Rhode Island General Laws 23-9-17. Confinement or removal of persons on board
The city or town council of the city or town where a vessel as described in this chapter arrives shall confine on board that vessel, or send to some hospital or other suitable place, all persons who came in that vessel, for a convenient time, until those of them that have, or are likely to have, the smallpox or other infectious or contagious distemper are perfectly recovered and cleansed from that distemper, or have passed a suitable quarantine, and also all persons who have gone on board that vessel without license, at the charge and expense of those persons respectively.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 94, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 110, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 154, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 256, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 23-9-17; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 40.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-9-17
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9