ers to cause form quaran prisonment, at the discretion of the court having cognizance thereof; And morcover, It shall be law- Commissionful for the said commissioners of the health-office, any vessel susto cause any vessel subject to quarantine, which, pected, to perbefore she shall have been so visited, examined tine. and reported as aforesaid, shall be brought to anchor elsewhere in the port of New-York, and all vessels, though not described in this act, or in such order as above mentioned, as vessels subject to quarantine, or having on board a person sick with a disease, which in the judgment of the health-officer there is reason to believe is infectious, or having on board articles suspected of containing infectious matter, whether brought from foreign countries, or generated or accumulated on board, to be removed to and brought to anchor at the anchoring place for vessels at quarantine; and to cause all persons, articles or things And persons which may have been landed, to be seized and ar- board to be rested, and to be returned forthwith on board such landed, vessel, or removed to the said hospital. And it And to appreshall be further lawful for them to cause all persons, who shall come into this state contrary to the prohibitions and regulations in such order or proclamation as aforesaid to be apprehended, and if well to be conveyed out of this state whence they last came, and if sick to be removed to the said hospital. and things on coming into this state contrary to orders. hend persons VI. And be it further enacted, That no vessel Vessels not to snbject to the examination of the health-officer, approach the shall approach the city of New-York beyond the permit, if liaplace assigned for quarantine without a written permit for that purpose from him; and that the ble to exami nation. Penalty for master or commander of every such vessel arriving at the city of New-York, shall within twenty-four hours after such arrival, deliver such permit to one of the commissioners of the health office, resident in the said city; and every master or commander neglecting or refusing to comply with disobedience. either of these directions, shall for every such offence be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined by any court having cognizance thereof in a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a time not exceeding twelve months. How long qua tinue. Duty of pilots touching the premises. VII. And be it further enacted, That quaran rantine to con- tine shall continue for such time as to the healthcommissioners shall seem proper, and no vessel otherwise subject to quarantine shall be exempted therefrom by reason of having previous thereto entered into any of the ports in the United States, unless such vessel shall have remained in such port for fourteen days; and the several branchpilots and their deputies belonging to the port of New-York, shall use their utmost endeavours to hail every vessel coming into the said port from sea, and shall ask and demand of the master or commander of every such vessel, whether he has on board any person or persons labouring under any pestilential or infectious disease, or whether there is on board any cloathing or freight containing pestilential or infectious matter, and whether the sickness, if any, broke out on board or existed amongst the inhabitants of the port from whence the vessel last sailed, and on being answered in the affirmative to any of the said questions, shall A ters of vessels. immediately give notice to the master or com→ mander of such vessel, that he subject his vessel, crew, passengers and cargo to quarantine, and shall forbid them to proceed further than the an chorage assigned for quarantine, and shall direct him to anchor his vessel there, and, to remain there until he shall receive further directions from the commissioners of the health office, or in their default from the governor of this state, or in his absence from the mayor or recorder of the aforesaid city; and all such commanders of vessels are Duty of masstrictly forbid from putting on shore any person who belonged to or performed the voyage in such vessel, and from unloading or putting on board of any other boat or vessel any person or persons, cloathing, goods, merchandize or freight from or out of his vessel, until direction to that effect shall be given him pursuant to this act; and every Penalty on master or commander of any vessel who shall them for degive false information relative to the condition of of orders of his vessel, crew, passengers, freight or cargo, when hailed by any pilot, or shall notwithstanding being forbid by such pilot bring his vessel nearer the city than the ground assigned for quarantine, or land any passenger, or unlade any of his cargo, shall be considered as guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined by the court having cognizance of the same in the sum of two hundred dollars for each offence; and every passenger or any other person on board such vessel departing therefrom or unlading any of the cargo thereof, without leave first obtained from the commissioners aforesaid, shall be considered as guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punishable, if B ceit or breach pilots. Penalty on pi convicted, in like manner as the master and commander last mentioned. VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall lots for breach be the duty of every pilot who conducts a vessel of duty herein. into the port of New-York, to take care that no violations of this act are committed by any person on board, and if any such are committed, and not reported by such pilot to the health-officer as soon as may be, such pilot shall be considered as guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars; And further, That it shall be the duty of every such pilot, to deliver such printed extracts from this act as shali be entrusted to him by the health-officer for that purpose, to every master of a vessel piloted by him into the port of New-York, and that every pilot for neglecting or refusing so to do, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as last aforesaid. Health-officer authorised to IX. And be it further enacted, That it shall be search vessels. lawful for the health-officer, and he is hereby authorised and required without delay, to enter on board of every vessel coming into the port of NewYork under the circumstances aforesaid, and there to make strict search, examination and inquiry as to the health of the officers, seamen and passengers, and into the state and condition of the vessel, her cargo and contents respectively, and to report his discovery and opinion thereon with all speed to the health-office, for the consideraton of the commissioners of the health-office, and if any person shall oppose or obstruct the structing him. health-officer from performing the duties required of him by this act, he shall be considered as guilty Penalty for ob of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in a sum not exoeeding five hundred dollars. municating quarantine a misdemea X. And be it further enacted, That if any per. Persons comson shall go on board or have any communication with vessels at or dealing with any vessel lying at the quarantine, without perwithout permission first obtained in writing with mit, guilty of the signature of the health-officer, he shall be con- nor. sidered and adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon complaint being made by either of the Offender how commissioners to one of the justices of the peace and punished. apprehended for the city and county of New-York, he shall issue a warrant commanding some proper officer to bring the person so complained of forthwith before him, or some other justice of the peace for the city and county of New-York, and the said justice before whom the said offender shall be brought, shall then and there demand of the said offender, that he or she shall enter into recognizance with sufficient surety in the sum of one hundred dollars, to appear at the next court of general sessions of the peace, to be holden in the city and county of New-York, to answer unto the said complaint, of which offences the said court is hereby authorised and impowered to take cognizance, and to impose such fines as by them shall be thought proper, not exceeding the sum of two hundred dollars; and if such offender upon being brought before the justice shall neglect or refuse to enter into recognizance as aforesaid, the said justice shall commit him to the common goal of the city and county aforesaid, commanding the keeper thereof to receive and keep the said offender in the said gaol, until he shall enter into recognizance as aforesaid, or be discharged by |