The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-07-26
QUARANTINE
Decided ON by Board Of Health
Rules and Regulations Adopted
to Carry into Effect.

morning. The following tele-
grams were read:
Bunkie, La, July 25, 1905.
President Board of Health, Lafayette:
One case genuine yellow fever, died
last night.
DIR. D. B. DAVIS.
New Orleans, La, July 25, 1905.
Dr. A. Gladu, City Health Officer,
Lafayette:
Marine Hospital Service now work.
ing ON Detenticn camps. One case at
Bunkie. In New Orleans seventeen
cases known to me with six deaths.
EDMocSD SOUCHON, NJ. D.
President State Board.
Lake Charles, La, July 25. 1905.
DR.. A. Gladu, Pres. Board of Health.
No yellow fe~er. Reports false and
absolutely without foundations.
DIR. A. j. PERKINS,
Pres. Board of Health.
After discussion as to the
most advisable thing to doit was
decided TO quarantine and the
following resolutions offered by
p. L. DeClouet were adopted:
1t being officially declared that yell
low fever now prevails in the city Of
New Orleans and the town of Bunkie,
La.
Resolved, that the town of Lafa-
yette, La, do hereby establish q
quarantine against the cities of New
Orleans and Bunkie, La, under the
rules and regulations to be herein
after enacted.
Resolved, that the town of Lafa-
yette, La, do hereby quarantine
against all non infected localities
which have not quarantined against
New Orleans, or such localities which
may hereafter be infected.
Resolved, that the following certifi-
cate in substance will be required
from all persons coming to Lafayette,
viz:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To rhon 1t may concern:
This is to certify that the bearer of
this certificate. M---, a de-
scription of whom is as follows: Race
, age---, height--,
weight--, color of hair,
color of eyes, has continuously
resided in the town o., parish
of---and has not been exposed
to the contagion of yellow fever for a
period of over ten days.
That there is no yellow fever in the
town o., or the parish of
--. That the town o.
and the parish of--have quaran-
tined against the city of New Orleans
and all localities infected with yellow
fever and against all nOn-infected
localities which have not quarantined
against New Orleans or other in
fected localities.
Signed---,
President of Board of Health.
Whereas it being our aim and pur-
pose to assist the progressive and
patriotic citizens of New Orleans in
stamping out the yellow fever within
the limits of the city and prevent its
spread, which would cause irreparable
injury, and believing that the pros
perity of New Orleans would rebound
to the benefit of the whole State,
Resolved, that with that end in view
we hereby tender our assistance finan-
cially and otherwise to the good
people Of New Orleans in order that
with system and cooperation the
spread of the fever be prevented and
with that object in view we invite the
cooperation Of all the constituted
authorities of the towns Of the State.
Resolved, that in the name of the
State Of Louisiana we appeal to the
Governor of the State of Louisiana to
lend all efforts possible in the
premises,
Resolved, that . copy of these res-
olutions Be sent to the Governor, the
mayor Of New Orleans, and the
mayors of The other towns Of the
STATE.
Then the following rules and
regulations we're adopted: