The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-27
TO STAMP OUT CHARLTON
County Judge Of jefferson Has Taken De.
cisive Action.
MUST BE BURNED OR BURIED
Penalty Is Provided for Any Neglect
Live stock Sanitary Board May
Put on Quarantine.

Beaumont, Texas. June a6.-Dr w. J.
Fosetter. representing the State veter-
mary board, is still investigating the char
bon which is playing havic with stock at
several different points In tho county
The doctor said he had held conferences
with parties who owned stock In the coun-
ty and had informed them that the only
way to stamp out the disease was to ere
mate or bury the carcasscs OF animals that
die with 1t. There were those who oppose 4
him in this conclusion. and as result
President Kleberg OF the veterinary board
has wired that unless the stock which Gle
from Charlton were either cremated or
buried 1t would be necessary to quarantine
against the infected points. This telegram
served the purpose OF impressing the dan
ger of the disease. and stock owners have
promised to comply with regulations pre-
scribed by him.
There is no cure for anthrax or char
bon,' said DR.. Folsetter, and the only
protection is to prevent its spread. A
heavy rain might suppress the disease
Atlhlti dIill, Dul IL lut NdTCtShtS OF but~
mails which die with Il are left on the
prairies the disease is certain to start
again just as soon as conditions are fla
vorable II cattle owners viii cremare
or bury every vestlge of every COW or other
animal that dies from Charlton, they can
effectively stamp out the disease perma-
nently and 1t will come no more. This
would be expensive, but 1t would be econ
omical in the end
Today DR.. Folsetter held a conference
with County Judge o'Brien regarding char
bon and as a result the Judge issued the
following proclamation:
Whereas there are a number OF horses,
mules. cattle and hogs in different parts
of this county affected with ana dying OF
contagious diseases, and some OF said dis
eases are alike contagious to human beings
and domestic animals, and 1t balng necee-
sary that certain hyglenic rules aud Ire
cautions be observed and that the law be
enforced TO prevent the spreading OF such
diseases, and in order to stamp the salit
out, under the direction of the State live
stock commission, ! now hereby proclaim
and declare that henceforth II shall be Tie
duty OF any person within this county
owning, controlling or having possession
in their pastures, farms or otherwise, M
horse, mule or other animal or the hoVn5
species, or any hog, Sneep or goat luleCteu
with any one or more of the following cts
eases, viz. Anthrax, Charlton. black leg
black tongue, bloody murrin, CHAMBERS oil
farcey, to keep such infected animal $50
lated from contact with ether animals,
and after such animals death such perHor
shall Immediately burn and thoroughly
cremate and burn every particle OF the
body thereof and all persons and controll-
ers of stock which have recently died OF
such contagious diseases, and the remains
! of which are exposed on the ground, shall
Immediately proceed TO burn the same.
and IL II be impracticable 70 so burn sucl
remains, then they shall bury them so that
the highest parts OF the carcass shall IN
| buried not less than two feet below TN
surface OF the ground. That 1t shall lie the
duty of all persons knowing of any deat
animal, which has lately died Of airy q
the foregoing diseases and the body thereof
is not disposed of according to the above
directions, to Immediately report said neg
lect TO me, the sheriff, county clerk or any
peace officer in this county; and all per
sons now owning, controlling or having II
possession any such infected animal or re
mains thereof as above mentioned, and
who shall fail, neglect or refuse to com
ply with the requirements of this procla
nation shall be prosecuted as the law
directs and fined in any sum not less thar
800 nor more than $500.