Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
BOARD d So ERlISORS.

OUnNU 001ENIl0UNOs
At a meeting of the Board OIL
Supervisors of Shenandoah County
held at Woodstock on March the1
9th. 1915. for the purpose of con-
sidering what action might bel
necessary to protect the County of
Shenandoah. from the spread of
Foot-and- Mouth Disease among
cattle, ETC.. now existing in Freder-
lex County 1.-The following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas. the Governor of the
State of Virginia. has by proclama-
tion established quarantine against
Frederick County in the following
words and figures, to-wit:
Foot and Mouth Disease
Quarantine proclamation against
the county of Frederick, in this
State, to prevent spread of con-
tagious foot-apd-mouth disease
in cattle, sheep, other ruminants
and swine.
Whereas it has been determin-
ed BY the State Veterinarian of
Virginia, acting in connection
with the United States Bureau
lof Animal Industry, that a con.
Itagious, communicable disease,
known as foot-and-mouth disease
exists in live stock in the County
of Frederick, IN this State and
i Whereas, by authority con
! ferred by Section 1899 of Code
of Virginia, as amended by para
graph 3 of an act of the Genera
i. Assembly, approved March y
1908, authori ling the Virginia
, State Live Stock Sanitary Boart
. to esta blish and maintain sucf
quarantine against all such con
tagious diseases as said Boar
: may deem necessary to protec
, the domestic animals of thi
State, said Board has issued a.
order establishing quarantin
= against the County of Frederick
: and has accordingly given in
lstructions to DR.. J. G. Ferney
hough, State Veterinarian, t
r enforce same /;
II Now, therefore, I, H. C. Stuart
!; Governor of Virginia, do hereb
proclaim a quarantine agains
the County of frederick, in thu
5 Estate of Virginia, and do direc
that no cattle, sheep, othe
ruminants or swine, hay, straw
, or similar fodder, or stock feed
in bags or similar containers
. hides, skins, wool, horns, hoofs
litter or manure, shall be move'
out of said County of Fredericl
to any point until this order i
, officially rescinded.
II In witness whereof | hav
, hereunto set my hand, and cause,
the Lesser Seal of the Com mon
wealth to be affixed, at the CAPT
ltol in Richmond, this the fonrtl
: day of March, in the year of GU
Lord one thousand nine hundre,
r and fifteen, and of the Common
5 wealth the one hundred an,
lthirty-pinth.
i H. c. STUART,
II Governor.
by the Governor:
Al B. o. JAMES,
5 Secretary of the Commonwealth
And whereas, owing to the prox
unity of Frederick County to tn
'|County of Shenandoah and the cor
sequent danger of the spread Q
= Foot-and- Mouth Disease into Sher
: landoah County;
And whereas, the people of Sher
landoah County should be notifie
, and informed of this danger and b
fully advised of the quarantine es
l.. ta5lished by the Governor of vi,
lginia;
i And whereas, as special police
considered necessary to protect tn
t borders of Shenandoah County fror
Frederick County
| Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved
that the citizens of Shenandoah
County are informed that the quar-
lantine against Frederick Count,
must be obeyed and that all impor
tations of cattle, sheep, other rumi
nants, swine, hay, straw, fodder
hides, skins, wool, and manure ar,
forbidden, and for any violation
thereof fine of not less than S1O.O(
lnor more than $4,000 is providec
Inv 1aw.