Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-23
QUARANTINE INSPECTORS.


WASHINGTON, Oct. pa circular
approved by the President, in regard
to the maintenance Of quarantine in
spection or the northern frontier O
the United States has been issued K
the medical officers of the marine hos
pltal service, custom officers, ant
others concerned. After reciting The
quarantine law and its application t.
the prevention of infection from small
pox brought from the Canadian hor
der, the following orders are made:
Until further orders all vessels ar
irving from ports in Canada, ant
trains of cars and other vehicles cross
ing the border lines must be examined
by medical inspector of the Marin,
Hospital service before they will b,
allowed to enter the United States I'm
less provision shall have been mad,
by State or municipal quarantine law
and regulations for such examination
2. All persons arriving from Canals
by rail or other wise must be eXamin
ed by such medical inspector before
they will be allowed to enter tn,
United States, unless provisions ha.
been made for such examinations a:
aforesaid.
3. All persons coming from infect
ed districts not giving satisfactory evi
dence of protection against smallpox
will be prohibited from proceedin e in
to the United States until after such
period as the medical inspector or, ether
sanitary officer, duly authorized, may
direct,
A. Inspectors will vaccinate all un-
protected persons who desire or are
willing to submit to vaccination, free
OF charge. Any such persons refus
ing to be vaccinated shall be prevent
ed from entering into the United
States.
5. All baggage, clothing, and other
effects, and articles of merchandise
coming from infected districts and
liable to carry infection or suspected
of being infected will be subjected tc
thorough disinfection.
{. All persons showing evidence oil
having had smallpox or varioloid, OF
who exhibit a welldefined mark of re
cent vaccination may be considered
protected, but the wearing apparel
and baggage of such protected per-
sons who may come from infected dis
tricts or have been exposed to infec-
ton will be subjected to thorough dis
infection, as above provided.
z. Custom officers and United
States medical inspectors will consul!
and act in conjunction with author
lied state and local health authorities
as far as may be practicable, and un
necessary detention of other trains OF
other vehicles, persons, animals, bag.
gage, or merchandise will be avoided
so far as msy be consistent with the
prevention of the introduction of dis
eases dangerous 10 the public health
in the United States.
s. Inspectors will make full week
ly reports of service performed under
this regulation.
8. AS provided Ia section 5, all
quarantine officer or agents acting
under any state or municipal system,
upon the application of the respective
state or municipal authorities, are en-
powered to enforce the provisione of
these regulations, and are hereby au-
thorized to prevent the entrance into
the United States of any vessel or
vehicle, person, merchandise, or ami
mails prohibited under the act atore-
said.
TO- In the enforcement of these
regulations there shall be no intsrfer.
ence with any quarantine laws regu-
lations existing under or to be pro-
vide5 for by any state or muicipal
authority.
JOHN B. HAMILTON,
Supervising Surgeon General United
States Marine Hospital service.
Approved: DANIEL MANNING, Sec
rotary.
Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND,
President.