Section 17

Section 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when any vessel shall come up to the city of Philadelphia, or the shore of Southwark or the Northern Liberties, although the said vessel may have obtained a certificate of health from the Lazaretto physician and quarantine master, or the port physician, if the said vessel shall appear to the board of health to be infected with any contagious disorder, dangerous to the community, the said board are hereby authorised to order the said vessel to the Lazaretto, there to undergo the necessary purification, before she will be permitted to return to the city or the shores aforesaid; and the said board are hereby authorised and empowered to remove any vessel or vessels from any part of the city or shore aforesaid, as shall be infected with such disorders as aforesaid, to such convenient distance as they may deem proper, although such vessel may not be infected.