The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-12
QUARANTINE Is ORDERED
Precautions Taken to Prevent the Spie
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Precautions Taken to Prevent the spre''
Of Charlton.
Austin. Texas. August 1.-THE foiio"'
ing proclamation has been issued
Whereas. The live stock sanitary COM
mission of Texas on the 10Th day OIL II"
gust. 1876. recOmm ended the adop''o" VI
me following regulations. ., .,
lht 1--we : ock sanitary comihlss-Vn,
Texas has been reliably Informed tns' % q
contagious disease known as cnarnoil vl
anthrax has made its appearance a,nV ,nse
the domestic ANIMALS OF a portion OF tile
coun es OF jefferson. Chambers ana uH'
weston In the State Of Texas and Whttc-
as said dis asc is very fatal aud may "
60 nmuriCdted As wei to man a. 'o p'u~.'
! II y the'etpre hereby oiu"tt "a o.. Vs,ate
stock san taiy commission o. the IN s,htS
Of Texas, IN order to prevent tle lur' fn,.
| lowing Quarantine Inc against rharpoh
or anthrax ho fixed and established -,
Wiz Beginnng AT the mou,n oil layhI
mics northwest OF Sabine Pass. then lvl-
! lowing sad favlur's bay ~ with lts ne
audoiS Co the mouth of SuL bayou. lheict
/ following the niHahoerirFs OF san nay"
: to is head in survey or land section ~
q, % Jcffetson county, Texas. thence -
/ to iAa northeast corr er oil land section
| No. 2'N thence due wcst to the ohahlne.
oernty line. theuce wst 10 LIN
hsyol n the SAD Chambers Gon,e,i1 ~
| thence along the mcanderings OF t'ltn
/ bayou io fnlIes on lay. thence hi,hs ,ut
/ western boundary line OF chambers Gun
| IL anu galveston hay and East nay t"
/ lie boundary line OF Galveston county.
I thence alou the boundary line oi thtt
/ pDrtiin Of Galveston county when is sur
/ founded by East bay Galveston utY AZ"
/ soAthcin boundary line of thu county 81
/ thence along the boundary line oil thtt
/ J,ii,son io the southeast co9ngr on ~
! ttis1u county, to the mouth oil laE'oi
/ leyou. the place Of beginning.
/ T. is fuNher ordered ny me lVe stock
/ sanitary commission Of the - At. of 7 'Nas
2 Ia
4 wis" iv them ordered. thar %" person or
pcrs MS shall IN any manner drive 81 p,
I convey pr cross over said quarantine me
/ Iny i've stock INTO any other portion OF
/ u" Sia'o Of Texas. and thar ihe VIOLATION
/ OF this order or regulation shall const-
| ,Aje "n oiicnse aud be nun sled a. a. pro
And II is further ordered 10y the I've
| stock sanitary commission of ti- state
/ "l Texas that any person IN ,he counties
! Mo Si.ro Of Texas who shall kDpwWgiN
/ skll nr ran~" in he skinned any am NAL
+ that has died from Charlton or nnthraN or
/ ~ -ual Knowingly buy. s-N siv away
"' shin or transport In any nhuuer amy
/ Mlr-. skin. wool or hair. meat. lard,
lanS nuimal th1' has a ed from Charlton
| ar sni max ~ stall b" deem, q SmiN oi
/ uisiem"Inor and upon rpuY5ciiQn there
/ of ~nnll h. fined as the law In such clses
/ Ana whe~oas the disease known as
/ Charlton or anthrax may hc spread or
communicated in the following manner.
Persons handling or .kiuuna lnimlls
! That haNo d.cd with this disease. who
ARE Liable to he infected
- The carcass of an animal that has
/ dlcd With this disease. when LEFT to ,lc-
/ cav VIII infect the ground or water
ila may come IN contact Herewith.
Sit 1l over a large arra Wv hizXa~ds
/ wolves d ks or hogs that have fed upon
ih IT. car'1sS &c an animal that mas d.cd