The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-08-13

Oklahoma Authorities Make New Pro-
visions for tho CattIemen.
Guthrie. Aug. 3-1he board OF re-
gents of the Saltwater Agricultural
college has made and approved the
following report:
Rules and regulations governing the
transportation of live stock through
and into Oklahoma territory or any
part thereof from any foreign country
or parts thereof. where dangerous. in
fectous or contagious diseases may ex-
/ list, adopted by the board OF regents is of
the agricultural college and the terri
torial veterinarian y. l.. Lewis. in
regular session assembled at Saltwater
on July 20. lsee. IN accordance with
call by the governor of Oklahoma.
Whereas, l. appearing TO the board
of regents from reports of the terri
| toriaI veterinarian, and from other
I information brought to this board
! that certain portions of said Oklahoma
/ territory are infected with a con-
/ tagious and infectious disease among
cattle, known as Texas splenic or
| Spanish fever, it is deemed by the
board to be to the best Interests of the
people of the territory and for the
prevention of the spreading of said
disease to establish certain rules and
regulations governing the importation
/ of cattle into and through said terri
| tory and parts thereof, and to put into
l force and effect chapter so of the ses-
sion laws of Oklahoma territory for
/ the year 1895, which said rules are
| hereby directed to the probate judges
and sheriffs of all the counties in Ok
/ lahoma territory with the direction
that they shall strictly enforce the
same and furnish all assistance within
| their power to the territorial veter-
marian, who is hereby authorized and
directed to assist in the enforcing of
the same, and
Whereas, 1t has been proven to this
board and veterinarian surgeon that
Texas, splenetic or Spanish fever,
which is an infectious and contagious
disease. exists in certain localities and
that the cattle therein are capable of
transmitting said disease. which are
described as follows: All of that ter
ritory within the Estate of Texas and
Oklahoma territory lying south and
east of what is now the established
national quarantine line. which in
Oklahoma territory begins on Red riv-
er at the southeastern corner of the
county of Greer; thence northerly
following the course of the north fork
| of the Red river to its intersection
with the southern boundary line of
Roger Mills county: thence easterly
along the southern boundary of Roger
Mills and Washita counties to the
southeastern corner WasAita county:
thence northerly along the eastern
boundary of Washita county to the
northeastern corner of said county;
continuing in a northerly direction
along the eastern boundary of the
g
ner of the county of Blaine; thence
easterly along the southern boundary
of Blaine county to the southeast cor
ner of said county; thence north on
the eastern boundary of said county TO
the northwest corner of Canadian
county; thence east on the northern
boundary OF said county to the north
east corner of said county; thence
north along the eastern boundary of
kinfisher county to the northeast cor
ner of said'county: thence east along
the southern boundary of Garfield
county to the southeast corner of said
county; thence north along the east
ern boundary of Garfield county to
the northeast corner of said county:
thence east along the southern bound
airy OF Kay county to the west line of
the Ponca Indian reservations; thence
vation to the northwest corner of said
reservation; thence east on the north
ern boundary of the Ponca reservation
to the Arkansas river; thence norther-
ly following the course of said river
TO its intermission with the thirty
seventh parallel OF the north latitude
at the southern boundary line of Kan
sas, which said territory IS included
in the Kiowa and Comanche and
Apach Indian reservation, and in the
counties of Cleveland. Pottawato omie.
Canadian, Oklahoma. Lincoln, Logan,
Payne, Noble, Pawnee, and the Ponca.
0toe and the Missouri and Usage and
Kansas Indian reservations; also all Of
those counties in the state of Texas
lying south and east of whaa is now
the established quarantine line, and
that unless rules and regulations are
prescribed and enforced for the trans.
portation in and importation into that
part of Oklahoma lying west of the
line and country hereinbefore de-
seribed, said country must become in.
feCted with Texas, splenic or Spanish
fever, to the great loss and danger OF
the Inhabitants thereof. therefore be II
Resolved by the board and said vet
erinary surgeon, that the following
rules and regulations shall be en-
forced until Dee /, 1896:
Rule 1. All persons and corpora
tions are prohibited from driving and
and transporting any cattle from the
localities lying south and east of the
line herein before described to any
place north and west of said line
within the limits of Oklahoma terri
tory; except when shipped or trans
ported by railroad for immediate
slaughter.
Any person guilty of a violation
shall be fined or imprisoned in accord
ancc with section IL of chapter so, o.
the session laws of Oklahoma terri