The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17


iumefOial interests N The fuunifY, ll
SALARY NJ thp chief Ut The bureau shell D.
the same fi ii. other chiefs oi dIvl f.nn
said drpnf'U. The ClmmI HIlnrf
nlso aulhnufi lpGx the Ha'argH' ll,1n
per prfuus
era.iou The commissioner oi 8rral.
'nfc l1 rl.IOraed ~ appoint thr0 C.uro
tone uFHu'g VINO shall he pIaot'Ca
IIuCk fnserl ~ experienced buints
men familiar with the questions pertaining
~ commercial transactions and live stock
and whose duty 0hail be- under The insifuC-
ton Of the commission OF agriculture iU OK
anime into the best method d
| trdaiinR transporting and caring
| for animals, aud the means
| To- h0 adopted for the suppress on and eX-
| tlnctiOn ot C1uiugiOn and pleurU-preu-
| mOEin, and 70 provide against tho spread O
| O her contagious diseases, the compensation
NJ agents 20 be $40 per dlCA and NIL Euccs'
gary expenses while engaged 10 the pr
! lurmBuCe duty unGyr Ls act, In
| order to promote The ryno.la.
| ZION Of live stock from The Naitgd
| States the commissions NJ agriculture
| hnll make u special investigation as TO
the existence ri plruc-pueumon.a or any
contagious disease along the dividing
Inc Of transportation from eli paris
| Of the United States 90 ports from
| which exported cattle come and
make q report on he results o. the iuYgs,i-
! cation TO the secretary OF
| the treasury who shall establish such regu-
/ lg,i0Ns concerning the expectation aud
transportation OF the We stock Gs tho IT,
suits o. said invesiiga'iOnreuu,Te.
! Sec, 4.-rhat 90 prevent the expectation
| from nny ports ol hG UAiiCd Sfa,cl TO any
/ port oil foreign country Of live
stock affected ov any infectious
! TRnTuviOus disease. TSppCiDllV
pleuro. pbeumonia, the secretary
! OF the treasury shall be uutaGr2 sd TO adopt
| such measures not ipCnus a'Hrt with the
! provisions Of this act as he may deem nee
eI~EF.
Soc. 5. That IL shall he the duty of the
commissioner ofngncal.ure 70 prepare such
rules Urd regulations as he may deem nee
tssary for the speedy, eIectual suppression
and 90 irpation OF contagious pleuro.pneu'
mopi. and TO certify suOh rules and Tegu'
| lsti0us - the executive authority OF each
state and territory, and to in
| yife va!d authorities to cooperate
with the executive in the enforcement Of
the provision OF this net. Whenever the
plans snd methods OF the comm, SJioucr
Of agriculture fhell be accepted by any
ctate in which pleuro-Pneumonia
declared to exist, and wher-
ever the governor OF state
or any other properly constituted
authorities signify reGoinesa 10 cooper
ate for the extinction Of any
contagious or iniective diseases,
the commissioner of agriculture
is authorized to spgsa A. nluur Of the APP
Precipitation as may Ce .sCras sarr 10 inves.
,iCate tho facts ~ Ga the disease, pay
ing Tor the anunels deemed necessary
to slaughter, uni such tisin'griiun oTd
other measures necessary .H SLAM ~
the disease, and whenever T. sta. in
any section in which contiguous leHsss
exist and which VIZ. CON-
mission Of agriculture has '.harc dan.
lerjus to animal Lstrr, ill
10 make provisions Tor its u.riuct!o" Or to
Ico-operate with the plans Of the commits.
sioner OF agriculture, he shall be authorized
10 dscare said state or such pnrtof esid state
as il dangerous 10 The animal interest OF
the country, III quarantine, ard ID pro
hibit the expectation Of cattle out Ut seid
state or district.
Section G-Providcs for the etrsctunl stamp.
ing out of disease in the District Of Column
Sec. THAT no railway company within
Drm any par5 Of ,ae liae
from any state or territory
10 another, or owners, or masters I any
steam saiiing vessels or vessel, shall re-
ceive Tor shipment or transport nom oar
state or territory to any live cattle affected
with contagious, infectious diseases, and
especially the disease contagious pleuro'
pneumonia orsthe lung plague; nor smell
any erson, company or corporation de-
liver for TRANSFORMATION TO any railway
company, master Or owner CT any
vessei, anv live cattle, knowing them
TO be affected with any contagious
disease, nor shall any person, company
or corporation receive on foot or transport
BY private conveyance from one state or
territory to another, cattle knowing then
to be effected with any contagious, infeC'
tious disease, especially contagious p!euro'
pneumonia or lung plague.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty OF the com
missioner OF the agricultural. department
s sE H or agents tsS of p any railway
steamboat or transportation company do.
ing business in any infected local
ty of the eSstenSs OF S sSd persons sons
operating such railway, or master or own,
er of any vessel, or person having control
OF such cattle or other live stock, within
the infected districts who shall Knowingly
violate the provision Of section OF thii act.
shall be guilty of misdemeanof aud
upon conviction shall be punished by q
fine OF not less than $1,000 nor
more than S0,UOO, Ut hupilso'''lS''O
of not more than one year
or by both; and it any such railway,
steamboat or other transportation com,
psny which shall, after hayinc received
such notice violate the provisions OF this
act, such action shall be primo tacie evil
dence of wilful disregard Oh the provisions
Of the act. cn..
several United States district attorneys 10
prosecute all violations OF tha act
brought to their notice by any
persons making complaint and the same
snail he heard by any district
or circuit court of the United States holden
within the district in which the violation
OF the act was committed, or person or
corporation resides or carries on or mas
place of business. -,o ooo
SEorIoN 10-That the sum OF $0O0,'OO or SO
much thereof as IS necessary shat! be appro'
rriated to carry into effect the provisions
of tho act.
Sec. 1.-THE act shall take ELECT and
be in force from and after its passage.
Representative Wilson, OF Iowa, EXHIBIT
ed at the capitol to-day, the lungs OF
herd of cattle intenaed
TODAY. One showed the early
stage of pleuro- pneumonia. Inc
second one had just become
affected. =. The third was absolutely rotten.
The cattle we're bought and killed by order