Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-14
LINES
Fixed By the Sanitary
Commission
DECLARED IN FULL FORCE py
GOVERNOR CuIBERsoN IN A
PROCLAMATION.
AFFECT QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS PROVIDED AT RE
GENT COMMISSION MEETING.
Are Now In Eject - The Adopted
Lines Traced and the sections
AFFECT QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS PROVIDED Ar RE
GENT CONFESSION MEETING.

Austin, Tex, March 1s-(speclal)-
Governor Culberson today gave out the
following proclamation:
Whereas. The Sanitary Live stock
commission OF TeNas ON the 10Th day
of March, A. D.. 1896 recommended the
adoption OF the following resolutions;
AT meeting held at Fort Worth,
Texas, March 10th, 1896, the Live Stock
sanitary commission present W j.
Moore. W. -. Tulll). recommend that
His ENcollency, Governor G. A. Culbcr-
son, revoke 10 much OF the quarantine
line established Feb. 10. 1896. Ds 10 that
part OF the line beginning on the north
fork of Red River. at Its intersection Of
the southern boundary line OF Roger
Mills county and extending northcrly
mud westerly therctrom to conform with
special order modifying the quarantine
OF Oklahoma Territory by the secretary
of agriculture, dated March 3. 1896"
and on the Hnmu day with u fun COM
mission recommended tho adoption OF
the following regulation:
THE Live Stock sanitary commission
OF the state OF Texas have reliable In
formation That cattle from that portion
/ Of the state OF Texas which IA situated
eust ana south OF the county of Wilhur-
ger, are liable to communicate "A cun-
taglous aud Infectious and malignant
disease. known rs southern or spltnetlc
fever, TO the cattle now located In the
said county OF Wilbareor. IL permitted
to come IN contact with them. now,
therefore, by virtue OF the authority
vested In Tho Live stock Sanitary COM
mission OF Texas and In order to pro-
teot the live stock interests Of the coun-
| ~ OF WilbarEer, We, the said Live
Stock Sanitary commission Of TcNgH.
| hereby Inalye ana TX the follow inB
| quarantine line beginning ut the
| southwest corner OF Mlbergur county,
] "a. a.. l.4.Hs
4 Diary line Of Wilhnrgcr county TO the
Z southeast corner Of said county; thence
1 with the eastern boundary line OF VII.
! bnrger county north to the northeast
corner OF said Wilbarger county. thence
In northwest cuufae UP the southern
margin OF the Red river Ia the north
I west corner OF said Mnbarger county.
/ And II Sc hereby ordered that from AMI
{ after this date Il shan be unlawful for
any cattle to be Transported or erased
over said boundary line Into the said
county OF Wilbnrgcr except when said
cattle are being transported by rail 10
market for immediate daughter beyond
tie limits OF the Htnte OF Texas, and in
accordance with the rules and reguln-
tom nxed by the United Stntes depart
mcnt OF agriculture governing the
tranRportption of cattle for the year
1896 and that these rules and rogula-
lions and quarantine line hereby made
shall remain IN run lulce uhu NilNct uh :
iii the 18th day OF November, 1888. ana
that any violation OF these rules or re-
gulatlons is an oifcnsc and punishable
as provided by the laws Of the state OF
Texas. We therefore nsk that your
excellrncy Issue your proclamation aa
the law provides"
Now, therefore. I, c. 4. culheraon,
governor of the state OF Texas. In con
formlty with the provisions OF an act
improved April 20, 1898, entitled. AN
act TO provide for the protection OF do
nestle animals, for tie creation OF a
i've stock sanitary commission, for the
establishing OF live stock quarantine
lines rules and regulationai TO provide
peunltlea for violating namo, and "a
make an appropriation to carry out the
provlaions OF this act do hereby de-
clare that the quarantine lines, rules
and regulations SGT forth In tho above
reclted orders OF the Live Stock Sanl-
taly commission OF Texas shall be In
fuli force from and after this date.