The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-17

Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Lou slana;
That. in order to eradicate the Texas
Fever carrying tick commonly known
as the cattle fever tick, (Margaropus
Annula,us,) throughout the State OF
Louisiana, all persons, firms or cor
porat ons owr;"g or having IN tnelr
charge as owners, agents or other-
wise, any cattel in the State of LOUIS
lana shall during the periods of time
here natter named, and at the places
TO be designated according to the pro-
visions of this Act, bring, drive OF
cause to be brought or driven all OF
such cattle to dipping vats or stations
for the purpose of HAVING the same
dinned and have them dipped In the
standard arsenical solution used for
the destruction of The .catt.e fever
t;ck the sad work to be done under
the supervision of the Federal Veter-
marian in charge of the said work IN
the several parishes of the Safe and
of the Lou siana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted etc,
That this Act shall become operative
in al Those parishes throughout the
inState that are already equipped WIN
s dipping watts, chemicals, solutions, and
S materials for the systematic dipping
r of cattle. Immediately upon its pas
5000 and promulgation, and shall be,
come operative in all other parishes
= as soon as such watts have been IN
e stalled and the necessary chemicals
o solutions and materials furnished, II
) he not later than April 1. 1918; pro
u vided, however, the provisions OF tn
d Act shall be suspended as to thos
: marshes of the State that have, b.
II order of the United States Secretalr,
of Agriculture, been declared to D
+" free of the cattle fever tick, as we
o. as to any other parish or parishes 0
j. the State of Louisiana which ma
,e hereafter by similar order be declal
- ed to be free of the cattle lever TIC
:, nrovided further, that should an
Il such parish or parishes become II
infested with the cattle fever tick a
m ter having been released from quaral
U tine by the Federal Government, q
~ of the provisions of this Act shall b
IT, come Immediately operative and
e. force in such par sh or parishes.
m Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, et
That all persons, firms or corpor
tions HAVING in the charge as ow
ers. agen,s, or otherwise, any cat'
in the State of Louis ana shall ha
ali such cattle driven to such dis
fecting station or dipping vat as m
Iav be des'cneted by an inspector, ar
10 properly dipped; that all su
eAt nersons, firms. or CORPORATIONS. VIII
uf- if is intended to dip cate for The II
The fine. shall receive a written not
md from he inspector. sF9,ng the d'
W. and place at which cattel are to
acc brought or driven to the vat for 81
and rrrose; and on sad date, and ev'
us fopr. ean days thereafter. without
in ditional or further notice: all 81
-. reryons, firms or corporations ST
ne have all of said cattle at the stat
on 50 designated (unless ano' her sat
cad or vat be designated in writing by
lqb inepectorl for the nurpoee of d'np
a. and shall cause them to be dip
" under the supervision of the inspet
y a in charge. until such time as the
Sc gpector, shall deem further dipr
unnecessary and shall so notify
owner or person. firm or corporal
having such cattle in charge. Pro
ed that in DESIGNATING place or
nth where cattle shall be dipped, in
' notice given the owner or agent
the owner Of such cattle. due res
the shall be had as to the distance
viii convenience of the place or vat
PEN ipnated. Provided that any owne
mos pointed as provided in this Act,
-. the purpose of having the said
nDel lcattle. horses or mules, who
have constructed dipping vat Of