The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-09
CATTLE QUARANTINE.

Governor Click Issues a Quarantine Proc
lamstion Against Injected Cattle.
! TOPEKA, October 2.-The Governor has
long been importuned TO issue proclama-
ton declaring a quarantine against cattle
! from infected districts, and believing the
| time has arrived for such action, he has
consented and the following is the Gov
/ ernOr's proclamation:
| STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TOPEKA, September so, 1884. }
! WHEREAS 1t is shown by the statistics of
/ the State of Kansas that there are in the State
of Kansas over 100000 head of cattle valued
at over S50,00000O; and
WHEREAS, A very contagious and alarming
\ disease known rs contagious pleuro-pneu-
mOniA, or the lung plague. has been prevail
/ ing for u long time in that portion of the
! State of New York south of the south line of
the State of Connecticut; that portion Of
Pennsylvania lying east of the Allegheny
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, the District
of Columbia, Miami County, o., and in several
WHEREAS, The Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission and the Veterinary Surgeon of the
State of Kansas have specially. called my at
I tention 10 the matter, and requested and ad-
Iished against the introduction of cattle from
any of the infected portions of the United
States where said disease is prevailing in cpl
demic form; and
WHEREAS. The said Sanitary Commission
in their advice and request to me. make the
following statements:
"wHEREAs, A considerable number of
animals which have been exposed to
the cOntagiOn of this disease have
been shipped from Illinois TO the States
of Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska,
where they may spread the disease to an Un-
kdown extent, and
WHEREAS, The immense cattle interests of
this State are endangered by the probability
of the introduction of this disease, sooner or
later, from some of the infected localities un-
| less proper precautions be taken to prevent it,
and
WHEREAS, The appearance of this disease
among the cattle of our state would prove a
serious menace to most important industry,
and entail heavy loss upon cattle raisers;
and
WHEREAS, / have been requested and also
advised by large numbers of persons engaged
in the live stock industries of the State, that
their cattle interests are being endangered by
the introduction of cattle from the localities
named.
Now, therefore, in order to protect the cat
tie interests of the State of Kansas, and pro-
tect those raising said stock, and preparing
and shipping it TO market, against the intro
known as contagious pleurO-pneumonia or
the lung plague, L, g. W. Click, Governor of
the State of Kansas, under, and by authority
of "An act for the protection of domestic ami
Dials,' do hereby order established, and de-
clare a quarantine to exist against all the
said territory herein before mentioned and
described, except the State of Illinois, against
all such cattle from the localities named COM
ing into the State of Kansas, unless they are
quarantincd at the point or locality of intro
duction for period of sixty days, and retained
there until they shall receive Il certificate OF
health signed by the We erinary Surgeon of
the State of Kansas or some duly authorized
deputy under him.
| further order and declare a quarantine
against the Introduction of all Jersey cattle
from any and all parts of the United States
until the first day of January, 1885, and upon
like terms and conditions as herein before
mentioned of being properly quarantined
and remaining in quarantine for Il period of
sixty days, and not removed until they shall
receive certificate of health from the Nete-
rinary Surgeon of the State of Kansas. who
is hereby directed and required to make
such eXam.natiOn az may be deemed
necessary or all stock coming in the State
vided. And ! enjOin all County Attorneys
and Shcriffs to aid the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission and the Veterinary Surgeon in
the enforcement of this quarantine, and re-
quest all County Attorneys and Sheriffs TO
render all the assistance necessary to enforce
the law until this quarantine is re-
moved; and I hereby direct and re-
of the counties of Doniphan, AtchisOn,
Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson and BOur-
bon to give. special attention and assistance
in the enforcement of the quarantine regula-
ton hereby established.
In testimony whereof, have hereuntO sub
scribed my name and caused to be affixed the
great seal of the State. Done at the city of
Topeka, the day and year above written.
BY the Governor, G.W, CLICK.
J4MES SMITH Secretary of State