The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-17
ORDINANCE NO 81

An ordinance to establish a system
OF quarantine against persons and
property coming from places infected
with the disease of yellow fever to
provide system of inspection to pre-
vent persons and property from such
infected places being introduced into
the city of Brunswick, and to provide
a penalty for violations of this ordiu-
ance and for other purposes:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, and
1t is hereby ordained by authority of
the same, that from and after the pass
age of this ordinance no person or per-
sons shall be allowed to come into said
oity without being provided with a
certificate or certificates from the
properly constituted health authorit-
les, or the mayor or other head civil
officer, of the place or places from
which such person or persons come, or
from surgeon in the United States
marine hospital service, certifying
that the holder of such certificate has
not been in any place or district in
fected with the disease of yellow fever,
or exposed to any such infection, for a
period of at least ten days next pre-
ceding the date of such certificate, and
stating where such person or persons
have resided during said period of ten
days.
Section 2. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid that no per-
sOnal baggage or household goods
shall be brought into said city without
certificate similar to that provided
for in the first section of this ordIn-
ance.
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained by
the authority aforesaid that no freight,
merchandise or other personal prop
erty shall be brought into said city
from any point in the states of Ala
bama Mississippi and Louisiana south
of b line drawn through ValdOsta, Ga
Section 4. Be it further ordained
that inspectors employed by the mayor
shall be stationed at Waycross and
Everett City, Ga, and at the crossing
of the Brunswick and Western and
Southern railway companies tracks in
Glynn county, known as the "six
mile crossing" whose duty 1t shall be
to inspect all persons and baggage
coming into said city, and to allow no
person or baggage to enter said city
unless such person or the owner of
such baggage shall be provided with
the certificate required In the first sec
ton of this ordinance. If at the six
mile crossing aforesaid the inspector
shall find any person or baggage with
out the certificate aforesaid such per-
son or baggage shall be required by
such inspector to leave the county of
Glynn.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that the pay of the
inspectors provided for in the preced-
ing section shall be $3.50 per day, and
tkey shall be subject to be removed or
discharged by the mayor, without no.
tice, at any time.
Sec, q. Be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid that any per-
son or persons violating the pro-
VISIONS of this ordinance or
aiding or abetting violation
of the same, shall upon convic-
ton thereof in the police court of said
city be punished as provided in sec.
ton Is of the amended charter of said
city passed by the legislature of Geor-
gia In the year 1889, and found on
page 1923 of the published laws of
0eOFSid vi the SdIu year 1000.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid that all ordi-
nances and parts OF ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be, and
the same are hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted by the mayor
and council of the city of Brunswick
on the 18th day of September, A. d
| 1867. OWENS JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: LAURENCE q. BODET,
Clerk of Council.