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departure and of the vessel at the time of departure, andof the passengers and crew.

If a vessel touch at any intermediate port between the visa,ports of departure and destination, the bill of health mustbe vised there, and a statement added respecting the sani-tary condition of that place and of the vessel. In case ofremaining over five days after the delivery or visa of thebill of health, whether in the port of departure or in anyintermediate port, a new visa becomes necessary.

In the ports of France the bills of health are furnishedby the sanitary authorities.

Although a bill of health is required of vessels coming nm or health

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from any port in the world, it is the custom not alwaysto exact one of those coming from countries usually healthy.

The custom is sanctioned by the peculiar wording of Art. 4,of the decree of December 24, 1850, which reads: “Anyvessel unprovided with a bill of health, which, by reason ofits port of departure, should have one, shall be kept apart foran examination into her sanitary condition, and, besides themeasures to which she may be subjected to that end, maybe compelled to perform a quarantine of observation forthree to five days.”

Vessels whose bills of health may have erasures, addi-. A 146 ™* 101 ! 8 , *"tions, or other alterations of a suspicious character, aresubject to special supervision, and to such measures as maybe deemed necessary, without prejudice to the prosecutionof the captain or master, and, independently of them, ofthe authors of the said alterations.

It is forbidden to captains of vessels bound to French ports: 1. To part with their bill of health before reachingtheir port of destination. 2. To have on board any bill ofhealth other than the one given in the port of departure.

3. To embark on board their vessels any stranger, sailor,or other person appearing to have any infectious disease.

The health-officer of a vessel, or, in his absence, the cap- Note of sict-tain, must make note in the logof all cases of illness that may ness m 8hip 8 log "occur on board. The decree of August, 1822, also exacted anote of the symptoms of the malady, and although that of1850 did not renew that requirement, it is generally de-manded whenever there is a medical officer attached to thvessel.

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