Mississippi § 97-27-13 - Contagious diseases; smallpox patient not to go abroad.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-27-13 — Contagious diseases; smallpox patient not to go abroad., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-27-13. Contagious diseases; smallpox patient not to go abroad.
A person having recently had the smallpox shall not, until after having obtained a certificate of the attending physician, and of his person qualified to give such certificate, of his recovery, or other being perfectly clean in his person and clothes, remove from the place where he shall have had the smallpox, to go abroad in the company of other persons who have not had the disease, or go into any public road or highway where travelers usually pass, without retiring out of the same or giving notice on the approach of any passenger, or go into any public place, or into any railroad car or coach, or upon any steamboat, under the penalty of one hundred dollars fine, or thirty days imprisonment in the county jail, or both.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-27-13 ("Contagious diseases; smallpox patient not to go abroad.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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