Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-29
A PROCLAMATION.
Commonwealth OF Virginia,
Executive Department..
A PROCLAMATION: BY THE COVER.
NOR

Commonwealth OF virginia,
Executive Department.:
A PROCLAMATION: BY THE COVER.
NOR.
whereas. In pursuance OF an act OF the
General Assembly of Virginia: approsea
February IS, 1896, entitled An Act 20 f nG-
mails, and to Authorize and Empower tne
Board of Control OF the EXPERIMENT.
Station OF the Virginia Agricultural ana
Mechanical College, at Blacksourg, 10
Establish livestock Quarantine Lines.
Rules, and Regulations, and 10 Prescribe
Penalties for Violating tSs same. tne
said Board OF Control of the Agricui-
tgral Experiment sta s0S % n he
fa SS,lese on m ase 18th day OF Feb.
ruary, 1896, and after the approval OF
said act, and established livestock guar,
antne lines, rules, and regulations, anu
notified the Executive or this Comnoh-
wealth Of their action: now :,
Therefore, /. Charles 7. OFerrall, Gov
ernor Of the Commonwealth OF virginia,
as directed and required by said act, DO
claiming the following quarantine bound
airy, rules and regulations, as liked by
said Board OF Control:
All counties in Virginia south or
line beginning on the boundary line pc
tween Virginia and North Carolina, at
point coinc,ling with the summit or me
Blue Ridge mountains thence following
the summit OF said mountains nortnsast,
erly TO the southern boundary OF BEDFORD
county; thence following the southern
and eastern boundaries OF Bedford coun-
ty to the James river; thence ioHowlng
the James river to the southeastern
corner OF Charles City county; thence
northerly and easterly along the western
and northern boundaries of James City,
Gloucester. Matthews, and Accomac
counties to the Atlantic Ocean, are guar
antined against splenetic or Texas cattle,
fever, subject to the following rules and
From the 18th day OF February TO the
18th day OF November OF each year no
cattle are to be transported from sald
area south or below said State quaran-
tine line above descrlbed 70 any potti,1 on
OF the State above said line except Dy
rail or boat and then only Tor immedlate
slaughter; and when so transported the
following regulations must be observer I.
Provided, however that ior tne plesent
only and until an inspector can be ap-
nointed for Richmond. that cattle may be
driven from Manchester over the several
bridges 10 Richmond only when they are
Intended for immediate slaughter IN Rlcn-
mond or TO be shipped to other points
nor,h ~ the State quarantine line for
the same purpose. in both OF when cases
thev must be Immediately placed on their
arrival i'm Richmond in the pens set
apart for infected cattle.
portation from said area, are unloaded
above, north or west OF this line 10 ps
fed or watered, the places where said
cattle are to be fed or watered shaIi pc
set apart, and no other cattle shah De
admitted thereto.
2 When cattle from any portion OF the
State south of or below the above de-
scribed line are unloaded at tneir point
OF destination pens shall be set apart 70
receive them, and no other cattle snali ne
said until GuCn time
as the pens have been disiniected, az
hereinafter prescribed. Said cattle snail
not be removed from said pens, except
as may be necessary Tor in,I'ehIn re
slaughter. or for reshipment, as mere
matter provided, and then only through
such passages as are not used Tor sus-
ceptible cattle. go - ..,
& All cars carrying cattle from south
of or below said quarantine line shall
bear placards stating that said cars con-
tain quarantine cattle, ana eacn OF the
way bills of said shipment shall nave
note upon It's face with similar state
ment. Whenever any cattle nave coiIis
from said area, and shall be reshipped
from any point at which they nave been
unloaded to other points OF destination,
the cars carrying the said animals shaii
bear similar placards with ike state
IN ents, and the way bills De so sIalrpeu'
loaded within the State OF virginia they
must be placed in separate pens, as mere,
matter provided, and no other cattle shall
be admitted 10 said pens.
stock-yards shall sec that said cattle are
unloaded In the pen or pens set apart >or
such cattle. and said person or persons
shall enforce all rules and regulations
governing the management or SAID cattle
while in said pens. ..,...
4 The cars or boats used TO transport
said cattle and the pens in which they are
fed and watered, and the pens set apart
for their reception at the pONnt Oh ISSN'
nation. shall be disinfected in the follow-
ea) Remove all litter and manure; This
litter and manure may be dlSintected 10y
mixing tt with lime or saturatlng IL WIN
a 5 per cent. solution OF eafDoie acI1 vi
stored where no cattle can come IN con-
tact with il until after the 18th day OF
cb, Wash the cars or boats and The
feeding and watering troughs with water
until clean. a. - .Lo
tcl Saturate the walls and floors or the
cars or boats and fencing troughs anu
chutes of the pens with q solution in'ue
by dissolving 4 ounces OF chloride OF iii h
Ia each gallon OF water, or disinfect the
cars or boats with a Jet or steam unutr d
pressure of not less than 80 pounds TO the
square inch. -. H., ha,,a baan
used 10 transport quarantine cattle snall
he cleansed and disinfected BEFORE they
are again used TO transport, store, OF
shelter animals or merchandise, anu thls
shall be done at the point Oh desllhatiOh
OF said cattle. hill o,so
6 These rules and regulations shali also
amply 10 the importation into TINS state
OK cattle from sections outside OF VIZ
ginia included within the Federal quar-
antine. - .ho c,o+a
and the citizens generally TO be ViSllant
and active in enforcing the provisions oil
the said act. and maintaining the saiS
quarantine rules, and regulations, 90
that the livestock Industry OF virginia
NAV be protected against Texas or spsene'
tic-feyer I further call attention TO me
nenalties imposed for violation OF the
provisions of said act or the rules, resuI
iations. orders, or directions Oh tne salu
Board OF Control establishing ana govern
ing the said quarantine. -,
Given under my hand, anu
under the lesser seal OF the
I Seal. Commonwealth, at RlchmonI'
- this twentieth day or FeDru,
airy. i'm the year OF our Loru
ona thousand eight hundred ana ninety
six, and IN the one hundred ana t"ehtie'H
wear of the Commonwealth
CHARLES T. OFERkAiL
BY the Governor: - 90,
j. T. Lawless, Secretary Of the Com
monwealth.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRO
LECTION OF DOMESIIC ANIMAAin,Ss