QUARANTINE. 



diatelv on their arrival, or from having '"*^'-c°>"-f^, ^^''^^ 

 other'ftips, or ^vkh the ft,ore or by breaking bulk and 

 fending goods into the common ftock of the country. To 

 his endf the law has impofed the neceffity of the mailers 

 of fhips liable to quarantine (hewmg proper fignals by day 

 and night, by wlucl> the quarantme officer and others are 

 apprized of their nrnval ; and to prevent any abufe herem, 

 for the purpoie of covering any fmugghng tranfaftions, 

 perfons exhibiting them, when not liable to quarantine, 

 are liable to 200/. penalty by 45 Geo. III. c. 10. fe£t. 15. 

 And as perfons, efpecially paffengers, may innocently 

 render themfelves liable to thofe penalties, as well as thole 

 ftatutes which affed their lives, it is neceffary they (hould 

 be fet out for their information. The feverity that has 

 been annexed to the violation of the quarantine regulations is 

 a fufficient proof how irkfome the conftraint is, and how 

 regardlefs perfons are to the general fafety of others, for 

 nothino- (hort of impofmg the penalty of death, on a vio- 

 lation of fomc of the enaftments, has been found fufficient 

 to impofe refpeft to the law on this fubjeft. 



By 45 Geo. III. c. 10. feft. 14. fhips fubjeft to qua- 

 rantine are required at all times, when they meet any other 

 (hip r.t fea, or (hall be within four leagues of the Britiih 

 or Iridi coafts, or the idands of Guernfey, .Terfey, Alder- 

 ney, Sark, or Man, to have a iignal hoifted, to denote 

 that they are fo liable, which they are to keep hoiiled fo 

 long as they remain in fight of fuch (hip, or are within fuch 

 limits of the coail, until they (hall have arrived at their 

 quarantine port, and been legally difcharged. The fignals 

 are to be, by day, a large yellow flag at the mall -head ; 

 for which purpofe, every" (hip leaving Great Britain for the 

 Mediterranean, or Weft Barbary, or any place fufpefted or 

 liable to have the plague, &c. (hall be provided with one or 

 more quarantine fignal-flags and lanthorns, and proper mate- 

 rials and inttruments for fumigation and iminerfion, and (hall 

 keep them, on board, to be ufed upon the (hip's return 

 (Order, feft. 45.) ; and if coming without clean bills of 

 health, then with the addition of a large black fpot in the 

 centre : and by night a lanthorn with a light therein, alfo 

 at the mart -head ; on failure whereof, the mafter is fubjeft 

 to a penalty of 200/. (45 Geo. III. c. 10. feft. 14.) Ships 

 actually having the plague on board are to hoiil a fignal 

 flag of yellow and black, borne quarterly, of eight breadths 

 of bunting at the main-topmall-head ; and in the night two 

 lanthorns, one over the other, to be kept up when in fight 

 of any other (hip, or within four leagues of the coafts or 

 ifiands, and until arrived at the proper quarantine port, and 

 legally difcharged from quarantine, upon penalty of 200/. 

 46 Geo. III. C.98. fed. I. 



Mafters of (liips are alfo further required by feft. 16. of 

 the aft of the 45 Geo. III. to give the pilot who (hall go 

 on board a written paper containing a true account of the 

 places at which they have touched or loaded on the home- 

 ward voyage, and any negleft or refufal, or any falfe re- 

 prefentation, or wilful omiffion therein, fubjefts them to the 

 penalty of 200/. And by the 46 Geo. III. c. 98. feft. 2. 

 mafters of fhips that are not liable to quarantine in refpeft 

 of tlie place from whence they come, are alfo to give a true 

 account of all the different articles of their cargoes, under 

 the penalty of 200/. And if by proclamation or order in 

 council, (hips are liable, as coming from any place mentioned 

 m any order in council, or by reafon of bringing any goods 

 mentioned in fuch order, the pilot is to give the mafter 

 notice of being liable, fo that he may hoift the proper 

 Cgnal, under the penalties of 50/. and 100/. by the 

 45 Geo. III. c. 10. f. 16. and 46 Geo. III. c. 98. f. 2. 

 Pilots, Tiot condufting (hips to the proper places, (except 



prevented by ftrefs of weather, adverfe wands, or other 

 accidents,) to forfeit 100/. (45 Geo. III. c. 10. f. 17.) ; 

 and not requiring fuch paper, 100/. by 46 Geo. III. c. 98. 

