25 U.S.C. § 198 — Contagious and infectious diseases; quarantine
submitted 112 years ago by ch. 222 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 103 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior can isolate an Indian who has tuberculosis, trachoma, or another contagious disease. This happens only if isolation protects that person's health or other people's health. The person must obey the Secretary's rules during quarantine.
Whenever the Secretary* of the Interior shall find any Indian afflicted with tuberculosis, trachoma, or other contagious or infectious diseases, he may, if in his judgment the health of the afflicted Indian or that of other persons require it, isolate or quarantine such afflicted Indian in a hospital or other place for treatment. The Secretary of the Interior may employ such means as may be necessary in the isolation, or quarantine, of such Indian, and it shall be the duty of such Indian so afflicted to obey any order or regulation made by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out this provision.
Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222, § 1, 38 Stat. 584.)
- 1914Enacted · Act of Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222 · 38 Stat. 584
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 222 on 1914-08-01.
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