Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Arrested
AND FINED

ed by the State livestock sanitary
board when the foot and mouth dis
ease broke out among cattle is still in
force and will in every instance be en-
forced was we'll demonstrated Mon
day, when William Custer, a farmer
before Justice of the Peace Oglesby
and fined for violating the regulations
OF the State live stock sanitary board.
Mr.. Custer, who lives in Columbia
county just beyond the line, it was al
legged, in violation Of the quarantine
order few days ago removed a hog
from Cooper township, Montour coun-
ty, across the line into Columbia coun.
ty.
The information, which was lodged
by Veterinarian j. o. Reed, agent and
official representative of the State live
stock sanitary board, represents in ef-
feet that on January 23rd, in the
township of Cooper and county of
Montour, William Custer knowingly,
wilfully and unlawfully violated and
ignored the provisions of the regula.
tions and quarantine Of the State live
stock sanitary board by driving, tran
sporting and moving hog over and
upon the public roads and highways
in said Cooper township without
specific permission in writing from
duly qualified agent of said state live
stock sanitary board and further that
he did at the same time and place
knowingly, wilfully aud unlawfully
move a hog from the said county of
Montour into the county Of Columbia
contrary to the rules. regulations and
quarantine of the State livestock san
itaIy board and contrary to the act of
the general assembly
The warrant was served by Corst.
able " i. Young, Saturday after
noon, Mr. Custer entering bail for q
hearing Monday morning. At the
hearing he pleaded guilty to the
charge but said that the violation
OF the quarantine order was Thought
lessly committed. without his taking
all the consequences into considera-
tion.
The act of May 2lst, 1896, which was
violated by Mr. Custer, provides that
any person wilfully violating any of
the provisions of this act or any regu-
lation of the State livestock sanitary
board shall be guilty of misdemean
or and shall upon conviction be pan.
ished by fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment not
exceeding one month or both at the
discretion of the court.
Hon. r. S. zimmerman, special at
torney for the State livestock sanitary
board, was present at the hearing. He
concurred with the justice that in the
present case a minimum penalty of
twenty i've dollars might be imposed
Together with costs in the case the
farmer was out OF pocket about thirty.
two dollars
1t is believed that the effect will be
to convince all persons that the State
livestock sanitary board is positively
In earnest and will enforce all the
rules and regulations belonging to the
quarantine. Should there be other vio.
latious Mr.. zimmerman said the full
penalty will be imposed. namely. one
hundred dollars fine, If not imprison-
ment or both.
Veterinarian J. o. Reed, the agent
of the State livestock sanitary board,
Monday explained that while all the
farmers whose places were quarantin-
ed have been permitted to repair their
barns and purchase cattle to replace
those killed, yet the quarantine has by
no means been removed in the usual
sense of that word any more than the
quarantine on the counties or on the
public roads AT best the order can be
regarded only as modification of the
quarantine order; and to show how
completely the State livestock sanitary
board has every farm on which the
disease existed still under surveillance
it need only be explained that each Of
the farms where repairing is in pro-
gress and cattle are being bought are
visited regularly by DR.. Reed, as
agent, who closely notes conditions
Dr.. Reed devotes his time solely to
the inspection Of the above farms. He
is unable to complete his round in one
day, bnt his visits to any one farm are
not more than compile of days apart