• A bill carrying an emergency clause and giving authority to health officials to enforce a rigid quarantine, close businesses, limit travel, and use any means to protect people’s health is being formulated by the legislature• The need for such a bill was decided upon a while ago at a conference of health officials, who maintain that the bill is essential; Seely notes that the authority of the state health officer is very limited in the old law; Seely: “There was no penalty attached, because of the multiplied amendments. They took the teeth from the law. Rules and regulations could be issued and certain diseases quarantined, but resort to the courts might result adversely to the health officials.”• Mayor Baker said that if a rigid quaranti...