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CAP. VIII.

An ACT to amend an Act, intituled "An Act to prevent the importation or spreading of Infectious Distempers within this Province."

Passed the 21st March, 1822.

Preamble.

39 G. 3, C. 8.

 
WHEREAS the provisions of an Act made and passed in the thirty-ninth year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to prevent the importaion or spreading of Infectious Distempers within this Province," have not been found effefctual;

No person belonging to or coming in any Vessel having on board pestilential or contagious distempers to land within any County without permission.

 

 
Penalty, recovery and application.

 

 
I.   Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, no Master, Mariner or Passenger whatsoever, belonging to, or coming in any vessel having on board the yellow fever, putrid bilious fever, or other pestilential or contagious distemper, shall land within the limits of any County in this Province, without permission first had and obtained in writing, under the hand and seal of one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for such County; and if any Person shall land from such vessel without such permission first had and obtained, the Master of such vessel, and every Person so landing, shall severally forfeit the sum of ten pounds, to be recovered before any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County where such offence shall be committed, on the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, by any person who shall prosecute for the same, and shall be divided, one moiety to the person who shall so prosecute for the same, the other moiety to the use of the County.

Justices in Sessions to appoint Health Officers, who shall be sworn.

 

 

 
II.   And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace for the several Counties in this Province where it may be deemed necessary, shall and may, at the time of making the annual appointment of Parish Officers, appoint so many fit and proper persons as may be deemed necessary, to act as Health Officers within such County, which Officer shall be duly sworn faithfully and diligently to carry this Act, and also the one to which this is an amendment, and every matter and thing therein contained, into effect; and such Officer and Officers shall have full power and authority to execute all and every matter and thing needful and necessary to be done, touching and concerning the performing of quarantine, and the carrying the several provisions contained in this Act, and the one to which this is an amendment, into full force and effect.

Not to extend to Saint John.

 
III.   And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not extend, or be construed to extend, to the City of Saint John.

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C. 8. Anno III. Geo. IV.   A. D. 1822.


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