The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-08-11
PROCLAMATION BY THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

PROCLAMATION BY THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Parish and Municipal Health Officers, and to the
people Of Louisiana:
Whereas The health boards and people of certain par
shes and towns of Louisiana, actuaed by alarm which can
only be attributed to conception OF the man
ner of which yellow fever is transmitted have imposed
quarantine restrictions amounting to embargo the
of railroad trains thereby deprivng their own
people and their neghborS of supplies necessary to life
preventing medical officers of the state board of health
from reaching infected localities and otherwise lnhctng
hardShips at senseess and cruel upon unoendng
peoples
1t thereby decreed by the Louisiana State Board of
Health under the provisions of Act 1872 of 1898 giving the
board supervisory jurisdiction over prash and m-
ncipal boards of health and prohibiting local health
boards from passing any ordinance in conflict or incon-
sstant with the duties and powers of the state board
lst That no parish, town. village or community IN
louisiana shall have the right to refuse admission to any
person prOvdid with certificate not than "A hours
DID, signed by the legally qualified health officer OF non
infected locality stating that the holder of such certificate
has given satisfactory evidence that he she has not
been in any infected locality for six days prior to date OF
certificate or to any person presenting certhcae OF dls
charge issued within the preceding a hours by the officer
in charge OF any detention camp OF the United States Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Service.
2nd. That no parish town, village or community sinai
have the right under circumstances to Interfere witt
the passage of trains and boats provided that no ap
be made by persons such trains or boats to violate
quarantine regulations legally in forge
3rd That parish, town. village or community shal
refuse admit mall freight express matter from infect
ed localities, provided such mall freight or express mat
ter shall arrive in cars loaded outside of an infected 10
cality or bearing certificate that such have beer
fumgated by the United States Public Health and Marln
Hospital Service before leaving the injected locality
| 4th In issuing the foregoing resolutions, based OF
and practical experience the state board of health
simply reatrms the substance of its previous procama
TONS with the special purpose of placing clearly befor
the health officers and people of louisiana the imitation
of power legally rStng with the local health boards ant
communities.
If any person number of persons shall persist in dis
regarding these atoms whether under the sembanc
Of authority health boards atmasS meetings. thOs
persons hereby warned that they do in plain de
fance law, and with every prospect of being called t
for their acts in civil SUITS and for interfering
with interstate commerce. not officials but as ndlvd
uas by shippers and consgnees OF goods we'll as b.
railroads and other companies paying taxes to the state
Louisiana for the privilege Of doing business in the stat
under the protection of the statutes of Louisiana.
9TH If any suspicious case is discovered at any lnerlo
locality it is the duty of local health authorities to motif
the state board of health at once, by telegraph possible
and then without further delay to isolate bar and
every case besides holding under observation by guard
if necessary, all who have been exposed. If requested
the state board will send expert to assist in dlagnosln
and in otherwise taking necessary steps to proven
spread of disease.
9th Finally;The state board of health is determine
to end by persuasion if possible but 0rciby necessary
the present chaotic condition of quarantine matters
louisiana and notice is hereby given that local healt
authorities or communities persist in imposing unreasor
able and illegal restrictions on travel and commerce an
if the civil powers be found inadequate remedy the ey
the executive OF the state will be called udon by this boar
to call out the militia to restore and maintain Order
New Orleans, Aug. 9Th, 1905 By order of the board.
s. EDMOND soUCHoN, M. D.
! Attest: Presiden
G, FARRAR PATTON, NJ D.,
Secretary,
SPECIAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED AUGUST 8, 100
In view of the vital Importance of maintaining Telegram
and telephone communication is hereby ordered that liz
repairers duty outside infected territory be orde
absolute freedom of movement which end Health Officer
and Mayors of Towns requested to furnish them wit
: proper Health Certificates.
nd in nf pffp
ST Tammany ST. Bernard and Paquemines repairs a.
to be made bxnemen not going outside those parishes
The committee of citizens from Jennings, Roanoke