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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    cannot be secured on board of such vessel; and such con- finement may continue during the quarantine of such per- son, or until he shall be proceeded against in due course of law; and the expense thereof shall-be charged and collected as in the last preceding section. {Same ch. § 21.) whom 'to be § 26. Any person aggrieved by any decision, or order or direction of the Health Officer, may appeal therefrom to the Mayor and Commissioners of Health of the city of New York, who shall constitute a Board of Appeal; the said Board shall have power to affirm, reverse or modify the decision, order or direction appealed from, and the decision of said Board thereon shall be final. (Same ch. § 22.) madea1' how ^27, ^n aPPeal *° the Board of Appeal must be made by serving upon the Health Officer a written notice of such appeal, within twelve hours (Sundays excepted) after the appellant receives notice of the order, decision, or direction complained of. Within twelve hours after the Health Officer receives such notice (Sundays excepted), he shall make a return in writing, including the facts on which his Health oja- order, decision, or direction was founded, to the Mayor, cer's return of facts. wk0 ska]} immediately call a meeting of the Board of Ap- peal, and shall be President of said Board; and said appeal shall be heard and decided within twenty-four hours there- Decision, after (Sundays excepted); and until such decision is made, the order, decision, or direction complained of, except it refer to the detention of a vessel, her cargo or passsengers, at Quarantine, shall be suspended. (Same ch. §23.)