Privy Council may order Ves sels herein described to go to certain Places without being liable to Quarantine. In what case Lord Lieutenant, of Ireland to give Directions, by Proclamation, where Vessels shall perform Quarantine, &c. What deemed sufficient Notice of such Orders. Heirs and Successors, in Council, as aforesaid, concerning Quarantine and the Prevention of Infection, and to all the Pains, Penalties, Forfeitures and Punishments contained in this Act, for any Breach or Disobedience thereof, or of any Order or Orders of His Majesty in Council made under the Authority thereof. III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by His or Their Order in Council, or for the Lords or others of His or Their Privy Council, or any Two or more of them, by their Order from time to time, as often as they may see reason to apprehend that the Yellow Fever or other highly infectious Distemper prevails on the Continent of America, or in the West Indies, to require that every Vessel coming from or having touched at any Port or Place on the Continent of America or in the West Indies, shall come to an Anchor at certain Places to be appointed from time to time by the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, (who are hereby authorized to make such Appointment), for the Purpose of having the State of Health of the Crew of such Vessel ascertained before such Vessel shall be permitted to enter the Port whereto she shall be bound, or any other Port of the United Kingdom; but that such Vessel shall not be deemed liable to Quarantine unless it shall be afterwards specially ordered under that Restraint. IV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by his or their Order or Orders, made by the Advice and Consent of His Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland, and notified by Proclamation, to give Directions, where the Urgency of the Case shall require, as to the Place or Places, and as to the Time and Manner in which Ships and Vessels arriving, and Persons, Goods and Merchandizes coming or imported into any Port or Place in Ireland, shall make their Quarantine, in pursuance of the Provisions of this Act; and that until such Ships, Vessels, Persons, Goods and Merchandizes shall have respectively performed and been discharged from such Quarantine, pursuant to the Provisions of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for any such Persons, Goods or Merchandizes, or any of them, to come or be brought on shore, or to go or be put on board any other Ship or Vessel in any Place in Ireland, in such Cases, and by such Licence as shall or may be directed or permitted by any Order or Orders to be made by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by the Advice and Consent of the Privy Council there, and notified as aforesaid; and that all such Ships and Vessels, and the Persons or Goods coming or imported in, or going and being put on board such Ships or Vessels, and all Ships, Vessels, Boats and Persons receiving any Goods or Persons out of the same, and all Persons going on board any such Ship or Vessels, shall be subject to such Orders, Rules and Directions concerning Quarantine and the preventing Infection, as shall be made from time to time by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland in Council, and shall be notified by Proclamation as aforesaid, in pursuance of the Provisions contained in this Act; and that the Publication in the Dublin Gazette of any Order or Orders of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors and Council, made in pursuance pursuance of this Act, shall be deemed and taken to be sufficient Notice to all Persons concerned, of all Matters contained in any such Order or Orders respectively. 6 scribed sub V. And Whereas certain Sorts of Goods and Merchandize are more especially liable to retain Infection, and may be brought from Places infected into other Countries, and from thence imported into the United Kingdom, or the Islands aforesaid;' Be it enacted, That all such Goods and Merchandize as shall be par- Goods and Vesticularly specified for that Purpose in any Order or Orders made sels herein deby His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, in Council, concerning Quarantine and the Prevention of Infection as aforesaid, which Ject to Quashall be brought or imported into any Port or Place in the United Kingdom, or the Islands aforesaid, from any Foreign Country or Place, in any Vessel whatever, and the Vessels in which the same shall be brought, and also all Vessels which shall arrive from any Port or Place whatever, under any alarming or suspicious Circumstances as to Infection, shall be subject and liable to such Regulations and Restrictions as shall be made by such Order or Orders of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, in Council as aforesaid, respecting the same. Privy Council may make such Order as they shall think ne cessary upon Emergencies as herein men VI. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Lords and others of His Majesty's Privy Council, or any Two or more of them, to make such Order as they shall see necessary and expedient upon any unforeseen Emergency, or in any particular Case or Cases, with respect to any Vessel arriving and having any infectious Disease or Distemper on board, or on board of which any infectious Disease or Distemper may have appeared tioned. in the Course of the Voyage, or arriving under any other alarming or suspicious Circumstances as to Infection, although such Vessels shall not have come from any Place from which His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, may have adjudged and declared it probable that the Plague or any such infectious Disease or Distemper may be brought, and also with respect to the Persons, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, and other Articles as aforesaid on board the same; and in case of any infectious Disease or Distemper appearing or breaking out in the United Kingdom, or the Island aforesaid, to make such Orders and give such Direction, in order to cut off all Communication between any Persons infected with any such Disease or Distemper, and the rest of His Majesty's Subjects, as shall appear to the said Lords or others of His Majesty's Privy Council, or any Two or more of them, to be necessary and expedient for that Purpose, and likewise to make such Orders as they shall see fit, for shortening the Time of Quarantine to be performed by particular Vessels, or particular Persons, Goods, Wares, Merchandize or any other Articles, or for absolutely or conditionally releasing them or any of them from Quarantine; and all such Orders so made by the Lords or others of the Privy Council, or any Two or more of them as aforesaid, shall be as good, valid and effectual, to all Intents and Purposes, as well with respect to the Commander, Master or other Person having the Charge of any Vessel, and all other Persons on board the same, as with respect to any other Persons having any Intercourse or Communication with them, and to the Penalties, Forfeitures and Punishments to which they may 6 GEO. IV. respectively A a How far such Regulations for Vessels in which Infection shall appear within or without the Streights of