The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-16
QUARANTINE RULES.
precautions Taken TO Prevent the Iutro-
dGction Of yellow Fever.


n. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. II, 1897.
It Be it remembered that n special nee,
a ing of the Board of Supervisors of Ia
e fiore county was begun and held in tn
court house thereof: the same being
IN special meeting called by T. S. Mayre
IS president; said meeting being called +
N pass quarantine ordinances for Leior
T. county, Miss. There were present T
e. P. Parks, T, S, Mayre, C. A. Haley ant
5 W r. Prophet, Absent, j. H. FRASER
a Officers present, ]. B. Humphreys, sher
lift and G. f. Williamson, clerk.
d The following orders were made:
q 1t is ordered by the board that the
e following rules and regulations be and
V the same are hereby adopted, towit:
Ordered that DR.. N. E.. Whitehead,
health officer of said county, be and he
is hereby authorized to employ any
number of assistant physicians, and all
. necessary guards and other persons to
carry out the foregoing rules and or
ders, and do all necessary acts. which.
IN his Judgment, he may deem necessa.
ry to carry out the purpose of this or
der, and that when in his Judgment the
necessity of a quarantine no longer ex.
list, that he is hereby authorized to de
clare the same raised, in whole or in
part,
ina any party or parties violating
any of these rules will be punished as
per penalty provided for in Code. Sec.
a21S.
Ordered the following officers be al,
lowed per diem as follows: G. Z. Will.
hanson, clerk, S3. 90; J.. B. Humphreys,
sheriff. 81. 90.
Ordered that the board do now ad
journ until next regular meeting.
I. 5. MAYRE, Pres.
DIR. N. {. Whitehead, health officer of
Lefore County, appointed the following
physicians to constitute County Board
OF health: Drs. T. R. Henderson, J.W.
Dulaney, d. S. Humphreys, w. B. Dick
ms.
At a called meeting DR.. Dickins was
appointed secretary by DR.. Whitehead.
the Health officer, and headquarters was d.
established at DR.. Dickins' office.
The following rules were adopted by
the County Board of Health, of Lehore
County;
1t is ordered that no trains be allowed
to stop in Leiore county, except for
coal and water, or as may be hereafter
provided for by the Board of Health.
That no person or persons residing
OF the county be permitted to
the county.
That no mails, baggage or freight of
any kind, unless hereinafter provided
for by the Board of Health, be allowed
stop within the bounds of the county.
That persons living in adjoining
counties will be allowed to enter this
by first securing a permit in
from a health officer of This
And such parties as come for
he purpose of marketing produce will
'e allowed to enter if satisfactory assn.
ance is given the guards that they are
oming for this purpose, and are citi.
ems of an adjoining county. All other
arties wishing to enter this county
must be detained in quarantine station
en- days under supervision of quaran.
inc officers.
1t is ordered by the board of health
hat only such freight as meat, lard.
our and meal, in barrels, salt, lime, r
rugs and hardware may be delivered
} points in this county on trains. Pro
ided it comes from points north of u
'reenwood and is pnt into cars with no
freight. No dry goods of any
'rt will be admitted. Freight train
must remain On board.
That two guards be stationed on the
eorgia Pacific Railroad at the point
here said road enters this county from
1nfiower county, and that two guards
placed at the point where said road
tiers the county from Carroll county.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Two guards at Holmes county line.
Two guards at Tallahatchie line on
Y. & NJ. V, r. R.
Two guards on the Itta Bena branch
Tallahatchie county line,
ON DIR ROADS.
Two guards at Grenada and Green.
,od road.
Two guards at Hemingway and Ris-
. Sun road.
Two guards at Carrollton and Green.
'od road.
Two guards west of Tallahatchie riv.
in Beat 9.
Two guards east of T~allahatchie river -
Beat 2.
'our guards in Beat 8, east of Yazoo
er.
'hree guards in Beat 5, west of Yazoo -
'wo guards west of Yazoo river in
It 4. pit
'wo guards for Beat /, and any other
|rds the committee may deem neces- ..
Tend
hat j. B. Humphreys, sheriff, and
{. Vardaman be appointed a com. Gre
tee who arc duly authorized to SO. -
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