The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-31
HAS PUT Up The Bars
Oklahoma Isn't Calling GO
, Bos" Any More.
IF ANY OLD EASTERN cow
Wants ia She Must Show a
Health Certificate.
IF ANY OLD EASTERN cow

Gutsrie, o. T., March 3O.-The Okla
hona live stock board has recently had
its attention called to the fact that tu-
bedculosis, or consumption. was largely
on the increase among cattle in the ter
ritory and at a special meeting held in
Oklahoma City last evening it was de-
cided to commence active measures to
prevent the disease from becoming cpl
demic Complaint had been made that
the prevalence of the disease was due
to the laxity of local meat ispectors.
The board found in its Investigations
that, although an inspector is located in
every town, whose duty it is to report
the condition of all animals slaughtered
for sale as food, that the law has been
grossly violated at all times and is prac-
tiealIy a dead letter. A resolution was
passed directing all such inspectors to
report once each week to Secretary ]. P.
Gaudy, at Alva, o, T., all animals killed,
their condition and the number diseased,
if any. AS further precautionary meas
ure, the board agreed upon petition to
the governor, requesting MIN to issue a
proclamation prohibiting the Importation
Of cattle in accordance with the following
rules adopted in yesterdays meeting:
Whereas, the Live Stock Sanitary COM
mission of Oklahoma have ascertained
that great many of the dairy and
breeding cattle in the states Of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indi-
ana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa and Nebraska are infected
with contagious and infectious disease
in cattle known as tuberculosis, and that
some of said cattle are being shipped
into Oklahoma for breeding and dairy
purposes, it is therefore ordered:
First, That from and after this date
it shall be unlawful for any cattle to be
shipped, driven or transported from the
above named states into Oklahoma f9r
breeding or dairy purposes; proviAee,
however, that shipments may be made
from such states into Oklahoma for
breeding and dairy purposes after said
cattle have been examined and found
free from tuberculosis and permit and
bill of health given by veterinarian Of
the United States bureau of animal in
dustry, or a veterinarian acting under
the order and direction of the live stock
sanitary board of any of the above named
states and the certificates so given BY
such veterinarians shall be given in du-
plicate, the original of which shall be
forwarded to the secretary of the Live
Stock Sanitary commission, Alva, o. T.,
and the duplicate given to the railway
company, to be attached to the bill Of
Iading for said cattle. And no railroad
company shall accept any such cattle,
nor bring nor ship any such cattle into
the territory from any of the above
named states for breeding or dairy pur-
Of health herein provided for; no rail-
road shall accept from any connecting
lines any cattle shipped in violation of
this provision.
Second, Provided, however, that native
cattle Of the states of Nebraska and Kan
sas may be moved into Oklahoma, upon
the owner or person in charge thereof
making affidavit, stating in substance,
that said cattle are natives of said state,
and that said cattle have not been in
any of the states preceding the making
of said affidavit. Said affidavit shall be
made before some officer authorized to
administer oaths, and tse above affidavit
so made shall be given in duplicate, the
original Of which shall be forwarded to
the secretary Of the Live Stock Sanitary
commission, Alva, o. T., and the dupk-
cate shall be given to the owner or per-
son in charge when driven in; and no
railroad company shall accept any such
cattle for shipment nor bring noT-ship
any such cattle into the territory OF Ok
lahoma for breeding or dairy purposes
from the states of Nebraska and Kansas,
nor accept from its connecting limits any
cattle shipped in violation of this pro-
vision
Third. Cattle brought into Oklahoma
from any of the above named states for
the purpose of exhibition at county dis
trict or state fairs shall not be subject
to the above regulations; provided, how
ever, that in the event sales shall be
made from such exhibition, and the cat
tie destined to points in Oklahoma the
animal sold shall be submitted TO the
tuberculosis in test before the sale Is
cOnSuInm2ted, or the cattle moved or
shipped to their destination. In case the
test should show any such animals to be
affected with tuberculosis, a permit for
shipment to any point in Oklahoma shall
not be granted
Fourth, All railroad. live stock trans
portation and stock yards companies and
their employees. and all other persons are
hereby forbidden to transport. drive or
in any way handle cattle IN Oklahoma
except in compliance with the foregoing
rules. undethe pains and penalties OF the
following statute; Extract Of chapter ,,
Sessions laws of 1898: Sec. q. Any per
son who shan violate. disregard. or
evade, or attempt to violate. disregard
or evade or attempt to vfoIateSHRDLU
or evade any OF the rules and
regulations. orders or direction Of the
Live Stock Sanitary commission. esiab-
fishing and governing quarantine. shall
De desmed guilty Of misdemeauor and
upon conviction thereof shan be fined
in any sum not less than 800 nor more
than S5l0'
"sher.fTs. co1stables and police officers
in Oklahoma are hereby directed e en-
force these regulations and to report any
violations OF same to this commission "