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and obtain a passport binding him to present himself daily for inspec-
tion for the next ten days before the officer named in the passport, and
he shall be bound so to present himself. On the expiry of ten days, the
passport-holder shall deliver up his passport to the inspecting officer for
transmission to the President, Municipal Commission, Madras. In case
he has to leave M adras City within the aforesaid period of ten days, he
shall forthwith give intimation to the inspecting officer, who shall
report the fact to the local authority * of the new place of residence,
and enter in the passport the name of the officer before whom the
passenger must present himself at the new place of residence, and the
passenger shall be bound to present himself accordingly.
Provided that, when it appears desirable, the President, Municipal
Commission, Madras, or the Health officer may, by endorsement on the
passport, exempt any person from personal attendance and permit him
to be inspected at his residence.
In the case of minors and incapacitated persons, the obligation to
take out passports for them, to present them for daily inspection,
to report truly their names and addresses, to intimate any changes in
their residence, and to comply otherwise with the requirements of this
Regulation shall vest in their legal guardians or persons in whose
charge they travel or who receive them at the railway station of
destination.
N.B.-Any person disobeying or evading the above or any other Plague
Regulation or any order made in pursuance thereof renders himself liable
to prosecution for an offence punishable under section 188 of the Indian
Penal Code, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to six months or fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000 or both.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFICER APPOINTED TO CONDUCT THE TEN DAYS'
INSPECTION.
1. The officer shall daily inspect the passenger and initial the
original passport in token of the inspection.
2. He shall daily ascertain from the passenger whether there is any
sickness or death in the house in which he is or has been residing. If
the passenger is found to exhibit any symptoms of plague, or if any
sickness or death is reported in his house, or if the passenger does not
appear for examination on any day, the fact should be immediately
reported to the President or the Health officer of the municipality.
3. If the passenger intimates or it is otherwise known that he
desires to leave Madras within the period of ten days, the particulars of
his future residence should be obtained and the fact communicated with-
out delay to the local authority of the place of the new residence. The
officer before whom the passenger must present himself for inspection at
the new place of residence should be entered in the passport. Intima-
tion of departure to any railway station in the Province of Mysore should
be telegraphed to the-
* Vide Mufassal Regulation 17 (i), published in the Fort St. George Gazette, dated
April 11, 1899, Part I-A, page 139.