The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-09-11
ENFORCING CATTLE y 49,
T.; QUARANTINE ACT.
Several Cases Before Magistrate g
' HOllingSwOrth- Act.

Before Magistrate HollingswOrth last
Friday, Sept. 6, several cases were heard
involving violation OF cattle quarantine
regulations. r. L. Smith, merchant
and butcher Of Mccormick, was charged
with failure to disinfect cattle after no
tice. He was bound ovor to court Of gen.
eral sessions. Defendant was represented
by J. Howard Moore, ESQ.
F. C. Robinson pleaded guilty to .unin-
territorial violation Of the act and was
fined the minimum fine Of S..
Gary Elmore, colored, pleaded guilty to
unintentional violation Of this act and was
fined $5. .
These cases were brought by DR.. John
F. Fahey, Of Clemson, and H. c. Wilburn,
OF Union, inspectors, under an act Of the
legislature passed at the session OF 1912.
The act reads as follows: =.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That the County
Board of Commissioners in the vari-
GUS counties of the State are hereby
authorized and empowered to appro-
pirate money, not exceeding one
hundred dollars in any one county,
out OF the general fund Of the county,
to be used for the purpose of coop
Grating with the State officials in
charge of livestock sanitary work
and the United States Department OF
Agriculture, in eradicating the cattle
tick and preventing contagious, infect
ious and communicable diseases OF
live stock, or whenever funds are rails
ed by subscription Of private lndivld-
uals in any county in the State.
Section 2. That the State Veteri-
marian or any livestock inspector
appointed by him is hereby authoriz-
ed to give written notice to any per-
son, firm or corporation owning, pos
sessing or controlling any live stock
which may be found infested or inject
ed with the carrier or carriers Of in
fictitious, contagious or communicable
diseases, or any barns, sheds, yards or
fields, which are capable OF conveying
the said infection or contagion, to dis
infect the same, or have the same
disinfected within five days from the
service of such notice; and IL any
person, firm or corporation shall re-
fuse or neglect for Ave days from the
service Of such notice to disinfeet
such animals, livestock or premises
in the manner that such written no.
tice may specify. the said person,
firm or corporation shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be liable of fine OF not
less than five dollars nor more than
| two hundred dollars. But il any per-
son is brought before a magistrate
| for such misdemeanor, or on the COM
plant of the State Veterinarian or
live stock inspector appointed by him.
such person may plead guilty, where
upon the Magistrate shall hear the
evidence and fine the offender ac-
cording to the aggravation Of his Of
fense, not less than Ave dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, and payment
Of such fine shall bar any further
punishment for the same offense.
Section 3. That this Act take effect
from and after its passage, and that
all Acts or, parts Of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this Act are
hereby repealed: Provided, That the
provisions Of this Act shall not apply
to Fairfield and Clarendon counties.