Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-25
WILL RID TEXAS
Of CATTLE TICK
NEW LAW WILL DRIVE The
PEST FROM SOUTH
TEXAS

result % the new i.oi00k sanitary
av passed by the scent legislature
ara signed is the Hor o. BE- De-
nerel by caitlemen 4. retas Who ar.
Interested IN the 80 .. taf Eastern
anf southern Texr $3.50 eventually
b freed from ticks The b.l. sos I..
rolured into the faHl'o Hg Senator
claude % Hudspeth ald al original
F Introduced emp cred the Live
sf1rk sanitary Con mission f0 guar
arrue any district 1r PREMISE. and
to establish. mainfau and enforce
rDh quarantine line GuannturI
lIfricfs ana sanitarJ rules 1000 rogue
IarDus as ~ may deem necessary
Dob other words. senate Hl1.refb I.-
sired fo 1--WE the sanitary comm H..0H
r0 t0 quarantine ang county pur
nol 0f q county cr ranch Dr FORM
h'l .n Us judgment. such was urr
lrf TIE bin WAS amended bow
e.er by which a local option f0a.
H tH"'N N'I iNN'fNNN ' ...'.'
the anifary commission the nDNr
as eco forth In the foregoing Che
$500 on final passage read that NhFn
a1f Nfty land owners 100 any county
desired 20 have their territor guar
amnsd. they could petition ior W
election on the subject the election
must then boz called and Or mnI1f.
itg 9f fhe qualified voters on such j.
subject decided IN favor OF Gunuu-
un. then the sanitary comm ssioH
could. and must 80 declare uunrsu
flo and get busy penalue are pro
tilsd for violations of the laH Dor
Instance. if an owner OF stock iu o.
qllrlu'iuod area moves. or allOas
aIfh0ut fHe consent of the commits.
sion ans animals which have been
prohibited. then the commission tiII
have the right to seize such animals.
uru them back whence they came
ana fine the owner $40 for each head
OF stock attempted 10 be moved
costs cor expense Of the commission
In selling and returning the stock
arc added 20 the fine.
Another clause iu the law calls for
70 rnp of from 500 20 $500. u reads
as follows
ANS person who shall have Boz his
possession any domestic animal az
'ec'od with any contagious or iufcr.
tous disease. knowing such animal
20 De affected. who shall permit such
animal 10 run az large. or who shall
kaep such animal whore other domes.
tlc animals not affected by or pre-
r.ously exposed to such disease. mas
le opposed % IT, couiaeion. OF Who
shall ship. drive, sell. trade or give
aWaf such diseased animals which
have been exposed 10 such Infection
of ho shall move OF assist in moving
ans animal which is under qlauau.
tIuo of the Livestock sanitary Com
mission. or which b. prohibited Dos
'h, orders. rules OF regulations of
the Livestock Sanitary Commission.
from being moved from one place 10
another. across any quarantine iiur
or ont of any uuarantiued district, nr
off or any premises without permit
lrOm said commission and contrary
20 the orders. rules aud regulation.
0l said commission or who shall
move or drive any domestic animal
ln violation of any direction rulr.
regulation or order of the Livestock
sanitary Commission of Texas. estab.
usacd and regulatinr livestock quar-.
autiue. shall be deemed guilty 0l r.
m.siemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined Boo amy .um u1t
Jess than 500 nor more than $500
I0r each OF such exposed or diseased
domestic animals which hc shlI
unIas FULLY move. permit Goo run at
large. or sell. ship drive. trade o.
E.t. away in violation uf the pruti.
SION OF ,his ACT. provided. thaf an5
0Erer of any dome tc animal which
los been affected win or exposed tO
ans contagious or Injections disease
H.s dispose OF the same. after have
.ae obtained from tHe livestock
Sanitary Commiss .0uer- bilI 0f
HeafH for such aniua. or animals
commissioners courts oi ibe coua
fa. of The state a. Authorized iu
afe such an app lpratl0n ani io
employ such inspect 1r other aeeu.
.Ie AL may seem Nc s.ar. io UI tut
livestock sanitary Commission in
fae work OF cleanins 100 q county of
traction OF a COUNT
Ail counties norih aud nrat of thr
regular quarantine iiue are ir.r from
H.sr hence wlll not Ho affected u
frIs uew sanitary las % sas rre.
af.i to give the sanitary comm -..on-
..s poser 10 make the indifferent
..fflemen east OF the qunrantr, HHs
e.f busy. and nos aheu maluri.
vote 20 have a cleaning up thr minor.
tr must acquiesce.
Mississippi and TeuneFsco are do.
af effective work in this re-ard
T.nnessee has almost been freed
ora ticks. and Mississippi is moving
ane aith success