 f. 2. _ 



Mafters knowing any place from which they came, or 

 at which they touched, to be infefted with the plague, or 

 any infeftious difeafe, or ha^-ing any perfon on board infefted 

 with it, and who ftiall rcfufe or negleft to difclofe the fame 

 when examined by the fuperintendent of quarantine, or 

 officer of cuftoms, and omitting to hoift the proper fignals, 

 (hall be guilty of felony, and fuffer death. 45 Geo. III. 

 c. 10. f. 19. 



Mafters of vefTels ordered to perform quarantine are to 

 deliver to the officer of cuftoms, or quarantine fuper- 

 intendent at the quarantine ftation, (and which they are 

 required to demand,) their bills of health, manifeft, log- 

 book, and journal, under penalty of 100/. 45 Geo. III. 

 c. 10. f. 20. 



Mafters of fhips liable to quarantine, although the 

 plague, &c. fhaU not have then appeared, who (hall quit 

 the ftiip, or fuffer any feaman or paffenger to quit the fame, 

 till they have performed quarantine, (unlefs by licence or 

 order in council,) (hall forfeit 500/. And if any perfon 

 coming in, (or any pilot or other perfon who may go on 

 board, whether before or after her arrival at any port in 

 Great Britain,) (hall afterwards quit her before (he fhall be 

 regularly difcharged, all perfons (by neceffary force) may 

 compel fuch perfon to return on board ; and every perfon 

 fo quitting fuch (liip (hall forfeit 200/. and be imprifoned 

 fix months. 45 G>:o. III. c. 10. f. 21. 



Such of the paffengers and crew of fiiips not furnifhed with 

 clean bills of healtii as may be defirous of performing quaran- 

 tine in a feparate velfel, (to be hired at their own expence,) 

 may, if the fuperintendent and medical affiftant fee no objec- 

 tion thereto, do fo, and may quit the (hip before the hatches 

 are opened and go on board fuch (hip, (a guardian being 

 there placed at their expence) for thirty days (Order, 

 feft. 28.) ; but their baggage, apparel, and books, for 

 which they have not immediate occafion, fhall be fent to a 

 floating lazaret to be aired, and before any paffengers or 

 crew (hall be difcharged, they, their clothes, and effefts, 

 (hall be fumigated (Order, feft. 31.) ; but paffengers and 

 the crews continuing on board the (hip in which they arrived 

 are to remain under quarantine till the (hip be difcharged. 

 Order, feft. 28. 



Pilots may quit the (hip and be removed to the hofpital 

 fhip, after the quarantine guardians are placed on board, 

 provided they come from fhips having no fufpicious ficknefs 

 on board ; but if otherwife, they are to be fent to the peft- 

 houfe, or other place appointed for perfons fo affefted, 

 and they are to continue under quarantine until the pro- 

 bationary airing of the goods is fini(hed, when, if they con- 

 tinue well, they are to be fumigated and difcharged. But 

 fuch pilots are not to have communication with any other 

 perfon, except under the regulations ufual in like cafes. 

 Order, feft. 37. 



If any peftilential accident occurs among the (hip's crew 

 or paffengers during the probationary airing, (at whatever 

 ftage it may happen,) the quarantine of the crew, pa(ren- 

 gers, and pilot, (if any (hall have been on board,) and the 

 goods, is to recommence, and the fick are to be fent to the 

 hofpital, or peft, or place provided for perfons fo afflifted, 

 the external guard to be doubled, and notice immediately 

 given to the privy council. Order, feft. 29. 



If any perfon falls ill, and a medical man is on board, he 

 (hall confer with the medical man who comes alongfide, the 

 latter keeping ten feet to v\'indward ; but if no medical 



man 



