Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-13

boat or vessel, any livestock, knowing
them te4s affected with any conta-
gious, infectious or communicable dis
ease, nor shall any person, company or
corporation drive on foot or transport
in private conveyance from one state or
territory to another, or from any state
into the district of Columbia, or from
the District into any state, any live
stock, knowing them to be affected with
any contagious, infections or commani-
cable disease, and especially the disease
known as pleuro-pneumonia provided,
that the so-caIled splenetic or Texas
fever shall not be considered conta-
gious, infectious, or communicable dis
ease within the meaning of sections
four, five, six and seven of this act, as
to cattle being transported by rail to
market for slaughter when the same are
unloaded only to be fed and watered iti
lots on the way thereto.
Sec. z. That it shall be the duty of
the commissioner of agriculture to no
tify in writing, the proper officials or
agents of any railroad, steamboats, OF.
other transportation company doing
business. in or through any infected To-
cality, and by publication in such news.
papers as he may select, OF the existence
of said contagion and any person or
persons operating any such railroad, or
master or owner of any boat or vessel,
or owner or custodian of orperson hav-
ing control over such cattle or other
livestock within such infected district,
who shall knowingly violate the provis-
ions of section six of this act, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction, shall be punished by a fine Of
not less than 500 nor more than S5 900,
or by Imprisonment for not more than
one year, or by both such fine and Inn
prisonment.
Sec. s. That whenever any contagious,
infectious or communicable disease af-
fecting domestic animals, and especial
| ly the disease known as pleuro-pneumo-
MIA, shall be brought into or shall break
out in the District of Columbia, 1t shall
be the duty of the commissioners of said
the same promptly and to prevent the
'same from spreading, and for this pur-
pose the said commissioners are hereby
empowered to order and require that
any premises, farm or farms where such
disease exists, or has existed, be put in
quarantine to order all or any animals
coming into the district to be detained
at any place or places for the purpose of
inspection and examination to pres
cribe regulations for and to require the
destruction of animals affected with
contagious, infectious, or communica-
BILE disease, and for the proper disposi-
ton of their hides and carcasses to
prescribe regulations for disinfection,
and such other regulations rs they may
deem necessary to prevent infection or
contagion being communicated, and
shall report to the commissioner Of ag-
riculture whatever they may do in pur-
suance of the provisions of this section.
Sec. 0. That it shall be the duty of
the several United-States district attor-
neys to prosecute all violations of this
act which shall be brought TO their no
tice or knowledge by any person MAX
ing the complaint under oath and the
same shall be heard before any district
or circuit court of the United States or
Territorial court holden within the dis
trict in which the violation of this act
has been committed,
Sec. 10. That the sum of $3.50, 900. to
be Immediately available, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
carry into effect the. provisions OF this
act.
Sec. IL. That the commissioner of ag-
riculture shall reports sannually to con-
gress, at the commencement of each
session, list of the names Of all per-
sons employed, an itemized statement
of all expenditures under this act, and
full particulars of the means adopted
and carried into. effect for the suppress
sion Of contagious infections or commu-
nicable diseases among domestic ami
mails.
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