The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-02
PADUCAH'S ACT
NOT JUSTIFIED
QUARANTINE AGAINST CAIRO,
MOUND CITY AND MOUNDS
LOOKED ON AE JOKE.
BASED ON FALSEH0OD
and Believed TO be Prompted by I'M
proper Motivee--Health Cond'-
tions in Cities Named Are
Excellent.

Sunday evening Mayor Parsons was
notified that the Board OF Health al
thcrities of Paducah had decided 10
establish a quarantine ogainst Cairo
TO take effect at T o'clock yesterday
morning. The mayor was very much
surprised by this information because
on Saturday evering DR.. Page of
Barlow. and DR., II. p Sights Padu.
cabs health officer, had been here
and had been given all possible infof-
nation on the situation here by DR., S..
B. Carey who is in charge CT sanitary
affairs here; and the visitors hal
gone leaving the Cairo authorities ur
der the impression that they would
ADVISE against quarantine regulations.
in their cities, feeling sure that the
situation here would not justify it.. 3, At
! anv rate it was understood that no
action would be taken Till the mayor
and party CT citizens could go to PAD
rcah and talk mattora over Ihe
MAYOR had a long talk With the Padd-
cah authorities Sunday evening,
Iurging them to postpone action for II
hours until he and party Of citizens
lfrom here could come to PaIucah AMI
satisfy the authorities there that
quarantine was absolutely uncalled
tcr. but the Paducah people would
listen to no suggestion of delay, say
ing. you may come if you will, but the
quarantine goes into effect at
o'clock tomorrow morning
Accordingly. the Pasncah. train yes.
lterday forenoon brought Officer Ross
of Paducah, armed with copies of a
proclamation, in which the Board OF
Health cf that city declares as fo,-
lows:
Now therefore, be it known that
the Board sf Health of Paducah, Ken
tucky In the exercise or authority
vested in it by law, aud in the dis
charge Of a solemn public duty, hero
by decares and issues its proclama'
ton of quarantine against the City tI
Cairo and Mounds aud Mound CITY
Illinois. and each of the inhabitants
thereof and establishes the low water
mark on the Illinois shore as the
boundary line Of quarantine, ana !
hereby forbids any person from these
| poipts to pass such quarantine line,
or TO enter the state of Kentucky IN
any other way. who does not procure
and exhibit before doing 50 a certih-
cate from some duly authorized health
official of Cairo, Mounds or Mound
city Illinois, or Ballard, McCracken
Icoupty in Kentucky: that such persoa
lhas been successfully vaccinatcd, or
is otherwise imune from small poX,
land has not been exposed 10 any con
tagious disease within the last two
weeks. and it forbids any railroad
lhridgo. electric or other transporta.
ltinn company. or any steamboat Ter
nv beat or other public or private
lcraft or conveyance or any company
Ior individual owning. operating. man
Laying or controlling the same, or an'
one of them to bring or permit to bf
: brought. as either passenger or en-
ploye. any person from any of thes'
above named places to any point OF
place in Kentucky who does not hol'
the certificate hereinbcfore required
Provided. that this regulation shal
not apply PASSENGERS on through
TRAINS who do not stop over and be
lccmc exposed 10 the infeced disiri'
J.. The municipal and county heal
q and civil officials OF the juris LECTION %
{ Ballard and McCracken counties
= and CITY Of Paducah. are hereby an
y iborized and instructed to enforce tn
t quarantine regulations herein imposed
and such additional regulations a
= they have deemed necessary for tn
E. protection Of their respective juri-
r ldiction. and the health and police an
% lother peace officials Of hese munic
s. lpalitics and counties are hereby mad
lhealth inspectors for the cnforcemen
of these regulations
This proclamation Of quarautia
s shall take effect and bc in force frof
land after 700 a. m February is
a isaa and until officially annullcd b
IS these Boards.
q tsigncdi
u CFas. n Brothers. President.
is u p. sights. Health officer.