The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-30
PLEURO-PNEUMONlA.



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WASHINGTON, d. C., April 2S.-The First
Comptroller having decided that the Com
missioner of Agriculture can legally use the
pleuro-pneumonia appropriation to pay for
such animals as it may be necessary to kill
in order to stamp out an infection, Commits
sioner Colman has prepared set of rules
to govern the department in this regard, and
has telegraphed copy of them to Governor
Marmaduke, of Missouri, asking him to ad-
wise him by telegraph of his acceptance Of
the plans and methods prescribed therein
The rules will be submitted to the exeeu-
tives of other States for acceptance. They
are as follows: Whenever the Chief of
the Bureau of Animal Industry shall be
satisfied, and shall report to the Commits,
siOner OF Agriculture, that contagious
pleurO-pneumonia or dangerous, infectious
or
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EXISTS,
In any State or Territory, and is liable to
spread from such State or Territory into
any other State or Territory, the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture will designate one or
more officers or employees of said bureau,
whose duty it shall be 20 proceed immedi-
ately to the locality where such infection or
communicable disease is reported to exist
and there establish quarantine regulations
TO prevent the spread of such disease. or to
assess the value of any animal or animals
which it may be necessary to destroy in or
der to extirpate the disease, and to employ
both measures if snecesslry for the extinc-
ton OF the same. Ii shall be the duty of
such officers or employees detailed for the
purpose aforesaid to report to the Commits
siOner OF Agriculture the number of cattle
they have found necessary to destroy with
the names of their owners and the assessed
value of said cattle, and said officers or
employees shall deliver to said owner or
owners certificates of the number of cattle
so killed and the assessed value thereof.
Upon receiving said report the Commits
sioner of Agriculture shall examine the
same and if lie approves the proceedings Of
said officers or employees and the assess
ments made by them, he may order the pay
ment Of the amount so assessed to the re-
spectiye owners of the cattle destroyed and
il he shall disapprOVe the amount SO as
sessed he may order the payment to such
owners of such animals as he may deem q
just and reasonable compensation for such
cattle. 1t shall also be the duty of said Off
GERS or employees 10 cause the carcasseS OF
animals
FOUND NECESSARY To BE DESTROYED
to be burned, buried, or otherwise disposed
of, and the cost of such disposition of said
carcasses shall also be reported by them to
the Commissioner of Agriculture and the
amount, if approved, will be paid out of
the fund appropriated for such purposes.
If in the opinion of said officers OF EN-
ployes so detailed the spread of such infec-
tiOus or communicable disease can be pre-
vented by tine quarantine of animals In the
locality where such disease is reported TO
exist, then a quaraDtjpe shall be effected,
the c0sS OF Jne same also to be reported to
the Commissioner of Agriculture and if ap-
proved by him the same to be paid out OF
the fund hrreinbefOre named.' Rules
governing the details of the slaughter
and quarantine will be prepared immedi-
ately. Commissioner COman soon after
received dispatch from Governor Marina
duke saying: As Governor of Missouri, 1
accept the plans and methods proposed in
your telegram of to-day. and will earnestly
cooperate with you in the execution Of
them. urge you TO take the most prompt
steps to eXtirpate this disease now pre-
vailing in Galloway, this State, so as to pre-
vent its spreading. Calm our people and
restore the true values of our cattle by re-
moving the present restrictions on our coLa-
werce"