The record-union., 1899-08-24
THE QUARANTINE BOUNDARY.
GOVERNOR GAGE ISSUES HIS
PROCLAMATION.
Cattle South and West of the Es-
tablished Lines Cannot
Gross Them.

Governor Gage has issued the follow
ing proclamation, which explains itself:
Sacramento, August 10, 1899.
Whereas, The State Veterinarian of
the State of California has ascertained
that cattle located in that certain area
of territory situated south and west of
the quarantine line hereinafter de-
scribed are liable to communicate
contagious and infectious disease
known as Texas, Splenetic, or Southern
Cattle Fever. to cattle located north
and east of said line should said cattle
| located south and west be shipped
moved, or transported, driven or grazed
over the lands situated on the north
and east of said line; and
Whereas, Under and by virtue
of an Act of the Legislature of the
State of California, entitled IAN Act to
protect domestic live stock from con-
tagious and infectious diseases, to pro-
vide for the appointment and duties of
officials to carry into effect the provi
sions Of this Act, and to provide an ap-
preparation therefor in effect March
/ 1S 1899, the State Veterinarian of the
State of California, in order to prevent
/ the spreading or communicating of said
disease of Texas, Splenetic or Southern
| Fever, in cattle, has on this 10Th day
of August, 1899, made quarantine
line as follows: Beginning on the Pa
| cific coast, where the southern bound
ary line of Marin County connects with
| the Pacific Ocean; thence easterly and
northerly along the southern and east
ern boundary lines of Marin and Sono-
ma to the intersection Of Sonoma and
! Solano Counties: thence following the
western, northern and eastern boundary
lines of Solano County to the Sacra
mento River: thence northerly along
! the eastern boundary line of Yolo
| County to it's intersection with the
boundary line of Sutter County; thence
easterly along the southern boundary
| lines of Sutter and Placer Counties to
the intersection with the western
boundary line of Ell Dorado County:
thence southerly and easterly along the
southern boundary line Of Ell Dorado
County to the intersection with the
western boundary line of Alpine Coun-
ty; thence in a southerly direction
along the western boundary lines of
Alpine, Mono and Inyo Counties to the
southwestern boundary of Inyo Coun-
ty, thence along the southern
boundary Of Inyo County to its
intersection with the eastern
boundary line of the State of Califor
MIA; and
| Whereas. The State Veterinari
an has. on this 10th day of August,
1899, made and established the follow
ing rules and regulations as to the
crossing of cattle over the said quaran-
tine line:
|
d. That from and after this date
no cattle shall be transported by rail-
shipped driven or moved in any man
ner whatever, from said area south and
west of said line herein above set out
| and described to any portion Of the
State of California, north or east of
said line.
CD Exception to the above clause is
authorized as follows:
Any cattle which shall have been
dipped, under the supervision Of an In
spector of the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry, u. S. Dept. of Agriculture in
such solution as may be required by
the Honorable Secretary Of Agriculture,
and certificate of such fact given with
a bill of health from such Inspector,
shall be allowed to cross said line, un-
til otherwise ordered.
(3) That hereafter it shall be I'M
lawful for any railroad, steamboat or
transportation company, it's officers or
agents, to accept for shipment, or to
ship, or transport, any cattle originat-
ing south or west of the above de-
scribed line, destined to any point in
the State of California north or east of
said line, except in accordance with the
regulations concerning cattle trans
portation as may be issued by the
u. S. Department of Agriculture.
ID 1t is further ordered that vio-
lation of any or either of the above
rules and regulations shall be an Of
ense and punishable as is provided by
the laws of the State of California: and
Whereas, ], Henry r. Gage, as Gov
ernor of the State of California, have
approved and do hereby approve of the
said quarantine line so made, fixed and
established by said State Veterinarial.,
and have approved and do hereby ap-
prove of all of the above rules and reg
| ulations so made and established by
said State Veterinarian:
Now, Therefore, I, Henry T. Gage, as
| Governor of the State of California, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by
law, do hereby proclaim the above
| boundary OF such quarantine so made,
fixed, and established by said State
Veterinarian to be the legal boundary
of such quarantine within said State
of California, and further hereby pro-
claim the above orders, rules and reg
ulations prescribed by said State Veter-
marian for the maintenance and en-
forcement of such quarantine to be the
legal and binding rules and regulations
within said State; and 1 do further pro-
claim that said orders, rules and regu-
lations shall be maintained and en-
forced within the State of California,
and that a violation thereof shall sub
ject all persons SO violating any of said
orders, rules and regulations to the
penalties provided for in Section Eight
of said Act Of the Legislature entitled
IAN Act to protect domestic live stock
from contagious and infectious diseases,
to provide for the appointment and du-
ties of officials to carry into effect the
provisions of this Act, and to provide
an appropriation therefor"
(Signed) Henry T. Gage, Governor
of the State of California. Attest: c. F.
Curry, Secretary of State.
SOLDIERS RECEPTION.