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. . . OVEMBEB -,. · PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONVENTION N *4 1924 2069 Article XXXII. Ships coming from a contaminated rt, which have been Di¤*¤*¤<=*¢d ****1** disinfected and which may have been subjected to sanipttary measures applied  °°°°°mm°°°d in an efficient manner, shall not undergo a second time the same measures upon Vol. as, p. 21lB. their arrival at a new port, provided that no new case shall have appeared since the disinfection was practiced, and that the ships have not touched in the mean- time at an infectedllport. When a ship o y disembarks passengers and their baggage, or the mails without having been in communication with terra Erma, it is not to be considered as having touched at a tport, provided that in the case of yellow fever it has not approached sudicien y near the shore to permit the access of mosquitoes. Article XXXIII. Passengers arriving on an infected ship have the right to C°“*¤°°"°° *° P"` demand of the sanitary authority of t e port a certificate showing the date of °°‘{$K';;5, ,,_ me thgir tredrival and the measures to which they and their baggage have been su gcc. Article XXXIV. Packet boats shall be subjected to special regulations, to P°°*°‘ b°°"~ be established bylmutual agreement between the countries in interest. Article XXX I. Land_quarantines should no longer be established, but the u,;£‘;mP°”'Y dm"' governments reserve the right to establish camps of observation if they should vei.ss, p. 2l(B. be though necessary for the temlporary detention of suspects. This principle does not exclu e the right for each country to close a part of its frontier in case of necessity. Article XXXVIII. It is important that travelers should be submitted to a h§·°:"’°“d '“""“' gluéiveillinge ptr; the part of the personnel of railroads, to determine their con- v.,i_35,p_gm_ ion o ea . · Article xxxxx. Medical mervenseu is umatea to e visit (inspection) with ,,g§¤¤*¤·¤ *¤*·"•¤· the takingof temperature of travelers, and the succor to be given to those actually v5;_ 35. p_ gm, ‘ sick. If his visit is made, it should be combined as muc as possible with the customhouse inspection to the end that travelers may be detained as short a time as possible. Only persons evidently sick should be subjected to a searching medical examination. _ im Article XL. As soon as travelers, coming from an infected locality, shall have arrived at their destination it would be of the greatest utility to submit them to Vol. 35. p. mba. a surveillance which should not exceed ten or ve days, counting from the date of departure, the time depending, upon whether it is a question of plague or cholera. In case of yellow fever t e period should be six days. Article XLI. Governments may reserve to themselves the right to take par- %$i¤¤¤*¤·2¤¢¤· ticular measures in regard to certain classes of persons, notably vagabonds. ‘ 3°· p' m' emigrants andlpersons ravelin or [passing the frontier in bands. Article XL. Coaches intended or the transportationof passengers and mails P¤¤¤¢¤¤’ ¤¤¤ ¤>•¤ should not be retained at frontiers. L uirs`c1. as p. mm. In order to avoid this retention a system of relays ought to be established at ’ frontiers, with transfer of passengers, baggxe and mails. If one of these carri- ages be infected or shall have been occup by. a person suffering from plague, -chlorea or yellow fever, it shall be detached from the train for disinfection at the earliest possible moment. v Article XLIII. Measures concerning the passing of frontiers by the personnel R¤m'°:,¤ md WW of railroads and of the Post Oihce are a matter or agreement of the sanitary °°§°§f§5,‘,_mm_ lglithorities concerned. These measures should be so arranged as not to hinder e service. _ Article XLIV. The regulation of frontier tratlic as well as the adoption of }',;*{¤§,°’**';%· exceptional measures of surveillance should be left to special arrangement ' ’ p` ' between contiguous countries. Article XL. The power rests with governments of countries bordering upon §g°;s'°“*°;·,,.,_ rivers to rxllate by special arrangement the sanitary regime of river routes. ° ’ °‘ Article X. All persons who can prove their immunity to yellow fever, to I`g,¤£'g*°'~ ml the satisfaction of the health authorities, shall be permitted to land at once. ` ’ p' ' Article L.  that in the event_of a difference of interpretation of the $:1*%* $**;*1-% English and texts, the interpretation of the English text shall prevail. ‘ ' ’

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