The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-12-10
CATTLE COMMISSIONERS
WORK.
The National Convention at
Springfield, Illinois.
FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, December g.
| At the evening session of the Cattle
Commissioners Convention at this
plsce. Hon. !. Stanton Gould, chair.
man of the committee to prepare q
draft of a law to be recommended
to the several States, reported that
it was found impracticabie to pre-
scribe law in form, and thai gen
eral statesments had been agreed
upon, as follows:
"The committee, Ito which Dr.
Townsend, of Iowa, and Mr.. Humes,
of Pennsylvania, had been added,
of the American Cattle Commission
ers' Convention, respectfully rec
ommend to the Legislatures of the
several States represented therein to
give effect, by legal enactment, to
the following general propositions,
which are believed to embody prin-
ciples of the greatest Importance,
not only for the welfare Of the cat
tie interests, but for the security of
the people themselves:
"SEcTIoN ARTICLE IL. Three
Commissioners, or such other num-
ber as the Legislature may deem
proper shall be appointed by some
competent authority, to hold office
for five years, and shall report an
nually to the Legislature.
90. Such Commissioners shall
watch over the general welfare of
the animals within the State for
which they were appointed, and par
ticularly in preventing the spread of
dangerous diseases among them,
and in protecting the people of the
State against the dangers arising
from the consumption of diseased
meat.
"3. They may from time to time
appoint such assistant commission
ers to aid them in the discharge of
their duties as the welfare OF the
public may require.
81. They shall have power to ad-
minister oaths and to prescribe from
time to time such rules and regula-
lions as may be necessary to accom-
plish the objects of this appoint
ment.
SIS. They shall give public no.
tice of the outbreak of any daI ger
Gus disease, and such practical di-
rections for it's avoidance as they
may deem necessary.
"6. They may either place such
diseased animals in quarantine, or
cause them to be killed, as may
seem necessary for the public pro-
lection, but in the latter case they
may cause an appraisal of such cat
tie to be made, and the county or
State shall pay such proportion of
the appraised value as may be pro-
vided by law. 0--i
"SEc. 81. The Commission
ers, or any Assistant Commission
er, located on the frontier of the
State, shall, at such times as may be
prescibed by the Commissioners,
have power to inspect all the cat
tie brought into such State, wheth-
er by railroad cars, vessels, or COM
mon roads, and shall have power to
detain such railroad cars, vessels,
and droves Of animals on common
roads long enough to make a prop
er inspection Of them, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining their sanitary
condition.
"2. No animals shall be per-
mitted to enter the State which shall
be deemed by such assistant COM
missioner to be capable Of difusing
the disease.
"3. No train shall be allowed to
proceed unless the animals contain
ed therein have been supplied with
food, water and rest within twenty
four hours next preceding the time
of such inspection.
~. All animals shall rest and
have access to food and water for
twenty-four hours after having trav-
eled fer similar period.
SIS. The railway companies shall
PiOV1OC oViooOAC aAuS AoI Guc AeeO-
ing, watering and rest for the ami
mails raveling ON their trains, and
for quarantine purposes, which shall
be kept in a eleanly and wholesome
condition, to the satisfaction Of the
commissioners. -
sc. Each train, On leaving it's
point of departure shall have GER
tificates signed by an assistant com:
missioner, which shall certify that
tall the animals therein are in a
iealthy condition at the time of its
departure, and such certificates and
Endorsements thereon of the time OF
resting and Of the departure of the
train at subsequent resting and
feeding places, shall be exhibited to
the proper authorities whenever re
quired.
eth. Proper penalties shall be
inserted in the law to prevent bri
berry of officers charged with the
execution of these provisions.
"S. Proper penalties shall also
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