The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-28

netic Fsver and Other Diseases, in
Certain parts of this State.
1.-THE General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section 1. That if any person shall
transport, drive or cause to be driven,
or allow to stray any live stock from
any place in this State, or from South
Carolina into this State, west of the
folio wing line: Beginning at the north
east corner of the county of Cherokee,
thence along the southern boundary of
the counties OF Cherokee, Clay, Macon,
jackson and Transylvania to the south.
east corner of the county Of Transyl
vania, thence northWesterly along the
eastern boundary of Pennsylvania
county to the southwest corner of the
county of Buncombe to the summit of
the Blue Ridge Mountains; thence in
n~ortheasterIy direction following the
top of said mountains to their intersec.
ton with the northern boundary line
of the State OF North Carolina, know
ing said live stock or cattle to be
afflicted with a contagious or infectious
disease, or fever, ticks, Boophilus bowls,
or other injurious pests, he shall be
liable to An action for damages for
every o~ffense, to be prosecuted by any
person who may sue for the same.
Sec 2 That any person or persons
who drive, or cause to be driven, or
transport any cattle-live cattle-from
the east of said line set out in section 1
of this Act to any part of this State on
the west eide of said line, whether such
cattle are diseased or not, OF whether
such person or persons know them dis
eased or not, at any period of the year
between the 18th day of February and
the Is b day OF November in each and
every year, shall for each ofense be
guilty OF a misdemeanor and punished
by fine and imprisonment at the dis,
erection OF the court.
Sec. 8 That section 1922, 1923 and
1924 of the Code of 1883 of North Caro-
line, and all other laws in conflict with
this Act be and the same are hereby
repealed. ,
Sec. 4 That this Act shall be in
force from and after April 1, 1899"
IAN Act to Repeal Chapter Eighty.
five, Laws of 1897, and to Reform
the Department Of Agriculture, I'm.
migration and Statistics. {
The General Assembly of North {
Carolina do enact:
Section l. That Chapter eighty five t
1857 of the Public Laws of eighteen t
hundred and ninety seven Q89O and +
all other laws Inconsistent with this I
act be AMI the same are hereby re {
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD CT A 8ICULTURE. \
Sec. z The B nard snail Investigate .
and promote such subjects relating to :
;he improvement of agriculture, tie :
beneficial use of commercial eItiI;Ze g :,
composts, ana for the iuducemel t :
IT immigration and capital, as they =
nay think proper. but they are espe- :.
charged r
~ With investigation adapted to r
promote the improvement Of mich =
md beef cattle, and especially the in :
designations rels;lAg 60 the diseases of
,attIe and other domestic animals, and =
hall publish and Distribute from time !
time information relative to any :
diseases of stock and sug- =
,est remedies therefor, and shall have =
lower in such cases to quarantine il 6
ected animals, to regulate the trans z
,ortation of stock in this State, or
rom one section of it to another; and
nay CO operate with the United States
Department of Agriculture in estab.
and maintaining cattle districts
II quarantine lines, to prevent the in
9csion Of cattle from spIenetic or Span ,
sh fever. Any person wiltulIy viola5 !
ng such regulations shall b. guilty of :
misdemesnOr. !
R ttlfiad March 4, 1899" /