The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-04

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OF Health of all regulations made by
il, by publishing the same in some
newspaper Of the District, or where
there is no such newspaper, by caus-
Ing them to be posted in thee public
places of the town or the district,
and such notice Of such regulation
shall be deemed legal notice to all
persons. (Civil Code Section 284).
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
At meeting Of the Board OF
Health, held March Is, 1891. the
, following Quarantine Regulations
v ere unanimously adopted:
|. The Board of Health may, from
time to time, establish the quarantine
to be performed by all vessels arriv-
ing at any port of the Kingdom, and
may make such quarantine regula.
tons as may be deemed necessary
for the public health and safety.
Civil Code, Section 292).
2. The quarantine regulations so
established shall extend to all per-
sons, goods and effects, arriving in
suca vessels, and to all persons who
may visit or 90 on board OF the same.
Civil Code, Section 293).
3. Notice shall be given of such
quarantine regulations by publication
in the manner provided IN Section
lS4 of the Civil Code; after which
notice, any person violating such
quarantine regulations shall be fined
u sum of not less than five dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars.
Civil Code, Section 29D.
4. Any vessel which shall refuse
TO submit to quarantine or which
shall leave the quarantine ground be-
fore the expiration of the quarantine
imposed upon her, or which shall be
the means of clandestinely introduce
ing into this Kingdom any contagious
disease, or any disease dangerous to
the public health, shall be liable to
seizure, coniiscation and sale for the
benefit of the public treasury. (Civil
Code, Section 295).
3. The Board of Health or its
agents may at any time cause YES
sci arriving at any port in this King
dom, when they deem such vessel,
or any part of its cargo, to be foul,
infected, or in any way dangerous to
the public health, to be removed to
the nearest quarantine ground, and
to be thoroughly purified at the eX-
pense of the owners, consignees or
persons in possession of the same;
and they may also cause all persons
arriving IN or going on board of such
vessel, or handling such infected
cargo, to be removed to some place
of safety, there to remain under their
orders. Civil Code, Section 1869,
6. If any master, seaman, or
passenger, belonging to a vessel on
board of which there may be at the
time, or may have lately been, or
suspected to have been any infectious
or contagious disease, or that which
may become the source of such dis
ease, or which may have been at or
have come from port where any in
fictitious or contagious disease pre-
vailed that may endanger the public
health, shall refuse to make answer
on oath to such questions as may be
asked him, relating to said disease,
or possible source of disease, by the
Board of Health or its agents, such
master, seaman, or passenger, so re-
fusing, shall be punished BY fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned with bard labor for not
more than twelve months, or both,
at the discretion of the Court. (Civil
Code, Section 29O.
z. Upon the arrival of any vessel
making the usual marine signal for
pilot, it shall be the duty of the pilot or
pilots at the port, to Immediately put
off to such vessel, taking with HIM a
white and yellow flag, to inquire
into the sanitary condition of the
ship and the health of those on
board; and upon being assured to his
satisfaction that there is no danger
to be apprehended from any conta-
gious disease, he shall board the
vessel, but not otherwise. Civil
Code, Section 594).
8. Upon boarding the vessel, the
pilot shall present to the command
ing officer a health certificate to be
signed by him, and in case the same
shall be signed, the white flag shall
be immediale Y hoisted at the main,
and the pilot shall be at liberty to
bring the vessel into port; but in
case the commanding officer shall de-
cline TO sign the certificate of health,
the pilot shall deliver to him a yellow
flag, which the master shall hoist at
the main, and the vessel shall be
placed IN quarantine outside of the
harbor, and anchored where the pilot
may direct. Any pilot who shall
conduct vessel into any port in this
Kingdom, in violation Of provisions
OF this section, or any of the rcgula-
tons of the Board of Health, or
knowing that there is just ground to
suspect the existence OF contagion
on board, shall be liable To- fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars; and
every vessel, the master of which
shall have declined to sign certi-
iicate Of health, as above prescribed,
shall, upon entering port, he liable to
seizure, coniiscation aud sale. (Ciyil
. Code, Section 800.
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