Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-31
A QUARANTINE PROCLAIMED
Governor 0tero Issued Proclamation To-
day Ordering Quarantine Against
Cattle From Certain Counties in
Texas and in Mexico.
A PROTECTION AGAINST TEXAS FEVER.

| Governor Otero this forenoon issued
! the following proclamation:
Territory of New Mexico, Santa Fe
Executive Office, October 80, 1900.-
Whereas, it has been represented to the
undersigned, the governor of the terri
tory of New Mexico, by the cattle sani-
tary board of said territory, that the
bureau of animal industry of the United
States, by it's order No. rs, dated in
Washington, d. c., October 8, 1900 pro-
vides that from November /, 1900, to De-
cember 81, 1900, cattle from an area des-
ignated, including New Mexico may be
moved upon 'authority procured from
the proper authorities of the state or
territory to which destined, and with
out restriction other than may be en-
forced by the local authorities at the
points of destination and,
Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of said cattle sanitary board that
cattle from below the section mentioned
IN said federal quarantine order are in
tested with living fever ticks (Boophil-
us Bovis) that are known to carry the
infection of Texas fever during the
months of November, December, Jan
uary and February, thereby endanger-
ing the health of the cattle which they
come in contact with in the territory of
New Mexico and,
board has requested the undersigned as
governor to issue his proclamation es-
tablishing the quarantine line against
such infested cattle as set forth and
provided in section No. 1877 of the Com
piled Laws of 1897 of the territory of
New Mexico, the same to be continued
in full force and effect from November
/, 1900, to the 5th day of March, 1901,
Now, therefore, 1, the undersigned,
Miguel A. Otero, governor of the terri
tory of New Mexico, do proclaim and
establish hereby a quarantine against
driving, conveying, transporting, or
aiding in driving conveying, transport
ilg in the territory of New Mexico dur
the 1st day of November, 1900, to the
5th day of March, 1901, any cattle from
any part of the state of Texas south
and east of a line commencing at the
northwest corner Of the county of
Wichita, thence running due south
along the western line of Wichita and
Archer counties to the northeastern
cCrner of Throckmorton county; thence
due west to the northwest corner of
said county; thence due south to the
southwestern corner of Throckmorton
county; thence due west to the north
western corner of Shackelford county;
thence due south to the southwest COR
ner of said county; thence due west to
thence along the north line of Nolan
and Mitchell counties to the northwest
corner of Mitchell county; thence due
south to the southwest corner of said
Mitchell county; thence due west along
the south line of the counties of How
ard, Martin and Andrews to a point
where the southeast corner of the ter
ritory of New Mexico and the southwest
corner of Andrews county, in the state
of Texas, meet; thence due west along
the south boundary line of the territory
Of New Mexico to a point where the
monuments marking the boundaries
between the state of Texas, the state of
Chihuahua, in the republic of Mexico,
1,a Of
erected by the United States boundary
commission, stand and are in place at
the date of the enactment of this law,
and more particularly the counties of
Ell Paso, Presidio, Pecos, Tom Green,
Crockett, Shackelford Throckmorton,
Archer and Wichita, in the state of
Texas, and all counties east and south
of the counties hereinbefore mentioned
and situated in the aforesaid state of
Texas, and that part of the republic of
Mexico lying north and east of the
Mexican Central railway to the twenty
sixth degree of latitude; thence east
with said line to the Rio Grande.
Provided: That any cattle that may
be offered for admission to the territory
of New Mexico to remain there or that
may come in contact with New Mexico
cattle that shall have been inspected
and found to be free from fever ticks
(Boophilius Bovis) or infectious or con-
tagion diseases, may, upon permit is
sued by the authorized inspector of the
said cattle sanitary board of New Mex
leo, and the payment of the inspection
fee, cents per head for such inspec-
tion, be admitted into the territory of
New Mexico as healthy cattle, If so
found and reported to be upon such in
specton.
Done at the executive Office this goth
day of October, 1900.
Witness my hand and the great seal
of the territory of New Mexico
MIGUEL A. OTERO, 4.
Governor of Territory of New Mexico.
BY the Governor:
GEO. H. WALLACE,
Secretary of New Mexico.
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