Section 6

Section 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every ship or vessel coming from the Mediterranean, shall be subject to a strict examination, under similar regulations and penalties, as are provided in the fourth section of this act, and if it appears that the said ship or vessel came from any place where the plague existed at the time of her departure, or has spoken with any vessel on board of which any person was affected with the plague, or if any person is affected with the said disease on his arrival at the Lazaretto, or has been affected during the voyage, the said vessel shall not be suffered to proceed to the city; the cargo and baggage shall be unloaded and thoroughly cleansed and purified, and no part shall be suffered to enter the city without the permission of the board of health first obtained, and the crew and passengers shall perform a quarantine of not less than twenty days nor more than forty, at the discretion of the board of health: Provided nevertheless, That such ship or vessel, after she shall have been thoroughly cleansed and purified, may be allowed to take in freight at the Lazaretto, by means of lighters, and proceed to sea.