The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-16
NO DISEASED
CATTLE in STATE
GOV. HANLY ISSUES PROC
LAMATION-SHIPPERS
NOT PERMITTED TO
SEND STOCK INTO
STATE WITHOUT
AUTHORITY.

Moved by results of inspec-
tons made by DIR. A. w. Biting
of Lafayette, state veterinarian,
and the inspectors under H. E.
Barnard, state food and drug
commissioner, Governor Hanly
issued proclamation Thursday
widely different from the proc
lamation usually issued by the
Governor of the state, and de-
.creeing that all cattle shipped
into the state hereafter shall be
accompanied by certificate OF
inspection showing their free
dom from infectious diseases,
the certificate to be issued by the
authorities in the state from
which the cattle are shipped on
blanks furnished by the state
veterinarian of Indiana. DR.. Bit
ing will require only that tuber-
culin tests be made.
The proclamation is issued un-
der the act approved March 6,
1901, which authorizes the Gov
ernor of the state to take steps
to stop the spread of infectious
diseases. The proclamation under
this act has the effect of law and
will prevent railroads from bring
ing into the state shipments Of
cattle that are not accompanied
by certificates showing their
freedom from disease. The Gov
ernor's action was inspired par
ticularly by report filed by DR..
Biting in which evidence was
disclosed that cattle had been
shipped into the state by ship
pers who knew at the time that
the animals were suffering from
tuberculosis. Many states are
now requiring that cattle shipped
into their territory shall be ac-
companied by certificates issued
by the authorities in the states
from which the cattle are shipped
The inspectors of the state
pure food department in their
trips over the state inspecting
dairies have been finding many
tuhercular cattle. 1t has been
found that Indiana has virtually
Ibeen made dumping ground for
defective cattle Dy farmers and
shippers in Ohio, Illinois and
Kentucky.
The proclamation issued BY
the Governor Thursday is as fol
lows:
Whereas, Tuberculosis among
cattle in the several states of the
American Union is becoming
prevalent, the percentage in
some cases being quite high, and
no area being entirely free from
the injection; and
Whereas, Said disease is in
creaslng, particularly among
dairy cattle; and
Whereas, Several of the state
require that dairy and breeding
cattle be free from tuberculosis
when shipped into their territory
for dairy or breeding purposes
and
Whereas, Dairy and breeding
cattle affected by said disease are
being shipped into the State o.
Indiana, and in some instances
where some persons shipping
them knew they were go affect
ed; now
Therefore, In order to prevent
the spread of said disease, |, 7
Frank Hanly, Governor of the
State of Indiana, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the
laws of SAID state, do hereby re-
quire and proclaim that all cattle
brought into the State of Indiana
for either dairy or breeding pur
poses shall be accompanied by /;
certificate from the authorities O
the state from which they art
shipped, showing their freedom
from tuberculosis and other con
tagious diseases; the terms O
said certificate to be such as shall
be required and prescribed b,
the state veterinarian of the sai(
State of Indiana.
| In witness whereof, I hav,
hereunto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the great seal Of tn,
State of Indiana, at the Capitol
in The city of indianapolis, thi.
9Th day of July, in the year o
our Lord, 1908, in the year of tn
independence of the Unitet
States the 133d, and in the yea
Of the admission of the State o
Indiana, the ninety-second.
]. Frank Hanly,
! Governor of the State OF Indiana
By the Governor:
Fred A. Sims, Secretary of State