, 1885-05-06
A PROcLAMATIoN.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TERRITORY OF WYOMING

CHEYENNE. MAY 2, 1885.
WHEREAS, Heretofore, to-wit, on the
4th day of April, A D. 1885, the gov
ernor of this territory did, pursuant to
and by virtue Of an act Of the legislative
assembly of the territory Of Wyoming,
entitled IAN act TO suppress and prevent
the dissemination of contagious or in
fictitious diseases among domestic animals, !"
approved March g, 1882, issue his proc
lamatiOn scheduling certain localities
therein specified, wherein a certain CON
tagious or infectious disease was and is
known TO exist and is epidemic, called
pteuro- pneumonia and
WHEREAS, Since then it has come 10
my knowledge. and | have good reason
to believe that in addition to the localities
therein named, said disease does now ex-
ist in an epidemic form in the county Of
Sangamon, in the state Of Illinois, and
also in the counties Of Boone, Cole,
Audrian, Montgomery and Usage IN the
state of Missouri, and divers other locali-
ties in said state, and
WHEREAS, Said disease has broken out
in a malignant form IN divers places in
said state Of Missouri. and is now rapidly
spreading over said state. and
WHEREAS, The domestic animals in
said infected districts are being sold to
persons living in other portions Of said
state for prices much below the value Of
like animals in localities where said disease
does not exist, and by the purchasers
thereof are being transported to divers
other localities in said state, thereby en-
dangering many localities in said state;
and,
WHEREAS, BY reason Of the premises
aforesaid, il is impossible to know with
any certainty OF assurance whether neat
cattle coming from any locality in said
state have been exposed to said disease or
not; and,
WHEREAS. Neat cattle may have been
exposed 10 said disease and may have the
same in its incipient stages. and no dag
nosis thereof will answer with certainty
whether the animal is thus afflicted or not;
and,
WHEREAS: If said contagious or in
fictitious disease should become dissemin-
ated among the domestic animals of this
territory, the same would be dangerous to
the property Of the citizens Of this terri
tory, and therefore all domestic animals
coming into this territory with said dis
case, or that may have been exposed there
10, would also prove dangerous to the
property of the citizens of this territory.
Noto Therefore, By virtue Of the
premises aforesaid, and pursuant TO said
statute, |. L. s. N. Morgan, acting gov
ernor Of the territory Of Wyoming, do
hereby schedule the said county Of San
Canon, in the state of Illinois, and also
the whole of the state Of Missouri; and do
hereby proclaim, that in said county and
in said state certain contagious and infec-
tious disease, to wit; PLclpo pneumonia,
exists in an epidemic form; and lido hereby
strictly forbid. as by said statute it is made
my duty to do, the importation into this
territory o. any neat cattle that have been
brought from or through any portion OF
said scheduled localities. or either Of them
And | hereby warn all persons and cor
portions whomsoever not to in any way
Violate, or attempt TO ~violale, in any way
the prohibitions herein contained, else
they shall incur the severe penalties and
punishments in said act provided therefor;
and to that end. and that this proclama-
ton shall be in all things strictly enforced,
| hereby call upon all sheriffs and other
officers of this territory to give to this
proclamation and to its rigid enforcement
their active and Jealous aid; and, further,
| respectfully request all persons to report
to me any cattle that are now or that may
hereafter be on their way TO this territory,
and in all other ways in their power to aid
in the enforcement Of the injunction and
commands herein contained.
In testimony whereof l have
h~ercunto set my hand and
lsEAL- caused the great seal of the
territory TO be h%ereunto at
fixed.
Done at Cheyenne, this ID day Of
May, A. ID. 1885.
Il. s. N. MORGAN.
BY the Acting Governor.
f.. g. N. MORGAN,
Secretarv of the Territory.