The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-18
pEOCJAMtTiON.
Commonwealth OF Virginia,
Executive Department.
4 PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
"a EkNOR.

Whereas. In pursuance Of an act or the
General Assembly OF virginia appioNeu
February 10, 1880, entitled An act 10 pro-
vide for the protection of domestic AMI
mails. ana 10 authorize and empower inc
Board OF Control OF the EXPERIMENT stb-
ton of the Virginia Agricultural ana NE
chanical College at BlacksDufg 10 eSldp,
lisn livestock quarantine lines, IuleS anu
regulations, ana TO prescribe penalties los
violating the same. the SAID boald ga
Control OF the Agricultural Experiment
Station OF the Virginia Agricultural an"
Mccnanicai College have established hNe-
stock quarantine lines. rules and resula-
tons and notified the Executive OF TINS
Commonwealth OF thcir action. now,
Therefore. /, Charles Il. OFcrrdii, Gov
ernor oil the Commonwealth oil virginia
as directed and required by said act, 10
hereby issue this, my proclamation, pro-
claiming the following quarantine bouh-
Diary, rules and regulations, as hAtd ny
sdId Board Ct control;
All counties IN Virginia south Of line
beginning on the boundary line between
Virginia and North Carolina II q point
cOinciding with the summit OF the Blue
Ridge Mountains, thence following the
summit OF said mountains ncrthedsteriy
TO the Black Water river, thence easteriy
along said river TO tho southwestern
boundary Of Bedford county, thence alohs
the southern and eastern bOuhudiltS "a
said county TO the James river thehSo
following the James river 10 the sOutn-
eastern corner of Charles CITY county
thence northerly and easterly alons me
western ana northern h0unddilt5 vi
james city, GlOucester ana Mathews
counties TO the Chesapeake pay, tiSlCv
sOutherly along the western shore OF sdlu
bay to the northeast corner OF hhzdbeth
Clty county, thence easterly along the
north boundary line OF said county 10 the
northeast boundary Of Warwick county,
thence northwesterly and southerly along
ftrn lf
of said county TO the James river. thence
along the James river 10 the northwestern
corner of Norfolk county. thence sOuth-
erly along the western boundary CT salu
county TO the North Carolina boundary
line. are quarantined against splenetlc' or
Texas cattle fever. subject TO the hollow
INK rules and regulations:
From the 18th day of February 10 the
18th day Of November OF each year no
cattle are TO be transported from SAID
area south or below said state Qudfah-
tine line above described To any portion
of the state above said line, except Dy
rail or boat and then only for immediate
slaughter. and when so Transported inc
following regulations must be observed.
When any cattle in course or trans
portation from said area are unlOdded
above. north or west of this line 10 pe
fed or watered. the places where salu
cattle are 10 be fed OF watered snail ne
set apart, ana no othef cattle shdi Nv
admitted thereto.
2 When cattle from any portion OF the
state south of OF below the eoove-oe-
scrbcd line arc unlcaded at thelr polht
of destination pens shall he set @PaIt
TO receive them, and no other cattle shail
be allowed TO enter said pens until such
time a. tho pens have been clsiniected
as hereinafter described. said cattle shhil
not be removed from said pens except a.
may be necessary for immediate saugh-
ter or for shipment. "a hereinafter pro
Nidcd and then only through such pas
sagcs as are n0t used for susceptible cat
tie.
g. All cars carrying cattle from south
OF or below said quarantine line shall
bear placards stating that said ears CON
tain quarantine cattle, and each or the
way-bills of said shipment SHAH nave a
note upon it's face with "a similar state
ment. Whenever amy cattle nave come
from said area and shall De fcsnlPpeu
from any point 40 which they nave heth
uuloadcd To other points of destinations,
the cars carrying the said ANIMALS shail
bear similar plarards with ike state
monts. and the way-hiiis bee so stamped.
AT whatever point these cattle are unload
cd within the State of Virginia they must
Doe placed in separate pens, as mere
matter provided, and no other cattle sheN
bee admitted o. said pens.
The person or persons in charge OF stock
yards shall see that said cattle arc UNI
loaded i'm the pen or pens set apart Tor
such cattle. and said person or persons
shall enforce AN rules and regulations
governing the management or said cat
Tie while IN said pens
g. The cars or boats used 10 transport
said cattle and the pens I'm which they
are fed and watcred, and the pens set
apart for their reception 40 me point
of destination. shall be disiniected IN the
following manner.
(a) Remove am Hitter and manure This
litter and manure may be disintccted by
mixing il with lime or saturating d. with
a. per cent. solution OF carbohc acld OF
creOlin. Cr If not disufccted. 10 snail DE
stored where no cattle can come in con-
tact with it until after the 10Th day or
November.
Ob) Wash the cars or boats and the feed
ing and watering tr0ughs win water uh-
Ill clean.
cars or boats and fencing, trOughs ana
chutes Cf the pens with a. solution MADE
by dissOlving four ounces or chloIlde OF
lime TO each gallon Of water, or disinioct
the cars or boats with jet Of steam
under "A pressure Of not less thah llty
pounds o. the square Inch.
g. The cars or boats that have been
used TO transport quarantine cattle shall
be cleanscd and disinfccted before theN
are again used TO transport. store or snei,
ter animals or merchandise. and this shan
be done at the point of destination OF said
cattle.
These rules and regulations shall also
apply TO the importation into TINS State on
cattle from sections outside or Nlrslhla
included within the Federal quarantine.
And / call upon an officers Of the state
and the citizens generally 10 be vigilant
and active IN enforcing the provisions
The said act and maintaining the sald
quarantine rules and regulations, 80 that
the live stock Industry Of virginia may
be protected against Texas OF spieheuc
fever. I further call attention TO the pen
altics imposed for violation OF the nio-
visions OF said act or the rules. regul4 (,
lions order or directions OF the -alo
BOARD of Control establishing ana gov
erning the said quarantine.
Given under my hand and the lesser
eeai of the Commonwealth, no Richmond,
this tenth day of February. IN the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred anu
fwentv-nrst year Of the CommcnWeaIl IN
(ScalD CHAS. J. - Ii'i'Ai'i''
BY the Governor:
J. c. HAWKINS. .-......,
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