Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-30
A CIRCULAR

From the Commissioner Of Agriculture to
Governor Marmaduke of Missouri Relat-
ing to the Extirpation of PIeuro-Pneu-
monia>
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23.-The
following is the full text of telegram
sent by Commissioner Colman to Cover
| nor Marmaduke, in which are embodied
| rules and regulations for the suppress
sion and extirpation of pleuro-pneumo-
mia:
Hon. John S. Marmaduke, Governor Of the State
Of Missouri, Jefferson City, No.
In accordance with the act of Congress ap-
proved May 18th, 1884, establishing bureau
of animal industry, I herewith transmit to
you rules and regulations deemed necessary
for the speedy and efiectual suppression and
extirpation of pleuro- pneumonia in the State
of Missouri, and l respectfully invite your
CO. operation as chief executive of the State
of Missouri in the plans and methods fixed
by these rules and their execution and en-
forcement.
| NAL Industry shall be satisfied and report to
the Commissioner of Agriculture, that con-
Gus, infectious or communicable disease
exists in any State or Territory and is liable
to spread from such state or Territory into
another State or Territory, the Commission
ct of Agriculture will designate one or
more officers or employees of said
bureau whose duty it shall be to pro-
coed Immediately to the locality where
such infectious or communicable disease is
reported to exist and to either establish suit
able quarantine regulations to prevent the
spread of said disease, or to assess the value
of any animal or animals which it may be
found necessary to destroy in order TO extir-
pate said disease, or to employ both measures
if necessary for the extinction of the same.
1t shall be the duty of such officers or en-
ployes detailed for the purpose aforesaid to
report to the Commissioner of Agriculture
the number of cattle they have found it
necessary to destroy, with the names of
their owners and tine 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 as
seSsed value thereof. Upon receiving said re-
port the Commissioner of Agriculture shall
examine the same and if he approves the
proceedings of said officers employees and
the assessments made by them he may order
the payment of the amount so assessed
to the respective owners of the cattle de-
strOyed; and if he shall disapprove of the
amount assessed he may order the
as he may deem a just and reasona-
BILE compensation for said cattle.
1t shall also be the duty of said officers or
employees to cause the carcasses of the ami
burned, buried or otherwise disposed Of, and
the cost of such disposition of said car
casses shall be also 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 or en-
ployeS so detailed, the spread of such infec
tous communicable disease can be pre-
vented by the quarantine of the animals in
the locality where such disease is reported
shall be effected, the cost of the same to be
also reported to the Comm iSSlOner OF Agrl-
culture, and if approved by him the same
will be paid out of the fund hereinbefors