452 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 114. 1893. · napecuon, em., on the voyage; and all such other rules and regulations as shall be ob- ‘"“"°‘ served in the inspection of the same on the arrival thereof at any quarantine station at the port of destination, and for the disinfection and isolation of the same, and the treatment of cargo and persons on board, so as to prevent the introduction of cholera, yellow fever, or other con- Jgmging tagious or infectious diseases; and it shall not be lawful for any vessel iicefs emaema. to enter said port to discharge its cargo, or land its passengers, except ’upon a certificate of the health officer at such quarantine station certifying that said rule and regulations have in all respects been observed and complied with, as well on his part as on the part of the said vessel and its master, in respect to the same and to its cargo, passengers, and Ddivcry ¤f PUPYU crew; and the master of every such vessel shall produce and deliver to
- °°”°°°"'° °m°°" the collector of customs at said port of entry, together with the other
papers of the vessel, the said bills of health required to be obtained at the port of departure and the certificate herein required to be obtained from the health officer at the port of entry; and that the bills of health herein prescribed shall be considered as part of the ship’s papers, and when duly certified to by the proper consular or other officer of the United States, over his official signature and seal, shall be accepted as evidence . of the statements therein contained in any court of the United States. ”f;‘gj*g;;rf·§fl'::·r$ Sec. 6. That on the arrival of an infected vessel at any port not proum mmm. q vided with proper facilities for treatment of the same, the Secretary of the Treasury may remand said vessel, at its own expense, to the nearest national or other quarantine station, where accommodations and appliances are provided for the necessary disinfection and treatment myw e"" of the vessel, passengers, and cargo; and after treatment of any in- ` fected vessel at a national quarantine station, and after certificate shall have been given by the United States quarantine officer at said sta- · tion that the vessel, cargo, and passengers are each and all free from infectious disease, or danger of conveying the same, said vessel shall be admitted to entry to any port of the United States named within J··¤¤| 4¤¤¤¤¤·- the certificate. But at any ports where sufficient quarantine provision has been made by State or local authorities the Secretary of the Treas- ` ury may direct vessels bound for said ports to undergo quarantine at said State or local station S¤¤r¤¤:l¤':1¤¤fi¤·g¤¤i— Sec. 7. That whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the mr President that by reason of the existence of cholera or other infectious ¤*¤¤¤••- or contagious diseases in a foreign country there is serious danger of the introduction of the same into the United States, and that notwith- . standing the quarantine defense this danger is so increased by the introduction of persons or property from such country that a suspension of the right to introduce the same is demanded in the interest of the public health, the President shall have power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property from such countries or places as he shall designate and for such period of time as he may deem necessary. “Q<;¤pg::g•{,{;>{{mng,’ Sec. 8. That whenever the proper authorities of a State shall surrenewAer to the United States the use of the buildings and disinfecting apparatus at a State quarantine station, the Secretary of the Treasury shall be authorized to receive them and to pay a reasonable compensation to the State for their use, it, in his opinion, they are necessary to the United States. h Nmiqrmi iing of Sec. 9. That the act entitled “Au act to prevent the introduction of °°’ ‘ infectious or contagious diseases into the United States, and to estab- "°'· '¥°· 1****- lish a national board of health," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. And the r§>i¤i•¤¤i¢i¤¤ vf rrvr- Secretary of the Treasury is directed to obtain possession of any prop- " "‘ erty, furniture, books, paper, or records belonging to the United States which are not in the possession of an officer of the United States under the Treasury Department which were formerly in the use of the National Board of Health or any officer or employee thereof Approved, February 15, 1693.
