested in me by the laws
of this state, do hereby declare that
quarantine shall be established and
enforced on the coast of Texas on and
after the first day of May, A. D. 1884,
and that it shall continue until closed
by proclamation.
Said quarantine shall apply to all
vessels sailing from any port or place
infected by a disease that is liable to
! be carried by said vessels, their pass.
engers, crews, or cargoes, into any
port of Texas; and all places south of
| twenty-five degrees north latitude
shall be considered infected, unless
proof to the contrary be submitted to
the governor, and special exemption
granted to some particular place, or
places, not infected.
The coast quarantine stations shall
be governed by the following rules:
RULE 1. All vessels arriving at
any of the coast stations shall come to
anchor and remain until boarded by
the officer of the station, and all orders
given by said quarantine officer must
be obeyed by the commanders OF YES
sells.
RULE 2. The quarantine officer
must thoroughly inspect every vessel
coming into his port, and ascertain
every possible fact pertaining to her
sanitary condition.
RULE 3. Vessels from an infected
place with clean bills Of health, and
having had no sickness of an infec
tiOus kind en- route, must come to
anchor beyond the bar, and shall be
detained and subjected to daily pro-
cesses of publication, such as shifting
cargo, fumigating, Yentilating, pump
ing out hige water, aud freely using
disinfectants, for twenty consecutive
days before being allowed to land any
of the passengers, crew or cargo.
This rule, however, shall not apply
TO vessels that have Obeyed the special
regulations hereafter given for the
government of the disinfecting
warehouse on Galveston island.
RULE 4. Vessels from badly infect
ed ports, or having at time Of arrival
sickness of an infectious kind on
board. will not be permitted to cross
the bar during the season; and in adj
di'ion to the precautions directed in
rule 3, every article that could pos
sibly have been contaminated, such as
beds, bed clothing, wearing apparel,
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of the quarantine officer; and when
such vessels arrive at any station, the
quarantine officer must promptly tele-
graph the fact to the governor of the
state.
RULE ). Vessels from infected
ports, laden with only such articles
as cannot possibly be carriers of in
lection, such as agricultural nipple.
, ments, machinery, iron, lumber
wagons, bacon, salt, etc, may be ad-
mitted upon conditions stipulated be-
forehand for. the admission of such
vessels, and proper arrangements have
been G4ade therefor, under such dIrec-
lions as may be prescribed by the gov
ernOr.
RULE 6. Vessels coming empty
: from infected ports for the purpose OF
carrying domestic animals, cattle
horses, sheep, etc, from any Texas
port, may be admitted, after complete
arrangements have been made to Sc
cure positive safety, under such rs-
StrictiOns as may be given beforehand
upon application therefor.
RULE 7. The presence of very
elaborate 1isinfecting warehouse on
the east ea, I Galveston island, gives
to that polI a.:yaht1ges not possessed
by any other on the Texas coast, and
while giving greater protection, VIII
admit modification Of the above
rule. The quarantine officer at Gal
, weston, will accordingly observe and
rigidly enforce the following special
regulations for the government of the
states disinfectiny warehouse on
Galveston island.
REGULATION A. Al persons en-
ployed about the warehouse or station
shall be under the command Of the
quarantine officer or his assistant.
B. Officers and employees must
have had yellow fever, or have passed
through an epidemic of It, satisfac-
tory evidence of which must be given
the quarantine officer before any
agreement is entered into.
Il G. No ladies or children, not even
the families of officers, will be per-
mitted to occupy or visit the station
during the quarantine season, unless
express permission be granted by the
governor.
d. Commissioners of vessels or
consignees must notify the quarantine
officer, if possible, before arrival of
vessel, the kind Of goods they desire
to have treated in the warehouse. Ar
ticles, such as bales of hemp, blankets,
wooden goods, boxes capable of covey-
ing infectious air, ETC., must not be
permitted to enter the city, under any
conditions, if brought from an in
fected place.
E. When a vessel arrives along
side the quarantine wharf, the quar-
antinA officer, or his assistant. must
personally superintend the transfer of
goods to the warehouse, and every
step taken in process of disinfection
must be done under the ever vigilant
eyes of the officer
T. No one from the vessel will be
allowed upon the wharf, except the
crew or hands employed in the trans
fer, and officers in charge of them.
q. Five days detention, with such
facilities as we have in the warehouse
for disinfecting cargoes, would give
| greater security than could be obtain
ed under the regime in sixty days :;
but, to make assurance doubly sure,
the goods shall be detained twenty
days, fumigated at night and ventila-
ted during the day at the expiration
of which period lighters may take
them into the city.
H. When the transfer from the
ship to the warehouse is complete,
the vessel must go at once from the
! wharf, and come to anchor at some
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