The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-02-19
BAR Rim G.
DEATH.
No Diseased Nav
Enter These
Islands.

that 1t is hoped will effectually prevent
their landing. The Legislature will
consider a bill to be drawn at once
which will cover the matter thoroughly
and which will create penalties so great
for attempts to evade the law that
there will be few bold enough to take
the risk
Attorney General Dole, DIR. Raymond
and DR.. Cooper, all members of the
Board of Health, constitute commit
tee to draw up the bill and vigorous
efforts will be made by the Pcard of
Health and the physicians of Hawaii
to secure its ! nssage.
Yesterday Attorney General Dole
submitted tbn following recommenda-
ton to the Board and it's reading was
carefully heard by the members of the
Board:
The Board of Health, or any agent
thereof duly authorized thereto, may de-
tain and segregate any person coming
into this Territory who is suspected of
having a contagious or infectious dis
ease endangering the public health, I'M
til a proper medical examination can be
made under direction of the Board of
HEALTH and, If it appears upon such
examination that such person has a con-
tagious or infectious disease endanger-
ing the public health and is not resi-
dent of the Territory, the Board of
Health shall order him to depart from
the Territory as soon as the crcum-
stances of the case and the facilities
for doing so will admit, meanwhile re-
tanning him in custody. Ia he refuses
or neglects to obey said order, being
able to obey the same and not being a
resident of the Territory, he is guilty of
a misdemeanor, punishable by imprison-
ment at hard labor not exceeding .......
months or by fine not exceeding .....
hundred dollars. The Board of Health
shall also have power to, deport such
person to the place from whence he
came.
If any person aids, abets, counsels or
procures another, not resident of this
Territory, who is afflicted with a con-
tagious or infectious disease, endanger-
ing the public health, to come into this
Territory, knowing or believing that such
afflicted person is so afflicted, such per-
son so aiding, abetting, counseling or
procuring as aforesaid, is guilty of a
miSdemeanor and shall be punished by
Imprisonment at hard labor not exceed
ing one year. or by fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
If any person having a contagious or
infectious disease endangering the pub
lie health shall come into this Territory
not being resident thereof, the captain
or commanding officer of the vessel
bringing such person to this Territory
If guilty of negligence in the premises
(of which negligence the bringing of
such person shall be prima facie evil
dence), shall be liable to the Territory
for all expenses properly incurred by
the Territory on account of the bring
ing OF such person into the Territory;
and the vessel in which such person
comes. and the owners thereof Shall al
SO be liable for said expenses; said liza
bility of captain or commanding oficer
and liability of vessel and of owner.
being both joint and several.
Attorney General Dole said that his
desire was that the Board offer the
above to the Legislature and endeavor
to have 1t made a law. Dole had stud.
led the matter and had come to the
conclusion that it was imperative that
immediate efforts be made to safeguard
the Territory against the influx of dis
eased persons who sought the climate
of Hawaii for their ills.
Dole reminded the Board of the case
OF George Pratt, or Peepelow, who
came here several months ago from San
Francisco and who when he landed here
from the China stated that he was
leper and that he had come here with
the knowledge of the San Francisco
Board of Health. Pratt was confined
on Quarantine Island and attempts
made to send him back.
Dole told of these. The captain Of
the City of Picking had refused to take
Pratt. When the China returned CAP
tin Seabury absolutely refused to re-
turn the leper unless the Soard Of
Health gave him a bond agalnsc deten-
ton or loss by quarantine. Despite the
work of Dole, High Sheriff Brown and
d. p. Isenberg, the China left without
Pratt, as 1t was considered too risky
to put up a bond. Finally, said Dole,
Pratt was sent on a steamship which
halted outside the harbor and to which
the leper was sent in a boat from Quar-
antine Island The steamship was paid
500 and the Board of Health was ex-
pected to settle the bill. Dole did not
say so, but the boat that took the leper
was the Albion.
Dwelling on the case of Pratt, Dole
said that DR.. Carmichael had done all
that was possible to assist the Board
in deporting Pratt but that as Pratt
was citizen OF the United States II
was not in the power of the United
states authorities TO send him out of
the country.
Dole said that he believed the Ha-
waiian Legislature had the power TO
pass n bill shutting out all persons
having infectious or contagious diseases
and that similar bills had been passed
in the States.
Concerning the history Of the Pratt
case" said Dole. ut would be we'll to
give warning to all the world that We
don't want It's diseased. Now is the
time and there Is not day to lose"
President Raymond Of the Board OF
Health took up the thread Of Dole's /
talk and urged strongly the formula /
ton OF a bill for the Legislatures ao- (
ton. He dwelt especially on the ray
ages OF tuberculosis In Hawaii and said I
that there was more danger In the com. /
ing here ~ one eonsumptlve than /
hundred lepers.
Tuberculosis" said Raymond. ~ .
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