VIII. And be it further enacted, That every practitioner of physic in the said city, shall whenever called on for that purpose, by the mayor, or in his absence by the recorder, give his opinion in writing as to the existence of any infectious or contagious disease in the said city; and that the said mayor may, when thereunto required, if such opinion will in his opinion warrant it, deliver certificates under his seal of office, to masters of vessels sailing from the said city, stating the general health of the said city,

XII. And be it further enacted, That whenever any putrid or unsound beef, pork, fish, hides or skins of any kind shall be found within the said city, it shall be lawful for the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, or any one of the inspectors of those articles or any of them, or any person or persons acting under them, or any of them, to cause the same to be destroyed, by starting it or casting them into the stream of either of the said rivers, below low water mark, and at a suitable distance from the shore, or in such other manner as the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty, shall from time to time direct.

XIII. And be it further enacted, That cotton in bales, which is the produce of North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia, shall and may be brought into the city of New-York at all times. Provided nevertheless, That the commissioners of the Health-office shall be and they are hereby authorised to order and direct all such cotton as may be brought to said city between the first day of June and the first day of November, to be landed

and stored in such part of the city as will in their judgment be least injurious to health, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

XVIII. And be it further enacted, That if any ] person shall be sued for any thing done in pursu

ance of this act, it shall be lawful for such person to plead the general issue, and to give this act and the special matter in evidence.

XIX. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be considered as a public act, and be liberally expounded and construed to advance the ends thereof, and enable the said mayor, aldermen and commonalty to promote the health and improve the police of the said city.

An ACT Supplementary to an Act, entitled " An act to provide against infectious and pestilential Diseases."

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E it enacted by the People of the State New-York, represented in Senate and Ašsembly, That every vessel arriving at the quarantine ground between the first day of June and the first day of October, in any one year, from a place where a malignant or pestilential fever prevailed at the time of her departure from such place, or if during her voyage any person has died or been sick on board with such fever, shall not be permitted within the period aforesaid to approach nearer to the city of New-York than the said quarantine ground, except such vessel be bound to

a place eastward of the said city and beyond the state, when in such case she may be permitted to proceed onward through the sound without com. ing to anchor near the said city, or holding any intercourse with it; and that no person arriving in such or any other vessel at the quarantine ground shall proceed to the city of New-York, nor shall any part of the cargoes of such vessels be conveyed to the city of New-York, without a permit. in writing from the health-officer; and that any master or commander of a vessel, passenger or seaman, or any other person offending in the premises, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall for each offence be fined in a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, to be applied to the use ofthe marine hospital, or be imprisoned for a time not exceeding three years, by any court having cognizance thereof.

II. And be it further enacted, That no ships or vessels which shall arrive in the port of NewYork, from any place in the West-Indies, in South-America, in the United States southward of Savannah in Georgia, in the river Mississippi, in the Mediterranean, in Africa, or the islands thereof, or in Asia, (except in Canton and Calcutta) or the islands thereof, between the first day of June and the first day of October, in any one year, shall within that period, and after having been examined and permitted to proceed by the healthofficer, approach within three hundred yards of that part of the island of New-York which lies southward of a line drawn from the house owned and occupied by William Bayard on the North

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river, and Stuyvesant's dock upon the East river: But nevertheless, if such ships or vessels coming at anchor within three hundred yards of the said city of New-York, the owner or consignees of such vessel choosing to discharge the whole or any part of said cargo, if such part of her cargo be proper and sound, the same may be unloaded or discharged by boats or lighters subject to the regu. Ilations of the commissioners of the health-office, and the said vessel or vessels being unloaded of her or their cargoes, shall then be under the order and regulations of the office aforesaid, as it itres pects appointing proper places for cleansing and repairing; and that every master, commander, owner or consignee of a vessel concerned in violating this direction, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be subject to the same pains, penalties and fines, to bę imposed and applied as aforesaid.

III. And be it further enacted, That no salted provisions shall be packed or repacked at any season of the year, in that part of the city of NewYork lying to the southward of a line drawn from the outlet of Lispenard's meadow, and thence following the course of the canal until it interects Grand-street, and thence through Grand-street to where it intersects Ferry-street, then down Ferrystreet to the East-river; and that from the first day of May to the first day of October, in any one year, no salted or pickled beef, or fish in barrels or half barrels, except smoaked beef and fish, shall be deposited within the above limits, except such as shall be exposed for sale by butchers in the

public markets, or shall be kept by the heads of families for the use of their respective families; and that every person offending in the premises shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for each of. fence in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a time not exceeding six months, by any court having cognizance thereof.

IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the comptroller to issue his warrant on the treasurer in favor of the commissioners of the health-office for two thousand five hundred dollars, for which sum the said commissioners of the health-office shall be accountable, and render to the comptroller accounts and sufficient vouchers for the expenditure thereof, to be applied by them to satisfy all demands which have occured against them for the last year, and to cause to be made such repairs and improvements as may be necessary in the wharves, fences and buildings, at the quarantine ground.

V. And be it further enacted, That all cotton in bales which is the produce of any part of the United States, or the territories thereunto belonging, shall and may be brought into that part of the city of New-York north of a line commencing at the outlet of Lispenard's meadow, and thence in a line to Ferry-street, at or near Corlear's hook, on the East river, between the first day of June and the first day of November, in any one year, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.