Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-08
PHILIPPINE PRECAUTIONS
Quarantine Regulations Established at the
Ports
Proclamation by the President to
Prevent the Introduction of
Epidemic Disenses

The President has issued the following
order In regard to the establishment Of
Quarantine stations in the Philippines;
To prevent the Introduction of epidemic
disease. 1t Is ordered that the provisions of
the act of Congress approved February d.
1873 entitled An act granting additional
quarantine powers and imposing additional
duties upon the marine hospital service
and all rules and regula lions heretofore or
hereafter prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury under that act are to be given
full force and effect In the Philippine Is
lands, In so far as they are applicable, and
the following additional rules and regula-
tons are hereby promulgated:
The examination in ports Of the Philip-
pine Islands of incoming and outgoing ves-
sells and the necessary surveillance over
their sanitary condition as well as of car
go, passengers. crew and of all personal
effects, is vested in and will be conducted
by the marine hospital service and medical
officers OF that service will be detailed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury as quaran-
tine officers at the ports of Manila and Iloi-
10 Immediately and at other ports in the
Philippine Islands as soon as practicable or
necessary
Quarantine officers shall have authority
over incoming vessels, their wharfage and
anchorage, in so far is necessary for the
proper enforcement of the quarantine ree,I-
transport service and non-combatant YES
sells of the navy
collectors of customs at ports of entry
Will not permit entry without uuara ntins
certificates
Any vessel leaving any port in the Philip
pine Islands for any port in the United
states or its dependencies shall Obtain a
bill of health from the quarantine offiner
When such officer Is on duty; said bill of
nea!tn 10 correspond to the consular bill of
nealth now required by treasury regula-
lions. OF
given to all outgoing vessel unless all ouar-
anime regulations have been committed
WIN: AT ports where no medical officer is
detailed the bills of health will he sienad
by the collector of customs or other ofiicar
10 Whom such duty has been legally dele
gated Special regulations relating to The
th u neaotn TO be obtained by vessels of
by the Secretary of the Treasury
Ihe medical officer detailed under this
order as quarantine officer at the port of
MAMMA snail be the chief quarantine officer
Tor the Philippine Islands 1t shall he his
duty to make appointments and removals
from the service IN the Philippines (slbiect
10 10 ohe approval OF the Secretary Of the
treasury, ana shall authorize necessary
expenditures, under such regulations as the
secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe.
ne regulations for the government of
the marine hospital service shall SO far as
practicable, have force and effect In 80
management of the quarantine service In
the Philippine Islands '-
me expenses of the Quarantine service
Will be charged against the revenues Of the
ISLANDS; and sum not to exceed three hun
dred thousand dollars $500 OOO) in each
hscai year is hereby Set aside from the
revenues collected in said islands for tbis
purpose The expenses shall be paid there
from upon the certificate of a detailed
quarantine officer, and upon the approval
ippine Islands.
The chief quarantine officer shall render
report on the last day of each month to
me supervising surgeon general of the ma
necessary instructions H-A
THE epidemic fund will be reimbursed
from the revenues of the islands for the
terials ordered to be forwarded to the is.
lands prior to the date Of this ORDER