Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-08
CIRCULAR.
Importation OF Foreign CattIe-and His.s.

kREAsURG DBPARTAENT. March :, 1SsS,
Your attention is respectfully directed To the
aneodatory act relating 10 the importation or
foreign Cattle and Hides, copy Of which ;e
appended. In accordance with Its provisions.
/ have determined to suspend its Operations in
regard to importations from countries Other
than those of Europe. as the seattle disease"
does not seem TO be prevalent elsewhere Cus.
tom Officers will take care that no neat cattle
nor hides of neat cattle, coming directly or in
directly from any part Of Europe are landed,
on any pretext whatever. From ana after the
1st day OF May, 1866, Custom Officers will re-
quire that the Consul's Certificate accompany
ing each invoice ofneat cattle. and of the hides OF
neat cattle, excepting those from Canada, shall
state that the ''cattle disease is not, and has
not been recently, prevalent in the country
from which the importation comes, and that
be is satisfied that such importation is free
from disease; and until the 1st of May, and in
the absence of such consular statement on any
invoice arriving after that date, report each
case to this Department, and await its instruc-
hons. Ii will be seen that under this reguia-
ton the importation of Cattle and Hides from
Canada is unrestricted; il beng understood
that the Provincial Authorities there have
ADOPTED measures to prevent their introduce
ton from Europe. III. McCULLoCH,
Secretary of The Treasury.
To Customs Officers and O6icers and Agents of the
United Sfdtes iR Foreign Countries.
AN Act to amend an Act entitled "An Actto
prevent the spread of foreign diseases among
the cattle OF the United States" approved
December eighteenth, eighteen hundred ana
sixty five.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SeHtdires Of the United States Of Aaerfcd IN Con-
9resS assembled, That an Act entitled San Act
10 prevent the spread of foreign diseases among
the cattle of the United States" approved De-
cember eighteenth, eighteen hundred and six
ty-hye, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
BE 1t enacted by The Senate and Horse Of Repre-
SeRtdtjreS ef the United States Of fEerfcG in Con-
greSS dSSent!ed, That the i'm portation of neat
cattle and the hides of neat cattle from
any foreign country into the United States is
hereby prohibited: I'r0rissd. hOtrerer, That the
operation of this Act, or any part thereof shall
be suspended as to any foreign country or
countries, or any parts OF such country or
countries, whenever the Secretary of the Trea-
sury shall officially de'erminp, and give pub
lie notice thereof, that such importation will
not tend TO the Introduction or spread of con-
tagious or infectious diseases among the cattle
OF the United States; and the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized and empower
ed, and ii shall be his duty, to make all neces-
sary orders and regulations 10 carry this law
into effect, or to suspend the same as therein
provided, and to send copies thereofto the pro-
per officers III the United States, and to such
officers agents of the United States in foreign
countries as he shall Judge necessary.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That the Pres
ldent of the United States, whenever in his
Judgment the importation of neat cattle and the
hides OF neat cattle may be made without dan
ger OF the introduction or spread of contagious
or infectious disease among the cattle of the
United States, may, by proclamation, declare
the provisions OF this act TO be imperative. and
the same shall be afterwards inoperative and
Of no effect from and after thirty days from the
date of said proclamation.
See.3 And be IL further enacted, That any per-
son con yicted of a wIllful violation of any of
the PROVISIONS OF this act shall be punished by
fine n6 exceeding five hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by
both snch fine and Imprisonment, in the dis
cretion of the cOurt
Approved March Il, 1866.