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Deatli onboard.

Duties cf ship-masters.

Quarantine.

FRENCH QUARANTINE LAWS.

In case of death on board from any infectious disease, alleffects used by the deceased, while sick, and that might com-municate the infection, must be burned and destroyed, ifthe vessel be at anchor, and if under way, must be thrownoverboard with due precautions against their floating.Also, all other effects of the deceased, or of persons thatmay have been attacked by the malady without succumb-ing, shall be fumigated, towed overboard, or subjected tosome other efficient mode of disinfection.

On all ship masters are imposed the foliowing duties:to prevent all communication, on entering port, previousto being admitted to free pratique; to conform to all rulesand orders of the sanitary police; to berth their vessels inthe places designated to them; to proceed in person, assoon as requested, to the presence of the sanitary authori-ties, flying a yellow flag in the boat, if quarantined, towarn others not to communicate with them; to furnishthe said authorities with all the ship’s papers, and to an-swer on oath all questions asked, and to give all facts orinformation in their power that may interest the publichealth.

Members of the crews and passengers of vessels may besubjected to the same interrogatories.

Vessels arriving in French ports are liable to be subjectedeither to a rigorous quarantine or to one of observation,both of which will be more or less long and strict accord-ing to the season, the place where such quarantine is per-formed, the objects more or less capable of retaining infec-tion on board, and the length and other circumstances ofthe voyage.

According to the decree of 1822 , vessels with clean billsof health, coming from countries not generally healthy, orthat are known to be temporarily infected, will be subjectedto a quarantine more or less rigorous, and of greater or lessduration, according to circumstances.

Before being admitted to free pratique, vessels comingfrom healthy countries, with clean bills of health, mustsubmit to the customary visits and interrogatories, and anexamination of their bills of health. Accidents or commu-nications of a suspicious character, will delay their beingadmitted to free pratique.

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