Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-08
An Ordinance

| KATIFYINt; AND ESTABLISHING A
QUARANTINE LINE, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE
INTRODUCTION OF YELLOW FEE
WEIR INTO THE CITY OF NEW
PORT NEWS. VA. AND AUTHOR
IZING THE HEALTH DEPART
MlcNT GF SAID CITY TO MAIN
TArN THE SAMt. lsY y SUITABLE
N1IcNr by FINE On; IAIPRISON-
MENT OF PERSONS WHO SHALL
CROSS SAID U-Nl.ANTINEs LINE.
Whereas, yellow fever has rcysnalv
broken out at the National Soldiers
Home. county Of Elizabeth City, Va.
and at Phoebus, Va. within a distance
OF ten miles from the corporate limits
Of the city Of Newport News, Va; and
Whereas, the Health Department Of
protection Of the said city from the
introduction within its limits Of the
ccntasion has established a quaran-
tine line divided into six sections as
follows:
i The first section will extend from
point on the James river shore re-
presenting the continuance of the
lsriarticld Road. theme: along such road
and continuation thereof to and across
the Chesapeake Il Ohio road, thence TO
point on the East Side of the Chcsa-
peake & Ohio railway to Il point on the
~ OF the 9. & O. Branch Line to
Hampton representing the extension
of the line Of the main track Of said
| line.
> The second section will extend
along the Hampton Branch Line Of the
Chesapeake q Ohio railway to the cross
! ing of the railroad at Lakevil!c, thence
along said crossrOad to Il point on the
South side Of the main county road on
| tn. West Fork of Salter's Creek
5. The third section Will extend from
4 cd Of ~
section along the course of Saltcr's
Creek to Il point on the Southern
boundary Of the Ivy farm.
A. The fourth section will extend
from the last named point of the prcc-
edinS section along the course Of Sal
tcr:, Creek to the mouth thereof.
.. The fifth section will extend from
| the last named point Of the preceding
| section TO the mouth of Newport News
Creek.
| extend from the last named point Of the
preceding section to the first named
point of the first section.
| And. whereas. the said Health De
| partincnt has established a quarantine
along said line. maintaining the same
with q quarantine guard;
| BE it ordered, by the council Of the
| city Of Newport News. that the u,laran-
| tine line above described be, and ihc
same is hereby adopted and established
as INC quarantine line to be Inaint tanned
| for the protection Of the city of New
port News from the introduction Of the
| contaSion, and tho said Health Depart
mcnt of said city is hereby authorized
and empowered to maintain said
quarantine line by a proper and wnll-
disciplined quarantine guard ana the
| council does hereby ratify and adopt
| the action Of said Health Department
! in establishing the quarantine line as
aforesaid and also ratifics all and
singular. the acts heretofore performed
| and done in maintaining the same by i,
| quarantine guard.
| :. Any person who shall cross said
| quarantine line so established and drs-
| crlbcd, shall be fined not less than 500
| nor more than $500, or be confined in
the city jail not less than so days And
any person who shall enter the corpnr-
ate limits of the city Of Newport News
! while said quarantine is being lnan-
! tanned. shall be fined not less than
500 nor more than $500. or confined in
| the city Jail not less than so days. This
section does not apply to such persons
as shall come over the quarantine. line
| Guy upon a pass properly issued by
| tie Board OF Health Of said
city or to such persons as arc not cx-
| Guided from entering the city by the
IGuarantinc.
.. This ordinance sl,c;. be in force.
from its passage S-4-5t