Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-09
GUARANTEEING CATTLE.

] GUARANTEEING CATTLE.
The Rules and Regulations Adopted bv III.
| Live Stock Sanitary Commission vs.,.,.
| day.
The Live Stock Sanitary Commiss inn
of Kansas met May 2, in the Office If the
State Veterinarian, DR.. Holcombe. who
is also Secretary OF the Board. The en-.
tire day was spent in the discussion of the
various matters that the presence of an
infectious disease in neighboring states
suggested, and the following
RULES AND REGULATIONS
were adopted to governing quarantine
and the admission of cattle into Kansas.
! WHEREAS, His Exce,lency, the Gov.
ernor of Kansas, did, by proclamation.
on the 18th day of April, 1885, declare
and establish quarantine against the
introduction of all animal of the bovine
specie from the following named places.
to-wlt: All of the State of Connecticut
all OF that portion of New York living
south of the north line of the State of
Connecticut, all of PENNSYLVANIA, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District or
Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
the counties of Galloway, Boone, An
drlan and Montgomery in the State of
Missouri, and did, on A pril 2sth, 1885, by
further proclamation, extendjsaid quaran-
tine SO as to include the whole of the
State Of Missouri, unless all such cattle
| coming from the above named locali-
ties, are quarantined at the point of in
PRODUCTION for period of 80 days,and re-
tanned there until they shall receive
certificate of health. signed by the
State Veterinarian of Kansas, and fur
Their, that all cattle coming into Kansas
from the above named localities, be
required to enter the State at Atchison,
Leavenworth, Kansas CITY or Fort Scott:
Now, therefore, we, the Live Stock
Sanitary Commission of the State OF
Kansas, do hereby promulgate the fol-
lowing rules and regulations gov .rning
quarantine and the admission of cattle
into Kansas from the above named To-
calities, to-wit:
First. All cattle coming into this State
from localities quarantined against, will
be required to furnish the following
evidences that they are free from dis
ease:
A. Certificate of health, signed by
the State Veterinarian of the State from
whence they come, or by veterinary
inspector of the Bureau of Animal Indus.
try, or in States where neither of these
officers exist, by veterinary inspector
named by the Governor of said State.
B. Affidavit of two disinterested par
ties that they have known the cattle in
question for a period of four months
prior to the date of shipment. that they
have been healthy, and exposed to no
contagious disease, and that no contag-
iOus disease is known or believed to ex-
list in the county from which they
came.
G. Certificate of County Clerk of said
county, that parties making such affidav-
it are responsible and reputable citizens
of the county.
D. Affidavit Of Vner, made at point
of entry that his cattle are the identical
cattle described in the foregoing affidav-
it's and certificates, that shipment has
been direct, and without unloading, ex-
cept for feed and water, and in cleansed
and disinfected cars,
will be kept separate and apart from all
cattle belonging to other parties for a
period of 80 days.
G. On all cattle inspected and re
ceiving permit for shipment, a fee of fifty
cents head will be charged.
H. No railway company, doing bust
ness in this State will receive for ship
ment into the State any cattle coming
from the quarantined localities, unless
accompanied by the aforesaid permit.
|. Cattle not receiving permits and
placed in quarantine in accordance with
the Governors proclamation will be held
at the expense Of the owner, subject to
such rules and regulations as the Com
mission may prescribe.
3. Chapter 2, section 81, special laws
of 1884. Section 81, except as otherwise
provided in this act, any person who
shall violate, disregard or evade or at
tempt to violate, disregard or evade any
of the provisions of this act, or who
shall violate, disregard or evade, or at
tempt to violate, disregard or evade any
of the rules, regulations, orders or direc-
tons of the Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission establishing and governing
quarantine, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not
less than one hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars.
By order of the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission.
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.