Gibraltar. Penalty. Masters of Ves• Quarantine to dom, or Guern sey, &c. respectively become liable, as any Order or Orders made by His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, by and with the Advice of His or Their Privy Council, concerning Quarantine, notified by Proclamation or published in the London Gazette. VII. And be it further enacted, That if the Plague, or such other infectious Disease or Distemper as aforesaid, shall appear on board any Vessel within or without the Streights of Gibraltar, then the Commander, Master or other Person having the Charge or Command thereof, shall immediately proceed to such Place as His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, by and with the Advice of His or Their Privy Council, shall from time to time direct and appoint; where being arrived, he shall make known his Case to some Officer of the Customs there, who shall with all possible Speed send Intelligence thereof to the Commissioners of the Customs of the Port of London, to the end that such Precautions. may be used to prevent the spreading of the Infection, as the Case shall require; and the said Vessel shall there remain until Directions shall be given thereto by the Lords or others of His Majesty's Privy Council, or any Two or more of them; nor shall and any of the Crew or Passengers on board thereof go on shore; such Master and every other Person on board such Vessel shall obey such Directions as he shall receive from the Lords or others of His Majesty's Privy Council, or any Two or more of them as aforesaid; and the said Commander, Master or any other Person on board such Vessel as aforesaid, who shall not act conformably to the Provisions and Regulations herein directed, or shall act in Disobedience to such Directions as shall be received on board such Vessel from the Lords or others of the Privy Council, or any Two or more of them as aforesaid, shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. VIII. And be it further enacted, That every Commander, Master or other Person having the Charge of any Vessel liable to the Performance of Quarantine, shall be and is hereby required, at all Times, when such Vessel shall meet with any other Vessel at Sea, or shall be within Two Leagues of the Coast of the United Kingdom, or the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man, to hoist a Signal to denote that his Vessel is liable to the Performance of Quarantine, which Signal shall in the Day Time, if the said Vessel shall have a Clean Bill of Health, a large Yellow Flag, of Six Breadths of Bunting, at the Maintop Masthead, and if such Vessel shall not have a Clean Bill of Health, then a like Yellow Flag, with a circular Mark or Ball, entirely Black in the Middle thereof, whose Diameter shall be equal to Two Breadths of Bunting; and in the Night Time the Signal shall in both Cases be a large Signal Lanthorn with a Light therein (such as is commonly used on board His Majesty's Ships of War), at the same Masthead; and such Commander, Master or other Person shall keep such Signals respectively, as the Case shall be, hoisted during such Time as the said Vessel shall continue within Sight of such other Vessel, or within Two Leagues of the said Coasts or Islands, and while so in Sight, or within such Distance, until such Vessel so liable to Quarantine as aforesaid shall have arrived at the Port or Place where it is to perform Quarantine, and until it shall have been legally discharged from the Performance thereof; on Failure whereof whereof such Commander, Master or other Person having Charge IX. And be it further enacted, That every Commander, Master Masters of Vesor other Person having the Charge of any Vessel on board where- sels to hoist of the Plague or other infectious Disease or Distemper highly certain Signals dangerous to the Health of His Majesty's Subjects shall actually when Plague or infectious be, shall be and is hereby required at all Times when such Vessel Disease on shall meet with any other Vessel at Sea, or shall be within Two board. Leagues of the Coast of the United Kingdom, or the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark or Man, to hoist a Signal to denote that his Vessel has the Plague or other infectious Disease or Distemper highly dangerous to the Health of His Majesty's Subjects actually on board thereof, which Signal shall be in the Day Time a Flag of Yellow and Black, borne Quarterly, of Eight Breadths of Bunting, at the Maintop Masthead; and in the Night Time the Signal shall be Two large Signal Lanthorns, such as are commonly used on board of His Majesty's Ships of War, one over the other, at the same Masthead; and such Commander, Master or other Person shall keep such Signal hoisted during such Time as the said Vessel so having the Plague or such other infectious Disease or Distemper as aforesaid on board thereof, shall continue within Sight of such other Vessel, or within Two Leagues of the Coasts or Islands aforesaid, while so in Sight or within such Distance, until such Vessel so having the Plague or such other infectious Disease or Distemper as aforesaid on board thereof, shall have arrived at the Port or Place where it is to perform Quarantine, and until it shall have been legally discharged from the Performance thereof; on Failure thereof such Commander, Master Penalty. or other Person having Charge of such Vessel shall forfeit and pay for every such Offence the Sum of One hundred Pounds. X. And be it further enacted, That if any Commander, Master, or other Person having the Charge or Command of any Vessel, and knowing that the same is not liable to the Performance of Quarantine, shall hoist such Signal as aforesaid, or either of them, by Day or Night respectively, such Commander or other Person Penalty. as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Fifty Pounds. Persons hoisting Signals when not liable, Masters of Vessels, on Arrival, Account of to give to Pilots Places at which they shall have loaded and XI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the First Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, as to all Vessels arriving from any Places beyond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn in South America, and after the First Day of August One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, as to all vessels arriving from any Parts of Africa or America not beyond those Capes, and from the West Indies and Mediterranean, and from touched. and after the First Day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, as to all Vessels arriving from any other Places, every Commander, Master or other Person having the Charge of any Vessel coming from Foreign Parts, shall give to the Pilot who shall go on board such Vessel a written Paper, containing a true Account of the Names of the Place and Country at which such Vessel shall have loaded, and also of all the Places at which any such Vessel shall have touched on the Homeward Voyage, on pain Penalty. of forfeiting the Sum of One hundred Pounds for any Neglect or Refusal A a 2 Refusal to give such Paper, or for any false Representation or XII. And be it further enacted, That every Commander, Master XIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Pilot being on · XIV. And |