The Brookhaven leader., 1888-09-27
GUARANTEED!
THE CITY COUNCIL HOLD A SPECIAL
MEETING TO KEEP OUT VEL
Low FEVER.
Adopts Prompt aud Effective Meas
urcs In the Premises.

The Citizens Called Out and the City
Hedged In on All sides by Guards.
At called meeting of the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Brookhaven,
held at the Mayors Office sept. Goth, 1888,
Preseut--IIis Honor, L. +. Breuuan, May
OF; Aldermen Atkins, Conerly, Meyer and
Priebatseh.
A communication FROM DIS. J. NJ. Mar
tin, T.. j. Bowen and j. w. Bennett, stat
ing that they had official aud reliable in.
formation that yellow foyer existed in
JaCl son, Miss, and recommending that
Quarantine DC at once established against
jackson, Miss, and all other infected
places, was received, aud on the recon-
incubation of said physicians, it was
Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
OF the City of.BrOokhavcn, That from
and after this date, and until due notice
is given TO the contrary, that the City OF
BrUukhaven be strictly quarautincd
against said city of jackson aud all other
infected places that are now or may lie
hereafter known to be infected with yell
low fever; aud TO enforce the strict OBJ
servanco of this quarantine, that the
Mayer be empowered to establish quaran-
tine posts outside of the city limits, on
the ]. G. Railroad and all other public
roads leading into BrOOkhaven, and that
he, in conjunction with the Board of
Health of this city, be authorized to APP
point or to summon sufficient guard of
the citizens of tins city to eifectually
guard all approaches To the city, 50 as to
prevent the entrance of all persons who
cannot show a good and sufficient proof
that they have not resided in nor been
stopping over in said city of Jackson or
other infected places, Tor have been in
contact with any other persons who have
been so exposed for u period of at least
ten days prior to such attempted en-
trance.
lie it further ordained, That the |. &.
Railroad Co., the Express Co., and all
carriers of freight, be prohibited from
bringing into said City of BroOkhaven
AZ merchandise or freights of any de-
seriptiOn from any place now infected or
that may hereafter become so with yell
low fever. The following named citizens
are hereby appointed Board of Health
for the city of Brookhaveu until further
notice, to-wt: Drs. }. NJ. Martin, L. j.
Bowen and j. w. Bennett, President
Fitzhugh, II. IL. Thompson, and William
Smith, colored, in conjunction with the
Sanitary Committee, and His Honor, the
Mayor; ahd they shall have power to es-
tablish all needful regulations to enforce
u strict quarantine; TO establish guard
posts, the number of guards at each post,
aud to give proper Instructions to- said
guards us to the admission or detention
of all persons or property. They may
prescribe what railroad trains may be
permitted to stop in said city OF Brookha-
ven to discharge or to receive passengers
OF freight, giving timely notice to the
agent Of the Railroad Co. of all such
regulations.
BE it further ordained. That if any
person or persons shall violate any OF the
above aud foregoing ordinances, or at
tempt TO violate the same, or shall eVade
or attempt 10 evade the same 10y misrcp-
rcscntatIOn or subterfugc such person or
persons shall at once lie arrested hy the
guards, or any officer or citizen without
Il warrant, and lie brought before the
Mayor for trial and if found guilty Gt
such violation or evasion, shah he fined
and imprisoned at the discretion of the
Mayor, or ordered To be removed at once
outside the city limits.
1t is ordered that the MAYOR lie direct
ed Ia at once proclaim that this city is
guaranteed against the said city of
jackson aud all other infected places,
and. have hand hills. printed and dis
trbuted through the mails and ether
Use.
WHEREAS. 1t il the duty Of all riliacns
of this city to aid i'll enforcing the regu-
lutinns Of this quarantine; is therefore
Ordered, That the Mayor cause "a he
summoned such citiZcus as guards as may
be found necessary 70 fill the necessary
guard posts, and that any person duly no
titled to act az guard VIII" shall refuse to
obey such simmons, or wiifully disobey
or neglect to carry out such directions us
muy be given him, shall lie brought be-
fore the Mayor, and if he be found guilty
of such refusal or disobedieuce, shall he
ilned at the discretion of the Court.
Tl~ Board then adjourned,
+. F. BRENNAN,