Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-05-20
AMENDED QUARANTINE RULES

changes TO those heretofore exist
ing touching the admission of cat
tie into the state from south of the
37th degree of latitude. They are as
follows:
Rule THAT part of the stock
yards of Kansas City west of the
Kaw river, and known az the quar-.
antine division, together with all
chutes and approaches thereto, 10
hereby set apart for the reception
and handling Southern cattie' and
such other cattle as arrive at the
Kansas City stock yards in viola
tion of the sanitary rules and regu-
lations of this commission.
Rule 2-No cattle from area de-
scribed In governor'e proclamation
of February Is, 1899, shall be
brought into the state of Kausas ex-
cept when shipped by rail for i'm.
mediate slaughter, or during the
months of November and Decem-
Der; and when brought In during
the above named months the unan-
imous consent of the live stock SAN
itary commission of the state must
be fret secured, and the cattle prove
to be free from infection after care.
full inspection. When coming at
any other time, except In the
months of November and Decem-
ber, they shall be governed by the
following rules:
Rule 3-Each car carrying cattle
and carrying the same in the course
of transportation from said infect
ious area into or through the state
of Kansas, must have placard
firmly attached, stating in bold let.
ters, "This car contains Southern
cattle;' and the waybill of the said
car shall have marked plainly on
the face thereof the words, south.
ern cattle"
Rule 4-On unloading Southern
cattle at points of destination, or
for feed, water and rest, at any stock
Yards in Kansas, certain chutes. al
leys and pens must be set apart for
their exclusive use, and whenever
any Southern cattle that have been
uuloaded in Kansas shall be re.
shipped to other points of destina.
ton. the cars In which said cattle
are to be reloaded must be pla-
carded and waybilIs thereof marked
Southern cattle"
Rule Scars that have carried in
fictitious cattle shall be thoroughly
disinfected before being loaded
with p-infectious cattle. Such
disinfection shall be by removing
all litter and manure, washing the
cars. the feeding and watering
troughs with water until clean, sat
urating the walls and the floors OF
the cars with a solution made by
disolviug four ounces of chloride
Of lime to each gallon of water; or,
disinfect the care with q jet OF
steam under a pressure of not less
than fifty pounds to the square
inch. All litter and manure taken
from the cars when disinfected
must be stored where no cattle can
come in contact with Il, or 90
treated as to destroy all means
of infection.
Rule 8-Where a pasture lies on
both sides of quarantine line. all OF
said pasture shall be treated ~ be-
ing south or below said quarantine
line described In the governor's
proclamation of February 25, 1899.
Rule 7-All cattle coming from
that portion of Texas and Okiaho-
ma lying north and west of the
quarantine line and the territories
of Arizona and New Mexico are
hereby prohibited from entering
Kansas without the owner or per.
son in charge first complying with
the following regulations: Cattle
to enter Kansas from the area here
inbefore described In this para.
graph must show by afiidavit Of
owner or person In charge, made
before q county clerk or notary
public, that the cattle to enter Kan
sas are free from cattle ticks Boo
philus bovis), having been exclus-
lively kept since January I, 1890,
north and west of the quarantine
line designated by the governors
proclamation of February %, 1899;
and that the cattle have not come
In contact with Southern cattle or q
trail made by them since January !,
1899. Also, give number, kinds and
brands or marks of cattle. But be.
fore any cattle from the above de-
scribed territory shali be admitted
into the state of Kansas, they shall
be subject to an actual inspection
by an authorized agent or inspector
appointed by the live stock sanitary
commission of Kansas, and II, up
on inspection, they are found free
from Texas fever cattle ticks boo
phiius bovisl ~ described In the
affsdavit herein required of the
owners, or of the parties in charge
of such cattle, and surreudering 10
the inspector the affidavit hereto
fore made by said owners or per.
sons In charge of such cattle, the