The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-17
Southern Cattle.

Southern Cattle.
Considerable anxiety seems to be mani
tested just now by our fsFmers and stock
raisers.sthat great damage may be done 10
their herds blythe driving through of Texas
cattle this season. It is we'll known that
parties from Kansas lave gone. TO Texas to
drive cattle north. They Gamble purchased
in that State at very low rates at the present
time, aud the inGueement to cattle dealers
to go after them, will net be overlooked. A
few years ago drove of Texas cattle passed
through this county. which were diseased,
and the evil eonseq uenees was felt BY the
country for two OF three years afterwards.
They spread disease wherever they were
driven, and il some cases our farmers lost
all their cattle. Last season many cattle
were destroyed in the extreme southern part
Of the State from the same cause. ? t--s'A
Looking at the evil consequences that
have resulted from driving this stock
through heretofore. we do not wonder at the
alarm. and indignation expressed ~ those
who have stock in this part of the State.
and sheir discrimination that it shall be pre-
vented if possible.
After the ravages of 1860, caused by
bringing through droves Of Texas cattle,
the Legislature passed law on the subject,
which was approved May 1, 1861, to pre-
vent the recurrence of this scourge. The fol-
lowing is an extract of the law which is sufi-
GENTLY stringent 10 answer the purpose.
The Law is TO be found on page $50 of the
compiled statutes: az s.
SEC. 4. No person or persons shall be al
lowed to drive or cause to be driven. into or
through the State of Kansas. any drove or
droves of cattle from the States of Texas,
Arkansas or the Indian territory, lying south
of the State of Kansas. between the first Gay
Of April and November of each year; and
any person or persons violating the provis-
ions of this section, shall, for the first Of
fence, be fined in any sum not less than
seventy Eve dollars. and, for every subse-
quent offence, in any snm not less than
ninety dollars; continuing to drive said cat
tie through the State shall be deemed sub
sequent offence.
DEC. D. ANY Jusuce OF the peace upon
aa affidavit being fled before him, that any
person or persons have driven or caused to
be driven any cattle from the States of Tex,
as, Arkansas or the Iudian Territory, into
his township or county, in violation of the
preceding section, shall forthwith issue a
variant for the arrest Of the offender. which
warrant shall be executed by the sheriff oil
the county, or by any constable thereof, or
by some competent person, specially deput-
ed by the justice for that purpose. When
any person shall be brought before justice
of the peace under the provisions of this act,
it shall be the duty of the Justice to hear
and determine. in a summary manner, the
complaint alleged against the defendant
and. if said person or persons, so arraigned,
shall be found guilty of violating the pro-
visions of this act. it shall be the duty oil
the justice to issue an order to the sheriff OF
constable of the county, directing him to
drive said cattle out of the State, over and on
the same route whence they came in, aud
the said sheriff or constable is hereby EN-
powered to drive said cattle in or through
any county through which said cattle may
have been driven on their way into this State