Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-12
QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED.
0tero Issues an Important
Cattle Proclamation.
AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Proclamation.

Territory of New Mexico. Executive
Office, Santa Fe. n. NJ. March IL,
1908.
Whereas. II has been presented to
the undersigned, the governor of the
territory of New Mexico, by the cattle
sanitary board of the said territory,
that IL has come to the knowledge of
the said cattle sanitary board through
Investigations caused to be made by
them that there are in certain counties
in the state of Texas and the Terri
tory of Oklahoma, both above and
below the United States quarantine
line, and also in the state of Chihua-
hua and Sonora, in the Republic of
Mexico. cattle whose bodies are infest-
ed with living fever ticks (Boophilius
Annulatus) that are known to convey
and spread the deadly infection of
Texas or splenetic fever over the trails
and pastures through which they pass,
communicating to and injecting with
the same the cattle with which they
come in contact, thereby endangering
the health and destroying the market
for the same to the great damage and
loss of the cattle interests of the ter
rltory OF New Mexico; aud,
Whereas. The said cattle sanitary
board has requested the undersigned.
as governor. to issue his proclamation
establishing the quarantine against
such infected cattle along the bound
airy line dividing the territory of New
Mexico from the state Of Texas and
the Republic of Mexico, as provided
for in sections 1874, 1877, 1873, 1883, 100,
1871, 1872, 1874 and 1876, of the compiled
laws of New Mexivo of 1897, the same
to be continued in full force and effect
from the 9Th day of March, 1908, to
the list day of November, 1903;
Now, therefore, l, 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, trans
porting in the territory of New Next
co. during the time above mentioned,
from the 5th day of March, 1908, to the
LIST day of November, 1903, any cattle
from any part Of the state of Texas,
territory of Oklahoma or the Republic
Of Mexico;
Provided, That cattle from any part
of the United States that may be Of
fered for admission into the territory
Of New Mexico, to remain, or that
may come in contact with native New
Mexican cattle that shall have been
a inspected and found to be free from
n fever ticks (%Boophilius Annulatus) or
any other infections or contagious dis
ease, may upon a permit issued by an
S inspector of the bureau of animal in
q dustry, and verification of h same
u by a duly authorized inspector for the
; cattle sanitary board of New Mexico
be admitted as healthy cattle. THAI
cattle from the Republic of Mexico, af
!, ter complying with the revenue avs
!, of the United States, that may be of
q fered for admission into the territor!
of New Mexico, and shall have beeI
inspected and permit issued in tn
G manner above provided for American
cattle, may upon the payment of tire
cents per head Ito cover the cost o
40 the inspection). be permitted to ente
the territory of New Mexico as hea
=. thy cattle, if found so to be, and re
ported to be on such inspection.
o Done at the executive office thi
18th day of March, 1903.
Witness my hand and the great sea
of the territory of New Mexico.
- MIGUEL A. OTERO,
Governor of the Territory of New Me-
leo.
,ir By the governor:
% j. w. RAYNOLDS,
Secretary of New Mexico.