The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-05-16

come from said area and shall be re-
slipped from any point at which they have
been unloaded to other points of destina-
ton, the cars carrying said animals shall
bear similar placards with like state
mems and the way-bills be so stamped. At
whatever point these cattle shall be I'M
loaded they shall be placed in separate
pens. to which no other cattle shall be
admitted.
4. The car used to transport such ami
mails, and the pens in which they are fed
and watered, and the pens set apart for
their reception at points of destination,
shall be disinfected in the following man
ner:
(a) Remove all litter and manure. This
. litter and manure may be disinfected by
mixing it with lime or diluted sulphuric
acid, or, if not disinfected, it may be
stored where no cattle can come into
contact with it until after December 1.
(b) Wash the cars and the feeding and
watering troughs with water until clean.
(c) Saturate the walls and floors of the
cars and fencing, troughs and chutes of
the pens with a solution made by dis
solving four ounces of chloride of lime
to each gallon of water. Or disinfect the
: cars with a jet of steam under pres
sure of not less than so pounds to the
square inch.
5. 1t is further expressly provided that
cattle which have been in the counties of
Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton,
Shackelford, Jones, Nolan, Coke, and the
northern half of Pecos county, State of
: Texas, since January 1, 1895, and have
! not come into contact with any cattle
brought into said counties from any other
counties in the infected area since that
date, may be moved from said counties
; by rail into the States of Colorado, Wy
!, oming, Montana North Dakota, and
: South Dakota, in accordance with the
regulations made by said States for the
/, admission of Southern cattle thereto:
Provided
(a) That permit shall first be obtained
/, from the secretary of agriculture for such
movement. The application for said per-
init must state the name of the county in
=, which said cattle are located, the name
+ of the owner of said cattle, the number
! of cattle to be moved, and the route
J. over which said cattle are to be forward
ed to the above named States.
:. (b) That said permit shall be forwarded
h, to the inspector of the department sta
+ toned at Kansas City, Missouri, who
v will detail on officer to inspect said cattle
\ and ascertain whether they are entitled
/ to be shipped under the provisions of this
: order, and who, upon finding that the
@ same are so entitled, will countersign
o said permit and supervise the movement
{ Of said cattle to point of shipment. The
r said officer before delivering such permit
v shall obtain aflidavits of the owner of
{ manager of the cattle and of two reput-
: able and disinterested persons, showing
q that they are acquated with the cattle
0 sought to be shipped, and they have
g known said cattle since January /, 1895,
{ and that said cattle have been kept in the
: territory described above and have not
g come into contact with any other South
v ern cattle These affidavits will be for
{; warded by him to the department of agri-
l. culture.
It (c) That cattle from said area shall go
G into said States only for slaughter or
o grazing, and shall on no account be ship
g ped from said States into any other State
: or territory Of the United States before
Y December /, 1895. H4a
II (d) That all cars which have carried
l. cattle from said area shall, upon unload
y ing at once be cleaned and disinfected in
@ the manner provided by these regulations.
d (e) That the State authorities of the
j. States of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana,
G North Dakota, and South Dakota agree
J; to enforce these provisions. ,At
l. The losses which formerly occurred to
the owners of susceptible cattle, both In
the interstate and export trade, by the
contraction of this disease from exposure
in uncean and infected cars and pens,
ad by means of the manure carried in un-
clean cars from place to place, became q
matter of grave and serious concern to
the cattle industry of the United States
until this danger was removed by the in
spection Of this department. 1t is abso-
lutely essential, therefore, that this cattle
industry should continue to be protected
as far as possible by separating the dan
gerous cattle and by the adoption Of eff
ficient methods of dsinfection.
Inspectors will be instructed to see
that disinfection is properly DONE and it
is expected that transportation companies
T. will promptly put into operation the above
n methods.
n ]. STERLING MORTON, Secretary.
y, Whereas, The act of the legislature of
>. the State of Texas, approved April 20.
i 1893, providing for the appointment of this
n commission, and defining it's duties and
le power; provides, among other things.
u that this commission shall cooperate with
IN the United States department of agri-
% culture in establishing quarantine lines,
y rules and regulations so as to best pro
,e tect the lives stock industry of this State
u against Texas or splenetic fever and
t that said quarantine line shall be so fixed
L as to conform to the Federal quarantine
m line established. or that may be estab-
n lished by the United States department
v of agriculture" sdi ~ .rtl3et4
n Now, therefore, the Live Stock SAM
It tary commission of the State Of Texas,
lie do hereby adopt and make the said here
n in before mentioned quarantine lines,
a; rules and regulations against Southern OF
lg splenetic fever, governing the transporta,
es ton and movement of cattle acrosi said
lie line Of the United States department OF
m agriculture, in so far as the same may
IN be applicable within the limits of thu
ty State OF Texas, and the said quarantine
Of line, rules and regulations Of the, United
he States secretary of agriculture, in so far
IN as the same may be applicable and inso far
* as the same are not in conflict with the
n laws of the State Of Texas, are hereby
es made the quarantine line, rules and regu-
ID lations of the Live Stock Sanitary com
It. mission of the State of Texas against
h. Southern or splenetic fever. governing the
v: movement or transportation of cattle
NJ across said quarantinelne within the
to limits of the State of Texas.
he w. J. MOORE, Chairman.
a. .Ue
lie Now, therefore, /, G. A. Culberson
y governor of Texas, in conformity witt
the provisions of said act, do hereby de
ne clare that the quarantine lines, rules