The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
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public highways, and turn back all
who have prescribed persons num-
bered among their parties.
The department issued the formal
notice of quarantine and the rules
governing 1t yesterday. 1t also took
up the matter of making sanitary all
State public schools in both city and
country. SO that the health of chill
dren may be safeguarded when the
approaching school sessions shall be-
gin. There is strong probability that
many of the schools Will not open
until after all danger Of the spread
Of the disease to this State Is passed.
school Authorities to Aid
state school authorities and the
health authorities will cooperate
closely in the efforts to prevent the
appearance OF the dread disease
among the children OF Virginia All
lines will be tightly drawn by both
departments. A number of confer
ences will be held by the officials of
the schools and health departments
and rules and regulations for the pro-
lection of children win be put into
operation supplementary to those AL
ready drawn and put into effect by
the health board.
Information Is being sent to local
health authorities in all parts of the
state setting out the rules of the quar-
sntine and showing what are penalties
for their violation.
Penalties for violation of the
quarantine arc q fine of not ex-
ceedinx 500 or imprisonment not
exceeding sdx months In Jail, or
both. Those who bring into the
A. ALI ~F H.
tine and those who violate the
quarantine by entering the State
contrary 10 the regulations aro
held Jointly responsible and the
penalty may be indicted upon both.
The full text of the regulations of
the present quarantine which PROFIT
bits the entrance of children under 10
years into Virginia from the States of
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania reads as follows;
REGULATIONS OF QUARANTINE
AGAINST INFANTTLE PARALYSIS
The prevalence of acute anterior
certain parts of the United States
menaces the public health OF the
Commonwealth of Virginia and con-
stitutes an emergency within the
sense of chapter 1Ts Of the acts of
Asse bly,, 1910.
Having considered THIS emergency,
the State Board of Health OF Virginia
hereby issues and promulgates the
following separate orders and rules
for by general rules and regulations,
the same to be effective at and after
1901 A NJ, August IS. 1915. and to
continue in force until amended,
modified suspended or revoked:
Rule I. No steam railway. steam
ship. motor. electric or other trans
portation company or common car
rier and no individual operating any
boat, ferry. motor car, carriage. van.
wagon or any other conveyance Of
any sort shall transport into Virginia
any person suffering from or reason
ably suspected Of suffering from acute
anterior poliomyelitis. or any person
under sixteen years of age who. with
In the two weeks preceding the time
such person seeks to enter Virginia
shall have come directly or indirectly
from the State Of New York. the State
Of Pennsylvania or. the State OF New
full resident Of the State Of Virginia
MUST REMAIN GUARANTEED
FOR PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS
Rule II. Lawful restd ents OF the
state Of Virginia under sixteen years
Of age, temporarily In the state of
New York. tho State Of Pennsylvania
or the state Of New Jersey may return
by direct journey 20 their residence
within the state OF Virginia, sunIess
ralysis; but they shall report within
twelve hours after their arrival 10 the
nearest health officer ana shall re-
main In quarantine under his direc-
ton for two weeks, subject also to
such quarantine as may be imposed
by the local board Of health.
Rule III. No person whom any
railroad, steamship, motor. electric or
other transportation company or COM
operating any boat ferry. motor car.
carriage. van. wagon or any other
conveyance OF any sort Is prohibited
from transporting into Virginia shall
enter the State on foot, by water. or
in any other manner, and any such
person attempting to enter the State
shall be Jointly liable with the COM
pany or individual Transporting such
person, In addition to mourning the
penalties BY law provided in such
cases.
CHARACTER OF CERTIFICATE
TO BE REQUIRED
Rule ~. Every steam railway.
steamship, motor electric or other
transportation company, every COM
mon carrier and every individual
operating any boat. ferry. motor car.
carriage. van. wagon or any other
conveyancs OF any sort by which any
may enter virginia shall exercise due
diligence In seeine that this guar
antine IL ob0eYvnds 10 that end, |
exoey such ccmpaAE EnrF1or ana in-l
6ixt6ual afcFo6nlA, HHn4r 11ne per-
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