Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
\ PROCLAMATION by TIE GOV
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IsRNOR.
Commonwealth Of Virginia,
Executive Department.

Commonwealth u Virginia,
Executive Department.
Whereas I'm pursuance or an ACT OF ny
General Assembly OF virginia, approved
February rs. 1896. entitled "An act 20 pro-
vide for the protection Of domestic ans
mails, and % authorize and empower tht
Board OF Control OF - Experiment Sta-
ton Of the Virginia Agricultural ana sle-
chauical College, at blacksuurs, 10 estaD.
fish livestock quarantine lines, rules, anu
regulations. and 90 prescribe penalties Tor
Violating the same the said Board OK
Control Of the Agricultural EXPERIMENT.
Station OF the Virginia Asricultural and
Mechanical College nave estabnshoI
livestock quarantine lines. rules, and
regulations, and notified the Executive or
this Commonwealth or their action; no"s
Therefore, J. j. Hoge Tyler, Governor
of the Commonwealth or Virginia, as az
rectcd and required by said act, do here
by issue this my proclamation, prOclalfn-
ing the following quarantine boundary
rules ana regulations, as fixed BY said
All counties In Virginia south OF linz
beginning ON the boundary line between
Virginia and North Carolina al point
coinciding with the boundary line between
The counties of Carroll and Patrick,
thence lOrfhory along the western
boundaries of Patrick and Franklin coun.
ties 10 the western bound a. OF BEDFORD
county, thence in soulh"lstefly ulrcc-
ton along the southern and eastern
boundaries of Bedford county 10 ths
James river, thence following the James
river 10 the southeastern corner oh
Charles City county, thence nortnerly
and castery along the western ana north
crn b0undau of James city county To
the western boundary " Gloucester coun-
IS at the York river thence sOutherly
and u0rtherly along The southern ana
eastern boundaries " Gloucester county
10 tho northeastern corner ~ sald coun-
IS. thence easfcrly and southerly along
the northern and eastern boundaries OF
Mathews county tO the southeastern point
OF said county thence south 10 the nOrth-
efn boundary OF Elizabeth city county;
thence westerly and n0rtherly along tho
boundaries OF Elizabeth city and War
wick counties 10 the James river; thence
sOuthe0sterly along the course or ina
said river 10 the northwest corner or Nor
folk county. thence south along tho vest
ern boundary Of said county 10 It's inter-
section with the northern boundary hno
~ North Carolina. thence east along tho
southern boundaries or Norfolk and
Princess Anne counties 20 the Atlantic
ocean. are quarantncd against spleneu<
or Texas cattle-feyor. subject 20 the quar-
antlue rules and regulations established
and published By the United states De-
partment ~ Agriculture.
Therefore from tho Isl DAY OF JANU-
AIRY 1900 no cattle are 10 be transport.
90 from SAID area south or below SAID
State Quar<ntine Inc. except BY rail or
boat, and when go transported the Fede-
lIl rules ana lNtNItNuNr srF'lNlus tnt
transportation OF quarantine cattle must
De observed except as 90 those parts OF
Amherst Nelson, and Fluvanra counties
lying sluf ~ a. line DESIGNATED In my
proclamation dated 10Th day ~ February.
iS9 The quarantine as 90 said section Is
10 De in force until further direction.
from fnc 18th DAY or FEBRUARY 20
the 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER.
These rules and regulations shall also
apply 10 the Importation into this state
Of cattle from sections outside OF Nlr-
slnia iuciuded within the Federal quaran-
tire line
And ] call upon an officers ~ the state.
end Che citizens generally 10 be vigllant
and active in enforcing the provisions OF
the said act and maintaining the said
quarantine rules and regulations, 60 that
the livestock industry Of Virginia may
he protected against Texas or spicnotic
fever ! further call attention 40 the pom
allies IMPOSED for violation OF the pro-
visions OF said act Cr the rules. regula-
tons orders or directions OF the said
Board OF Control establishing aud governs
ing the said quarantine
Given under my hand and the lesser seal
OF the Commonwealth al Richmond. this
18th day OF December. Ia the year ~ our
Lord 1880. and IN the l2ith year OF tha
Commonwealth. j. HOGE TYLER.
Governor.
BY the Governor
j. r. LAWLESS.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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