The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-10-28
STOCK NEWS.
The RULES OF KANSAS.
New Quarantine Regulations Govern
ing Entrance of Cattle Into
That State Next Season.


Next to the Texas live stock
quarantine regulations the people
of this state are most Interested
in those of the state of Kansas,
as thousands of cattle from Texas
are going to that state annually
for grazing purposes. The Kan
sas regulations for the ensuing
season have been promulgated
and are as follows:
"For the information of rail
road and stock yard companies,
shippers and drivers of cattle,
regulating the movement of cat
tie south of the Federal quaran-
tine line, between the months of
November /, 1908, and January
B. 1904.
''Section 1. Notice is hereby
given that on and after Novem-
Der / 1908 and until January 81,
1904, cattle shipped south of the
Federal quarantine line will be
admitted into Kansas after first
having been carefully inspected
and found free from Texas fever
infection (boophilus bovis), by
an inspector duly appointed by
this commission. The following
places of entry have been named
for the above described cattle,
towit: Kiowa, Caldwell, ArSan-
sas City, Elgin, Caney, Cotfey-
vile, Chetopa, Edna and Baxter
Springs, Kansas. Parties wish
ing to avail themselves of the
above inspection will notify D.
H. Streeter, Kiowa; A. NJ. Col.
son, Caldwell; Jonathan McFall
Arkansas City; David Robinson,
Caney and Elgin; William Green
well, Coffeyville, Edna and Che
topa; Charles +. Collins, Baxter
Springs, who will properly in
spect the cattle offered for entry
and issue bill of health if they
are found free from infection. II
not found free from infection
they will either be turned back oil
permitted to go to the quarantine
division at Kansas City for i'm
mediate slaughter, ears tagged as
Southern Cattle. '>,,
"Sec. 2. Cattle will under nc
condition be permitted to enter
Kansas at points other than those
named above, where the point OF
origin is below the Federal quar-
antine line.
Sec. B. All movements OF
cattle not specifically set out in
this bulletin shall be governed by
the rules and regulations for the
movement of cattle adopted Apri,
/, 1903, which will remain in full
force and effect until April 1
1904, or until new rules and reg
ulations are published.
"Sec. 4. An inspection fee OF
&c per head will be charged upon
all cattle offered for introduction
ito Kansas by railroad or trail
Irrespective of the result Of in
4 ,pection.
"Sec. 5 All railroad, live
took transportation and stock
yards companies, their employees
md all other persons are hereby
forbidden t. transport, drive OF
in any way handle cattle in Kan
sas except in compliance with the
foregoing rules, under the pains
and penalties of the following
statute.
Extract from chapter 2, SEES
sion Laws of 1884: Sec. 81
Any person who shall violate, dis
regard or evade, or attempt tc
violate, disregard, or evade any
of the rules and regulations
orders or directions OF the Live
Stock Sanitary Commission es
tablishing and governing quaran
tine, shall be deemed guilty of 6
misdemeanor, and upon convic'
ton thereof shall be fined IN any
sum not less than 800 nor more
than $4,000. ,"
By an act supplementary to ano