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Art. J. All vessels arriving at anv time between the
Lrst day of May, and ihe rirst day of December, from any
Mace in the West Indies, or on the comment ot' America,
between the fifteenth degree of south, and the twenty
fourth of north latitude, snail be subject to a quarantine
of five duvs, even if they do not come within the first or
second article of this section: and if during that period,
any one fall sick of the yellow fever or other infectious
disease, then such vesst:i shall be subject to the quarantine
mentioned in the first article of this section.
Art. 4. All vessels whenever, or from whatever place
arriving, bringing putrid animal or vegetable substances
in sufficient quantities, in the opinion of the health officer,
to create disease, shall be subject to a quarantine of
:en days, alter the said animal or vegetable substances
shall have been destroyed or removed.
Section 2.
Of the duties and obligations of the masters, passenarers, and crews of
vessels, and of pilots in relation to quarantine.
Art. I. Every master of a vessel arriving from sea
bound to Fensacola or St. Augustine, shall cast anchor
opposite the quarantine ground, which shall be designaten
by the board of health, and shall submit to such search
as the health officer shall direct, and his crew shall assist
in unlading, cleansing and purifying such vessel, whenever
i hereon so ordered by the health officer. He, his
officers, crew and passengers, shall, on oath, make true
answers to all such questions put to them, respectively
hv the said health officer, in relation to any of the matters
within the perview of this code, and every person refusing
to answer, shall forfeit one thousand dollars, to the
use of the board of health; and every person knowingly
giving a false answer, when so interrogated on oath, shall
be deemed guilty of perjury, and punished by due course
of law.
Art. 2. No vessel shall proceed to any place above the
quarantine ground, without having the certificate of the
health officer that such vessel has been examined and
suffered to pass, which shall be delivered at the office of
the l>oard of health, within twelve hours after the arrival
of sucli vessel in port, and before the said vessel shall be
suffered to unlade; and the master of any vessel offending
against this article, shall forfeit live hundred dollars; and
the said vessel, together with the passengers, may be sent
down to the quarantine ground, at the discretion of the
board, by warrant, directed to any one of the health
wardens, who shall execute the same.
Art. o. Every vessel which heintr ordered by the health
officer to perform a quarantine, snail depart from the said
1st May, to 1st
Dec troin vhv pon
of'W. indies. &.c.
Vessels bringing
putrid animal he.
&c.
Where vessel's to
anchor.
For search.
Capr'n passengers
&.c. sworn.
Certificate of II.
o nicer.
Masters offending".
Vessels departing
from quarantine