The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-15
QUARANTINE.
Circular in Regard to Main
tanning 1t Strictly.
THE GRANT OF THE BACKBONE
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Resigned-WiIl Go to War.
Quarantine.

! WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE cir
cular approved by the President, inre-
gard to the maintenance of quarantine
inspections on the northern fro 1tier OF
the United States, has been issued to
I the medical officer of the marine hos
pital service, customs officers and
! others concerned. After reciting the
quarantine law aud its application TO
prevention OF infection from smallpox
brought from the Canadian border, the
following orders are made:
First-Until further orders all vessels
arriving from ports in Canada, and
trains of cars and other vehicles cross
ing the border line, must be examined
by the medical inspector of the marine
hospital service before they will be
allowed to enter the United States, I'M
less provision shall have been made by
the State or municipal quarantine laws
and regulations for such examination
SecOnd-All persons arriving from
Canada by rail or otherwise, must be
examined by such medical inspector be-
fore they will be allowed to enter the
United States, unless provision has
been made for such examinations as
aforesaid.
Third-A1 persons coming from the
infected districts, not giving salts
factory evidence of protection
against smallpox, will be pro-
hibited from proceeding into the
United States until after such a period
as the medical inspector. or any other
sanitary officer, duly authorized, mays
direct
Fourth-InspectOr will vaccinate all
UnprOtect the persons, who desire or are
willing to submit to vaccination, free
of charge. Any such person refusing
to be vaccinated shall be prevented
from entering the United States.
Fifth-Al baggage, clothing and other
effects and articles of merchandise
liable to carry infection, or suspected of
being infected, viii be subjected TO a
thorough disinfectiOn
Sixth-All persons showing evidence
of having had smallpox or varioloid, or
who exhibit a well-defned mark of
recent vaccination, may be considered
protected, but wearing apparel and bag
gage of such protected persons who may
come from infected districts. or have
been exposed to injection, will be sub
jected to a thorough disInfectiOn as
above provided.
Seventh-Customs officers and the
United States medical inspectors will
consult and act in conjunction with the
authorized State and local health
authorities, so far as may be practic-
able, and unnecessary detention of
trains or other vehicles, persons,
animals, baggage or merchandise, will
be avoided so far as may be consistent
with the prevention or Introduction of
diseases dangerous to the public health
in the United States.
Eighth-InspectOr will make full
weekly reports of services performed
under this regulation.
Ninth-As provided in section 3, all
quarantine officers or agents acting
under any State or municipal system,
upon application to the respective State
or municipal authorities, are empow-
cred to enforce the provisions of these
regulations, and are hereby authorized
to prevent the entrance into the United
States of any vessel or vehicle, person,
or animals, prohibited
under the act aforesaid.
Tenth-In the enforcement of these
there shall be no interior
ence with any quarantine laws or
existing under, or TO be pro-
vided by, any state or municipal au-
thority.
(Signed) JOHN B. HAMILTON,
Supervising SurgeOn-General United
States Marine Hospital Service.
Approved:
DANIEL MANNING, Secretary.
Approved:
GROVER CLEVELAND, President.