The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the Mass Meeting Held Oh
October 9th, 1897.
Quarantine Regulations Modified Agatns
Shipments by tho Texas and
Pacific Railroad.

The division of sentiment exist
ing between the people of Alexan.
dria relative to the quarantine re.
strictions against New Orleans on
account Of the running Of freight
trains, was adjusted last Tuesday
(the 5th) by "a mass meeting, in
which ALI conflicting interests were
merged for that Of the general
good.
The meeting was called to order
by the election of Capt. james G.
White as chairman, and L. II. Nc
Cormick, W. Il. Mobley and A. z.
Williams, as secretaries.
The chairman stated the object
OF the meeting.
On motion the chairman appoin-
ted a committee on resolutions, as
follows: Il. J. Bowman, j. w.
Alexander, e. w. Bolton, W. L.
Blackmau and Rev. II. q. Duncan,
who reported the following resolu.
tons, winch were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Police Jury
and the Board of HealtlP of the
Parish be requested to immediate
Iy employ at least seven guards,
and more if necessary, to be placed
at the Parish line on the Texas s.
Pacific Railroad, to act as quar-.
antine guard, with full power to
arrest and detain any person or
persons attempting to violate any
OF the quarantine regulations en-.
acted by the Police Jury or the
Parish Board OF Health; that the
Police Jury and Board OF Health
be requested to instruct said
guards not to permit the entry of
any car or train of cars into this
Parish until the same has been
thoroughly inspected, to ascertain
If there is any person or persons
Oil SAID car or cars except the
known officers and crew. In the
event that said guard finds any
such person or persons, or does
not know or has hot been given
official information as to who the
officers are, that said persons he
detained at the said quarantine
station for the period of fifteen
days; and in the event that they
liud or have just grounds to be.
lleve that any person or officer in
charge Of the said train is trying
to wlIlfully evade the quarantine
regulations Of this Parish. he shall
be arrested and brought before the
proper authorities for Trial ami
punishment.
Resolved further, That said quar-.
antlne guard Shall no, permit any
tram OF trains of cars to enter
from the south on the Texas T. Pa.
cltic Railroad at all, unless the
conductor Of said train brings a
certificate from the guards ap.
pointed by the Board of Health
and stationed at estwego, which
certificate Shall state the number
of the cars composing said train;
that the same have been properly
fum'Satcd according to the rules
and regulations established by the
Marine Hospital service Of the
United States; further, that all
way-bllls and other papers or doc
uments of any kind carried, shall
De ttimlsatcd as above provided,
II they come from any infected
point; further, that the health au.
thorltles notify the officials of the
Texas " Pacific Railroad that any
uifraclion OF these regulations by
SAID company's employees, will re-
suit III all absolute prohibition to
their entrance at all.
Resolved, That we urge on the
Police jury aud Board of Health
to exercise sEe greatest caution,
and adopt amy other regulations
found necessary to prevent the i'm
portatlon OF yellow fever into this
Parish.
Resolved, That these resolutions
are not i'll any way to supplement
or interfere with any former regu
iatlons adopted by the Board O
Health.
Resolved, That we have conf
deuce i'll the Integrity and ability
of the Parish and City Boards 0
Health, and pledge to them on,
hearty support in their Efforts t,
protect our people from the terri
Die scourse. We also thank tn,
railroad officials for their efforts
to oblige aud their earnest co.ope
ration with our Boards of Health
showing IL disposition to aid so IA
rs they can in preventing the in
PRODUCTION OF yellow fever in on
Parish.