Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
OR INTEREST TO STOCKMEN
QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION OF
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS.
Fixes january 1 as the beginning Of
the Quarantine Season in That
Statc-Othcr Live News
for the Trade.

In compliance with the views of the va
rious state veterinarians that met in Fort
| Worth. Ten. last September 10 study Tex
as fever and its regulation. which were
| that the Texas quarantine dates should hs
changed and the open season shortene! and
last only i month and q half. instead Of
three months. as now. the governor W
Texas has issued his proclamation fixing
January l as the beginning of the quar-
antiue season IN his state. instead OF Feb
rUary 10, as heretofore. II says:
Whereas, The live stock sanitary COM
mission OF the state OF Texas, on the l+th
day of November, a. u. lSJ1. passed tho
following orders:
The live stock sanitary commission ot
the state Of Texas is reliably informed
that cattle located south and east OF the
quarantine line hereinafter described are
liable to communicates =. contagious and
infectious disease. known as Southern or
splenetic fever, TO cattle located north and
west OF said line within the said state.
should said cattle from said infected areL
come into contact with said cattle on the
north and west OF said line. or should sad
cdtIe located on the south ana east OK
said line be driven over or srazed over thu
.and situated west and north OF said line
commission of the state of Texas. by viz
tue of the laws under which it is appoint
I'd. and which prescribe its duties. il or
der to prevent the spreading or Ummuu
cation of said disease. now hereby fx and
establish a quarantine line III the state Of
Beginning at southwest corner of the
county of Pecos on the bank Of the RIO
Grande; thence following the western bouH-
DAIRY OF Pecos county to the southwest cor
ner of Reeves county: thence following the
boundary line between the counties OF
Pecos and Reeves TO the PecOs river:
thence enthusiastically following the Pc
cos river to the northwest corner Of Crock
cit county; thence e4steriy along the
Schleicher counties to the southeast cor
ner OF Irion county; thence north with tie
eastern luIInGJTy ut IrInn fnyfrry ~ .E.
northeast corner or lriOu county; thence
northerIy, crossing i portion OF Tom Green
county TO the southwest corner of Coke
county: thence norther!y, along the west
ern boundary line of Coke county to the
southern boundary line of Mitchell county:
thence easterIy to the southeast corner OF
Mitchell county; thence nOrtherly along the
western boundary line of Nolan county 20
the northwest corner of Nolan county:
thence easterly along the northern bcuu-
Diary of Nolan county to the southwest
corner of Jones county: thence east
with the southern boundary of Jones coUu-
" to the southeast corner of said Jones
county: thence northerly with the east
boundary line Of Jones county to the
southern boundary line of Haskell county:
thence eaSterly with the southern boundary
line Of Haskell county to the southwest
corner of ~Throckmorton county: thence
northwest corner of Baylor county:
thence east with the north line of Baylor
county to the southeast corner OF Wilbar-
ger county: thence north with the east
boundary line of Wilbarger county TO Red
river. And now here make the following
rules and regulations in relation to sugh
: quarantine line:
'First-That from the 1st day Of January.
; 1SaS. TO the 10Th day OF November. 1>.> no
cattle are to be transported by rail. driven
or moved in any manner whatever from
said area south or east of said line herein
last above described TO any portion of the
state of Texas north or west of said line.
'~Sccond-That where a pasture lies part
" on each side of the above quarantine line.
no cattle shall be shipped. moved. driven
I or in any manner moved to any portion ~
the territory wing north and west of said
line between the LIST day of January. I>HS,
and the 18th day of November. 1S9S, and
no cattle during said time shall he admitted
|. into any such line pastures from any Of
, that territory lying east or south of such
"Third-That from the LIST day of JAM
uary. 1885. to the 18th day of November. l,9S.
no cattle shall he shipped. driven. trans
ported or in any manner moved from or
ont of any of the foilowins counties to
, any portion of the territory north and
l west OF said counties in said state, to-wi-:
Nilharger. Foard. Knox. Haskell. Jones.
Mitchell. Fisher, Sterling. Irion. and III
west of the line herein first described. pro-
vided, that cattle in said counties rlay Ne
: inspection il found FREE. from ticks or fever
9 and in a healthy condition. and provided.
further. that such inspection shall he rIads
on the range before the cattle are moved.
'Fourth-That from the LIST day of Jam
uary. 1888. to the 18th day of November.
rail. driven or moved in any manner what
ever. from any portion of the republic IT
Mexico into any portion of the state vt
d Texas. except in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the United States &C.
partrhent of agriculture governing the
movement of live stock from the republic
of Mexico.
o 'Fffth-Now therefore. the live stool
v sanitary commission of the state of Texas
l. hereby orders that the violation of any ot
the aforesaid rules and regulations Is an
n offense and punishable as is provided ~
the laws of the state of Texas And We
= respectfully ask your eXCellency TO issue
tt YOUR proclamation pr~OmUlGatinE these
/ rules and regulations as is provided by
d law
It Now. therefore. |. G. 4. CuIberson. gov
< ernor of the state of Texas. in conformity
h with the provisions Of chapter .. title ~.
N of the Revised Statutes Of Texas OF lNrI.
d do hereby declare that the quarantine lines.
rules and. regulations set forth in the above
y recited order of the live stock sanitary
r commission of Texas. shall be in full force
IS and effect from and after the LIST day ~
- anuary y. ID. 1888.
I'd In testimony whereof 7 have hereuuto
ii set my hand and caused the seal of state q
+. be affixed at Austin. this 18th day of De-
80. A. CULBERSON.
- r. the Governor: Governor Of Texas.
q 81 w MADDEN Secretary of State