The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17
All in Extreme Western Portion
of the State.
CATTLE ARE INFECTED
Texas Animals Are Also Shut
Out of Kansas.
Governor HOch Issues the
Necessary Proclamation.


| Governor Hoch issued Tuesday, John
B. Baker, state live stock sanitary COM
| missioner has started a drastic cam
| paign for the eradication from Kansas
/ of the mango, which for number or
years has infested % of the counties OF
western Kansas and is said to have
seriously damaged the cattle business
| in these counties.
! The proclamation of the governor puts
an absolute quarantine on these infect
ed counties, and will be enforced by
the appointment of ten additional cat
tie inspectors. Five of these new in
spectors will be appointed by Mr.. Ba-
ker, and five by the federal govern
| ment The new rules promulgated TO-
| day absolutely prohibit the shipment of
| cattle from any of these counties with
out having the cattle first inspected and
passed by some one of the ten insDec-
| tors. tes 1-.,., t..
| of mango and Texas fever from south
| ern cattle, the governor mas ISSUED an
| other proclamation establishing an aD-
| soIute quarantine against southern cat
tle By preventing the Introduction OF
| infected cattle, and by cleaning ouI -tne
| infected cattle now owned IN the S si
it is thought that the state can De Lre ecu
| from the mango curse. Mr.. Baker -es-
| Inmates that it will require Two years
| of constant vigilance to bring about the
| publication process.
The western Kansas counties agalIss
| which the state quarantine - ui
| are as follows: e,,u;
] Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Sherl-
dan, Thomas, sherman, Cove, A1sau'
| Wallace Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane
| Ness Hodgeman, Finney, kearhy'
Hamilton, Stanton, Grant 6ashet,'
Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward
| Meade and Clark. 49,
| After quoting the request OIL tne
state commissioner for the establish
| ment of quarantine against these couti.
| ties in pursuance with certain IuIes' ~
| governors proclamation Is as iolloWs,
| pursuant to the above petition, l, T.
w Hoch governor of the state OF Kan
sas by virtue of the authority vested III
| me by law, and for the purpose Oh Pr
venting the spread or the ABOVE nie
| toned disease in this state, do hereoy
| nroclaiu and establish a quarantine
against all the cattle in the countles
| above mentioned, and said cattle snalI
| only be permitted to move unueI ne
following conditions, OH anu 0
gust 1, 1907: :, +ta
| .RuIe 1. No cattle originating III tIiT
above-described quarantine area snall
| he moved or allowed to be moved uhleS9
| the cattle have been Inspected py tne
| IT, stock sanitary commissioner of the
| state of Kansas. or his duly authorized
| agent or inspector, and found 10 pc Iree
| from the disease known as scapies or
| mango and Accompanied by certincate
;ss,1ed nv the said live stock sanitary
| commissioner or his agents or lnspec-
| tors 1t Is provided, however tnal ca
tie may be driven to and from olpplns
| stations for the purpose or dipping AoI
the cure of the disease of scables OF
| mango. without such certificat1on-
"RuIe 2. Cattle infected with scabies
| or mango, originating in the above
| described uuarantined area, destined u
| an market center Gncluding Kansas
| Cifv) for Immediate slaughter, may pe
moved or shipped after being dipped
once in lime and sulphur. OF sprdyeu
with Beaumont ell emulsion, VI go
other dip approved by the edepar tnneIls
| of agriculture, under the supervision OF
the live stock sanitary commissioner o.
! the state of Kansas, or his duly autnor-
| lied agent or inspector
.RuIe 2 Cattle of the quarant1ned
area above described which are not
visib1v diseased, but which may be
mart of a diseased herd, may without
| inspection, be shipped as unlnspecteu
exposed cattle for immediate slausn
ter from points in the quarantlLieu
| area to any recognized slaughterlhs
| center (including Kansas Cltyl' OF
! where separate pens are proVldeo IoI
yarding exposed cattle; or sucn cael ds
| may. without inspection, be sh1ppeo
&C suninspected exposed cattle Tor
| shining or spraying to points wnere
| Facilities are maintained for. dipping
| or snraying cattle under the super
1 vision of the live stock sanitary com
roissoner of the state of Kansas, or his
| duly authorized agent or inspector.
! "RuIe 4. Whenever scapleS o[
| mango is known to exist on cattIe ot
| any range or pasture in the state Oh
Tansas the owner or manager of
| s11ch cattle shall, upon being serVeu
with a quarantine motto, or the pun
| 1ica tion of these regulations by the
/ live stock sanitary commissioner or
+be state of Kansas, or his duly au-
! thorized agent or inspector, proceed
| Immediately to dip or treat salo cat
tie in a manner satisfactory 10 me
| live stock sanitary commissioner. Anu
| in case of his failure to do So the
| sheriff of the county in which the cat
| tie are located is required Dy Jaw
(sections 5 and IA, law of 1900, en-
| titled AN act for the protectlon OF 40
| rnastic animals') to take possession or
| Ali such animals and treat them until
| thew are cured. All of the expense OF
| such treatment will be charged 10 the
/ owner of the cattle, or become d lien
"RuIe s. All railroads. live stock
TRANSFORMATION and stock yard com
/ NAMES and their employees, ana all
| other persons, are hereby forbidden TO
| tansnort drive or in any way handle
| cattle in Kansas except in compliance
| with the foregoing rules, under the
pains and penalties of the Following
"F,xtract from section "a, An act for
the protection of domestic animals;
| Sec "a. Any person who snail vlo-
late, disregard, OF eNdue' VI o1eeip -
| violate disregard. or evade, any or the
rules. regulations. orders or directions
of the live stock sanitary commissioner
Establishing and governing quarantine
/ shall be deemed guilty of misde-
lmeanor, and upon conviction thereon
shall be fined in any sum not less than
| one hundred nor more than five thou
sand dollars.
I'm testimony. whereof. hereunto
set my hand and cause to be affixed
the great seal of the state of Kansas.
| "E w HOCH - r