The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-04
Boys Clothing
M. GUTMAN & CO.'S.
Proceedings OF the Convention Of
Caltle Con. mi saionera.
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Stanton Gould, chairman of the com
mittee to prepare o draft of a law 70 ue
recommended to, the several otaIoe,
reported that il would be impractieaoie
to prescribe law in form ana 'naY
general statement had been agieSu
upon, as follows: ,D.rowrOaro
of lava and Mr.. Humes, OF PennsylVa
&c haTa heen added, and the Commis-
s;onaro Of the American Cattle Commis-
S;onoro, Convention, respectfully re-
s o TO the Legislatures of the
oo".raI States represented therein to
S ";no Eject by legal enactments to the
ssIIrowing general propositions, which
ore believed to embody principles OF
the greatest Importance, not only Tor
the welfare of the cattle interest, but
for the security of the people them
selves:
SECTION /. article 2. The Commits
sioners, of such number as the Legisla-
ture deems proper, shall be appointed by
some competent authority, to hold office
for five years, and shall report annually
to the Legislature.
2. Such Commissioners shall watch
over the general welfare of the animals
within the State for which they were
appointed, and particularly of prevent,
ing the spread of dangerous diseases
among them, and of protecting the pee-
pie of the State against the dangers
arising from the consumption of dis
eased meat.
8. They may from time to time ap'
point such Assistant Commissioners to
aid them in the discharge of their du-
ties as the welfare of the public may
require.
4. They shall have power to admin
lister oaths and to prescribe from time
TO time such rules and regulations as
may be necessary to accomplish the Cd
ject of this appointment.
5. They shall give public notice oil
the outbreak of any dangerous disease,
and such practicable directions Tor It's
avoidance as they may deem necessary
8. They may either place the dlseas-
ed animals in quarantine or cause them
to be killed as they may deem necessary
for the public protection, but with the
latter case they may cause an appraisal
of such cattle to be made, and the
county or State shall pay for such prop
erty at the appraised value as may be
provided by law.
SECTION =. Article /. The Commits.
sioners OF any Assistant Commissioner,
located on the frontier of the State,
shall, at such times as may be prescrlO-
ed by the Commissioners, have power to
inspect all the cattle brought iuto such
State, whether by railroad cars, vessels
|
mower to detain such railroad cars,
vessels and brewers of animals on com
mon roads long enough to make proper
inspection of them, for the purpose OF
ascertainiug their sanitary condition.
No animals shall be permitted to en-
ter the State which shall be deemed by
such Assistant Commissioner to be Ca
pable of diffusing disease. No train
Shall be allowed to proceed unless the
animals contained therein have been
supplied with food, water and rest
within twenty-four hours next preced-
| ing the time of such inspection. All
animals shall rest and have access to
food and water for twentyfour hours
after having travelled for similar pc
Rod.
| ). The railroad companies shall pro-
vide suitable yards for the feeding, wa
tering and rest of animals travelling on
their trains, and for quarantine pur-
poses, which shall be kept in cleanly
and wholesome condition to the salts
faction of the Commissioners.
6. Each train, gu leaving its point OF
departure, shall have certificates, sign
ed by an Assistant Commissioner, which
shall certify that all the ami
mails therein are in a healthy condi
ton at the time of its departure, and
said certificate and the endorsements
thereon of the time of the departure al
the train at the subsoIuant resting and
feeding places, shall be exhibited TO the
proper authorities whichever required
:. Proper penalties shall be inserted
in the Law, to prevent the bribery OF
the officers charged with the execution
of these provisions.
:. The proper penalties shonid also
be provided for those who Interfere wit h
or resist officers charged with the
execution of these provisions.
SECTION 8 Whereas, n malignant dis
ease among cattle, knewn as fever, has
been widely disseminated by the transit
by train and otherwise of Western cat
tie through the Western and North,
western States during the warm weather
of the past year, occasiOning great loss to
our farmers, possibly endangering the
health of oar citizens therein;
ResolrCd, That this Convention ear:
nestly recommend the enactment OF
stringent laws to prevent the transit
through these States OF Texas or CaerO-
kee cattle from the first day of March
TO the last day of November inclusive
RcsOlred, That the interests of the com
muuity require the enactment of laws
making any person responsible Tor nj
damages that may result from the ditu
sion of any dangerous disease from ami
mails in his ownership or possession.
These propositions wcro takeH UP
separately and voted on, and Trey Were
unanimously adopted in their order
until the second article OF the second
section was reached, when much discus
sion cnsued. After many entanglements
as to parliamentary rules, the following
amendment was adopted:
But an appeal shall be allowed to 9
majority of The Commissioners in al
such cases"
The subsequent articles were adopted
unanimously until the first resolution
of the third section was reached, which
was finally amended, under the previ
Gus question, so rs TO prohibit the in
PRODUCTION of Texan cattle from March
lst to November LIST. The last was
adopted, rs were the recommendations
as a whole.
The Governor of Illinois was request
ed to have the recommendations
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