The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION

QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION.
Austin, Texas. June S.--The governor today
issued tho following:
Whereas, The live stock sanitary commits
sion OF the State Of Texas, on May 81, 1888
recommended the adoption Of the following
resolution:
l. 1t is hereby ordered by the live stock
sanitary commission OF the State OF Texas
that. from and after the 9Th day OF june 1893,
no cattle shall be shipped, driven, transport
ca or moved in any manner from or out OF
any oil the following counties Hardc man
Chlldress. Hall Cotue, King, Dickens, eros
hy, Cara, Kent. Stouewall. Scurry, Borden,
Howard and Glasscock IN the state OF Texas,
o. either OF thcnl, prior to the 18th day OF
november 1893. or until otherwise ordered ny
this board; provided, however, that cattle Il.
said counties may be moved after being in
sEected by duly authorized inspector OF this
board, and found by such inspector 10 be tree
f.on ticks and fever and in a healthy oondi.
tion, and a certihcatc therefor and a permit
given by sucn inspector; provided further,
however, that such permits aud certificates
shall pc void unless the said cattle snail qe
moved Immediately upon inspection.
?. Whereas. an infected herd OF cattle in
fected with ticks. has been driven from Cara
county to Estellne. in Hall county, It Is
Therefore further ordered that c4ttle in the
pastures through which the said herd was
driven, to-wit. the y pasture, In Cara
county; the Spur pasture. in Dickens. CROSBY
ture, IN Hall county, the West Matador pas.
ture, in Motley county, and the South Shoe
Nail pasture in Childrsss county, are hereby
prohibited from being moved out of said pas
lures, or either OF them, prior to the 10TH day
Of November, 1899, unless otherwise ordered
by this board and no cattle are permitted &
cross the trail above described prior to said
date unless otherwise ordered by this board.
s. And whereas, cattle now located in VIVA,
Is known as the Portwood pasture, In King
and Stonewal counties, in Texas. are infect
ed with ticks, IT IS therefore ordered that nc
cattle shall be removed from or out OF said
1929, unless otherwise ordered by this board.
4. IL is further ordered that It shall be un
lawful for any railroad company, it's officers
or agents to receive for shipment any cattle
originating or driven from any of the afoTe
said counties unless, at the time OF such
shipment, the said shipper furnishes said
railroad company permit from this board.
D. It Is hereby ordered that violation oil
any Of the foregoing orders shall be an Of
Tense and punishable as provided by the laws
Of the State OF Texas
Now. therefore, l. Joseph D. Sayers. gov
ernor Of the state OF Texas, in conformity
with the provisions OF chapter 7. title 102 OF
the Revised Statutes Of Texas Of 1895, do here.
rules and regulations set forth in the above
iected order of the live stock and sanitary
commission of Texas shall be In full force and
effect from and after the date hereof.
In witness whereof. | have hpreunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the State TO be
affixed, at Austin. this 30 day Of June A. u
1899 Joseph n, Saycrs,, Governor.
ny the governor:
d II, Hardy, Secretary of state