Laws and ordinances relative to the preservation of the public health in the city of New York / compiled and annotated by Geo. W. Morton ; published under the authority and by direction of the Mayor and Commissioners of Health.

  • Morton, Geo. W. (George W.)
Date:
1860
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Credit: Laws and ordinances relative to the preservation of the public health in the city of New York / compiled and annotated by Geo. W. Morton ; published under the authority and by direction of the Mayor and Commissioners of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6. To cause all persons under quarantine to be vaccin- Vaccination- ated, when he deems it necessary for the preservation of the public health. 7. To administer oaths and take affidavits in all exami-^ ^mmis- nations prescribed by this act, and in relation to any alleged violation of quarantine law or regulation ; such oaths to have the like validity and effect as oaths adminis- tered by a commissioner of deeds. (Same ch. § 12.) § 16. The Health Officer or the Physician of the Marine fnegrsf™S: Hospital may direct in writing, any constable or other mayHbePar- citizen, to pursue and apprehend any person, not dis-re' charged, who shall elope from Quarantine, or who shall violate any quarantine law or regulation, or who shall obstruct the Health Officer or the Physician of the Marine Hospital in the performance of their duty, and to deliver him to said officer or officers, to be detained at Quarantine until discharged by said officer or officers: but such con- finement shall in no case exceed ten days. It shall be the duty of the constable or other citizen so directed, to obey such directions; and every such person so eloping or vio- lating quarantine laws and regulations, or obstructing the Health Officer, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable with or by fine and imprisonment. (Same ch. § 13.) § 17. The Health Officer of the port of New York shall Health oa- have power, at all times, to call upon any of the police tn] p°lice- force of the district, to a number not exceeding ten, to aid him, upon any necessary emergency, in enforcing the powers and duties conferred upon his office by law, and it shall thereupon become the duty of any such member of the police force, so called upon, to obey him. But such
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