, 1886-07-17
QUARANTINE T..
Territory Of Wyoming, Executive De-
partment.

WHEREAS, By virtue of, and pursuant
to, the act of the legislative assembly OF
the territory of Wyoming. entitled AN
Act to Suppress and Prevent the Dissem
ination Of Contagious and Infectious Dis
eases among Domestic Animals" APP
proved March s. 1882. it is my duty, when.
| shall have good reason to believe that
any contagious or infectious disease has
become epidemic in certain localities, or
that conditions exist which render domes-
tic animals liable to convey disease, by
proclamation TO schedule such localities,
and to prohibit the importation from
them of any live stock-into this territory,
except under such restrictions as | NAV
deem proper
AND, WHEREAS, A certain contagious
or infectious disease, called plcuro pneu
MONA, has become epidemic in certain
localities, to-wit: In the counties Of Put
man,, West Chester, New York, Kings,
Richmond and Queens, in the state of
New York; in the counties of Bucks,
Montgomery, Philadelphia, Delaware,
Chester aud Lancaster, in the state of
Pennsylvania; in the counties of Bergen.
Hudson, Morris, Essex, Union. Somerset,
Hunterton. Middlesex. Mercer, Mon
mouth, Ocean, Burlington. Camden,
Gloucester, Passaic and Atlantic, in the
state of New Jersey; in the county of
Newcastle, in the state of Delaware; and
in the counties of Cecil. Hartford, Bllti-
more. Howard and Carroll, in the state of
Maryland; in the District of Columbia; in
the county of Fairfax, in the state Of Vir-
ginia; in the counties Of Galloway. Boone,
Cole, Audrian, Montgomery and Usage,
in the state of Missouri; and in the county
of Travis, in the state of Texas.
AND, WHEREAS: 1t is a well estab-
lished fact that cattle from the following,
states, viz: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and from portions of Texas,
Indiana Territory, Arkansas and South
Carolina, have the capacity to infect cat
tie Of the states and territories lying to
the northward OF them with a fatal dis
ease known as Texas or splenic fever,
especially when cattle from such local.
ties have been brought to the states and
territories with such speed as to prevent
their losing the power to communicate
said disease;
AND, WHEREAS: Owners of cattle
from said infectious districts are in the
habit OF driving such cattle a portion of
the way and then shipping them to Wyo-
ming Territory. To the danger and detri-
ment of Wyoming Territory
Now, THEREFORE. BY virtue OF the
premises aforesaid. and pursuant to said
statute, l. Fruncis L. Warren, governor
Of the territory Of Wyoming, do hereby
schedule the localities first hereinbefore
the states Of New York. pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland. Mis-
souri,, Virginia, Texas, and he District Of
Columb a aud LIDO hereby proclaim. that
in said localities and each thereof, a Ger.
tain contagious and infectious disease, to.
wit: pteUo pneumonia. exisrs in an cpl
demic form, aud | do hereby strictly for
bid, as by said statute it is made my duty
to do, the importation into this territory
of any neat cattle that have been brought
from or through any portion Of said
scheduled localities, or any one Of them.
And by virtue Of the premises aforesaid
l do hereby forbid, as by said statute it is
my duty to do, the importation into this
territory. prior to Nov. /, 1886, of any
neat cattle that have been or may be
brought in whole or in part By rail from
the states and territories hereinbefnre spe-
Gifted, unless the owner or owners shall
satisfy the territorial veterinarian that sale
cattle are from non-infccted districts, OIL
have been long enough away from said in
fected localities to have lost the power o
injecting range cattle.
AND, WHEREAS: Neat cattle from
said infected districts have been, at diver
times since the discovery of the c~xistenc
Of said disease therein, sold and tnnspor
ted to other sections, without any regar'
paid to said disease or the exposure O
such cattle thereto, very many of whic|
are now held and owned by persons who's
intention it il to transport the same int
or through this territory. and by reason @
such unrestricted traffic. il is impossible I
determine with the certainty the gravii
VI the situation demands, without the al
Of such owners or persons in charg'
whether the said cattle thus intended Il
Wyoming, or for transportation throug
said territory, came from or through an
Of said scheduled localities or not,
whether they, or any Of them, have bee
exposed to said disease or not; either
said localities or in others not herein spec
lied.