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finally abolished. Further that each and
all of their respective health organizations
shall be instructed to promptly notify the
diploma tic or consular representatives Of the
republics represented in this conference
stationed within their respec ctive territories
of the existence or progress, within their
several respective territories, of any of the
following diseases: Cholera, yellow fever,
bubonic plague, smallpox, and of any other
serious pestilential outbreak; and that 1t
shall be made the duty of the sanitary au-
thorities in each port prior to the sailing of
vessel to note on the vessels bill of health
the transmissihie diseases which may exist
In such port at that time.
The second international conference of
the American states further recommends in
the interest of the mutual benefit that would
De derived therefrom by each of the Ameri-
can republics, and that they may more
readlly and effectively cooperate one with
the other III all matters appertaining to the
subjects mentioned in the above resolutions
that general convention of representative
oi the health organizations of the different
american republics shall be called to meet
az W Washington, ID. c., within one year from
the date of the adoption of these resolutions
py this conference. that each government
represented in this conference shall iesig-
nate not less than two delegates to attend
such convention; that authority shall be
conferred by each government upon it's dele
gates to enable them to Join delegates from
the other republics in the conclusion of
such sanitary agreements and regulations as
~ tLiC JuuSLiSHi OF SAID convention NAV be
In the best interests of all the republics
represented therein; that voting in said
convention shall be by republics, each re-
publlc represented therein to have one vote:
that said convention shall provide for the
hoIdlng of subsequent sanitary conventions
az such regular times and at such places as
may be deemed best by the convention.
and that it shall designate permanent ex-
eCulVe board of not less than five members.
who shall hold office until the next suhse-
quent convention, at which time the board
snail be appointed with a chairman to he
elected by ballot by the convention, he
saia executive board TO be known as the
international sanitary bureau, with perma-
hent headquarters at Washington, d. C.
International Sanitary Bureau.
That, In order that the international
sanitary bureau thus provided for, may
render effective service to the different re-
publics represented in the convention, .he
said republics shall promptly and regularly
transmit to said bureau all data of every
character relative to the sanitary condi-
tion of their respective ports and terrific
ries ard furnish said bureau every opnor-
tunity and aid for a thorough and careful
study and investigation of any outbreaks of
pestiientiai diseases which may occur with
IN the territory of any of the said republics
to the end that said bureau may by those
means be enabled to lend its best aid and
experience toward the widest possible pro-
tectlon OF the public health of each of the
SAID republics and that commerce between
said republics may be facilitated
Ihat the salaries and expenses of tine
uelesdles TO the convention and IF the men,
bers of the international sanitary bureau
hereln referred to and recommended shall
De paid by their respective governments but
that the office expenses of the international |
sanitary bureau herein recommended ard
the expenses of special investigations it NAV
make, together with those for the transIa-
ton, publication and distribution of reports
shai De paid from a special fund to be
created by annual appropriations by the
repuD!lcs represented in such conventions
on the same basis now in force between the
American republics for the maintenance of
the bureau of American republics Further
that in the interest of economy the said
bureau OF American republics shall be util-
lzed by the conventions herein referred to-
ana Dy the international sanitary bureau
herein recommended to the fullest extent
possible Tor the correspondence, accounting
dlsoursing and preservation of the records
incident to the work comprised within these
resolutions"