The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-18
DA|RYAEN 70 TEST LAW
WILL SEE WHETHER THE LAW
CONCERNING CATTLE
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Meeting of the Local Dairy
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In spite of the reported agreement that
the health authorities would have public
slaughter of condemned dairy cattle to
begin next, Tuesday at the abattoir at
Minnesota transfer, killing was begun yes
terday at Little Canada, and a test of
the law is to be considered at a meeting
of the local dairyrnen's association, which
will be held at their hall, Seventh and
Bradley streets, this evening.
Some of the dairymen are inclined to be-
Heve that they ought to have some re-
dress against the arbitrary condemnation
of their cattfe by a health department
which has decided that human death was
due to rabies, although it has been I'M
able as yet to produce symptoms of the
malady in rabbits which were tnoculated
with virus from the tissues Of the dead
man.
The animal killed yesterday was the
property Of Frederick Hersig, of Little
Canada, and the history Of the case is
set forth in the following petition, which
has been presented to the city board Of
health:
To the Honorable. the State Board of
Health of the State of Minnesota and
ship of New Canada, Ramsey County,
Minnesota
State of Minnesota, County Of Ramsey
Frederick Hirsig. of New Canada town
ship. Ramsey county, Minnesota, being
duly sworn on his oath, deposes and says:
That he is a dairyman, and resides at
and keeps dairy at said New Canada
That he is the owner of a Holstein
cow. about four years old, color white,
spotted with black. which, on or-about
Nov. "a, was suspected Of being infected
with a contagious disease, to-wit, tuber-
culosis, by one William j. Pomplom, pre-
tending to act as an inspector, either of
the state board of health of the state of
Minnesota or the local board of health
of said New Canada township, Ramsey
county, Minnesota, and that ever since
said date he has been required by said
Inspector to keep said COW in quarantine
and he has ever since kept the same in
quarantine.
That said cow has never been adjudged
to be infected with disease by a duly
authorized agent Of said state board of
health, by a physician or veterinary sur
geon selected by said local board of
health of New Canada township, or by
any other person or persons whatsoever
to the knowledge of this affiant and af-
liant says that he has never received
any notice whatsoever Of the same.
That he has been informed verbally by
the chairman of said local board of
health of New Canada township, Ramsey
county, Minnesota, that said cow will
be killed on Tuesday, the 18th day Of
April, 1900.
That said afflant has at all time pro-
tested and does now and hereby again
formally protest, against the quarantin-
ing and killing of said cow, and does al
lege that no test for tuberculosis was
ever made by q licensed veterinary sur
geon under authority of either said state
or local board of health, and that all
steps that have been taken in the prem
ises have been and are without authority
of law Illegal and are void; and that
neither of said boards Of health have
or have ever had any jurisdiction in the
premises, and that the acts of each and
as well of said inspector, have been and
are contrary to law.
And aff1ant further says that to the
best of his belief said animal has not
been and is not now infected with tuber-
eulosis, or any other contagious or in
tectious disease whatsoever; and said af-
faint objects and protests and at all times
has objected and protested against the
action of said Inspector and against said
state board of health and said local
board of health of said New Canada
township, Ramsey county, Minnesota and
particularly on the ground that said ami
NAL is not infected with any contagious
or infectious disease whatsoever. and
that neither said inspector nor said state
board Of health or said local board of
health of New. Canada township, Ram
sey county, Minnesota, has, and never
has had. any jurisdiction whatsoever in
the premises.
That. nevertheless, affiant most respect
fully requests that he be represented at
any post norton examination of said
cow, In case she IS killed. either at the
time above stated, or at any other time
whatsoever, and in case said COW shall
be found free from contagious or infec-
uous disease that he be duly notified,
and that an appraiSement of the value
OF said COW be had according to law,
and that his rights in the premises be in
all things respected and protected, al
as provided by law And that he also
pc allowed DAMAGES during the time. said