The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
W PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
V ERNOR
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Executive Department


Whereas In pursuance Of an act of the
General Assembly of Virginia, approved
February IS 1896. entitled An act 10 pro-
vide for the protection of domestic AMI
mails. and TO authorize and empower the
, Board of Control Of the Experiment sta
lion Of the Virginia Agricultural and Me
chanical College at Blacksburg. 10 estaD-
fish livestock quarantine lines, rules, ana
regulations. and to prescribe penalties Tor
violating the same the said Board OF
Control of the Agricultural Experiment
Station OF the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College have established i've
stock quarantine lines, rules and regula-
tiOns. and notified the Executive OF the
Commonwealth Of their action; now
Therefore. /, j. Hoge Tyler Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as d.
rected and required by said act do hereby
issue this. my proclamation. pfocldmlng
the following quarantine boundary rules
and regulations, as fixed by said Board OF
Control.
All counties in Virginia south Of a line
beginning on the boundary line between
Virginia and North Carolina at e point
cOinciding with the boundary line between
the counties of Carroll and Patrick:
thence northerly along the western boun-
daries OF Patrick and Franklin counties
to the western boundary OF Bedford coun-
ty' thence In a sOutheasterly direction
along the southern and eastern boundaries
or Bedford county TO the James river;
thence following the James river TO the
southeastern corner Of Charles city coun-
~; thence nOrtherly and casterly along
the western and northern boundaries OF
James city county 10 the western Doun-
Diary of Gloucester county at the York
liver: thence southerly and northerly
along the southern and eastern boundaries
of Gloucester county 10 the northeastern
corner of said county; thence easterly and
southerly along the northern and eastern
boundaries Of Mathews county TO the
southeastern point Of said county; thence
south To the northern boundary Of Eliza
beth City county; thence westerly and
northerly along the boundaries OF Eliza
beth City and Warwick counties To the
James river: thence sOutheasterly along
the course of the said river to the north
west corner OF Norfolk county; thence
south along the western boundary OF said
county 10 its intersection with the north
ern boundary line Of North Carolina,
thence east along the southern boundaries
of Norfolk and Princess Anne counties To
the Atlantic ocean. are quarantined
subject 10 the quarantine rules and regu-
latiOns established and published 10y the
United states Department Of Agriculture.
Therefore from the 1st DAY OF JANC-
AIRY, 1900 no cattle are TO be transported
from said area south or below said State
quarantine line. except by rail or boat
and when so transported the Federal rules
and regula tons governing the transportd-
ton of quarantine cattle must be OBJ
served, except as 10 those parts of AM
herst, Nelson and Fluvanna counties lying
south OF a line designated In my prOcama-
ton dated 10Th day Of February. 1S99
The quarantine as TO said section is 10
be in force. until further direction. from
the 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY 10 the 18th
DAY or NOVEMBER
These rules and regulations shall also
apply TO the importation into this State
OF cattle from sections outside Of Nir-
pinia included within the Federal quaran-
tine line.
And call upon all officers of the STATE
and the citizens generally. to be vigiaut
and active IN enforcing the provisions Of
the said act and maintaining the said
quarantine rules and regulations. so that
the livestock INDUSTRY OF Virginia may
be protected against Texas or splenetic
fever. / further call attention 10 the pen
aties imposed for violation OF the pro-
visions of said act. or the rules rcgula-
tions, orders. or directions OF the said
Board of Control establishing and govern
~ The said quarantine.
Given under my hand and the lesser seal
az the Commonwealth, at Richmond. this
2Sth day Of December. IN the year OF our
Lord 1899 and In the 12fth year OF the
Commonwealth J. HOGE TYLER,
Governor.
By the Governor:
J. T. LAWLFSS
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.