Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-12
D|SSQLVEs INJUNCTION
AGAINST STATE CARRIERS
Judge Scott Lifts Restraining Order
at Request OF Attorney
General.
GOVERNOR MAKES STATEMENT
Changing Situation With Reference
to Foot-and-Mouth Infection Made
Maintenance Of Injunction Inexpe-
dient.


At the request OF Governor Stuart,
John Garland Pol
lard yesterday asked the City Circuit
Court to dissolve the injunction
granted by the court on March =
against number of transportation
companies in the State. growing out
OF the failure on the part OF these
companies to observe the restrictions
placed on the movement Of feed and
cattle for the protection OF the Com
monwealth against the spread of the
foot mouth disease.
Judge Scott. complying with the re-
quest, entered an order dissolving the
Injunction, and the situation with ref
erence to the carrying business is
the same as it was before the re-
straining order was entered. The
roads are, as before. subject to the
restrictions laid down in the Cover
nor's proclamation relative 10 the i'm
portation into this State of cattle and
feedstuffs from areas in which the
foot and mouth infection is known to
exist.
DIFFICULTIES IN WAY OF
MAINTAINING INJUNCTION
While the decision to dissolve the
restraining order was encouraged by
the improvement in conditions and the
passing of the crisis there were also
practical difficulties which rendered It
inexpedient to maintain tho injunction
in force. The constantly changing
situation has made necessary supple
mentary proclamations by the Cover
nor. Every change in the proclamation
necessarily involved change in the
terms of the injunction with full notice
to the defendants.
The following statement bearing
upon the dissolving OF the injunction
was issued last night from the Cover
nor's office:
1t was thought by Governor Stuart
that the injunction had served its pur-
pose by drawing the sharp attention
of the carriers to the Importance OF
strict observance OF the rules and
regulations OF the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board and the proclama tions
OF the Governor looking to the protec-
tion Of the State from infection OF
foot nd mouth disease resulting from
the shipment into Virginia of live
stock. provender. hides. etc, from
quarantined States.
1t was the policy OF the Governor to
put the lid on tight and then open up
as the demands of commerce might
require. so far as consistent. with
safety.
ROADS STILL AMENADLE
TO STATUTORY PENALTIES
Changed and changing conditions
in the Qunrantined area and modifica :
tions of rules and regulations properly
applicable to traffic moving from quar-
antincd States make 1t necessary to
change the terms of the prbclamations
from time to time. Every change in
tho proclamation necessarily involves
also change In the terms Of the in
junction. This, Of course, would re-
quire an appearance before the court
with full notice to the defendants, and
would result in inconvenience to all
parties concerned.
"Ample statutory penalties for vio-
lation or disregard OF the rules of the
state Live Stock Sanitary Board or
the Governors proclnmations are, OF
course. in full force and effect. and
will be strictly enforced. Tho Cover
nor expresses the belief, however, that
most, II not all, OF the carriers. being
now fully Informed of the danger. arc
manifesting n disposition to cooperate
with the State government in affordlng
the fullest possible measure OF protec-
tIon against further outbreaks Of foot
kand-mouth disease"