The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-04-03

duration, nor manner of the dippin
of cattle, horses or mules. The dat
E for the beginning of the dipping o
cattle, horses or mules and the closin,
OF the dipping season is entirely unde
the direction of the Executive Officer
! Of the Louisiana Live Stock Sanitar,
Board. Neither has the Police Jur,
any authority to regulate the numbe
of years that cattle, horses or mule
y shall be dipped. 4
Section of this law states that ,
) Federal State or Parish Inspector shall
supervise the construction of dippini
watts, preparation of dip solution ane
shall conduct and supervise the dipping
in such manner as to eradicate the
tick during the year. But in case the
tick is not eradicated during the year,
then the work shall de continued until
the tick is permanently eradicated and
destroyed. The question of when the
tick is permanently eradicated and
destroyed is to be determined by the
Federal and State officials in charge.
The eradication of the tick shall be
under Federal Veterinary supervision.
The Louisiana Live Stock Sanitary
Board shall employ at least one Stat
inspector, under recommendation of
the Federal Inspector. The two to
have charge of the work in the Parish.
The Police Jurors have authority to
appoint the local inspector, under
recommendation of the Federal inspec-
tor and commissioned by the Louisiana
Live Stock Sanitary Board. The num-
Der of local inspectors to be determined
by the Federal and State inspectors,
and not by the Police Jury.
The salary of the Federal Inspector
to be paid by the U. S. Government,
the State inspector by the State and
the local inspectors by the Parish.
l am aware that citizens of this Par
ish are very much dissatisfied with the
enforcement Of this law, and wish to
say that in my opinion they have
right to become dissatisfied and to COM
plain at the manner they are being
forced to comply with this law.
/ am not against the dipping of cat
tie, horses or mules; in fact, think it
good law for certain States or por-
tons thereof, and ask the readers here
OF to draw the distinction between the
opposing of law and the system of
enforcing or putting the law into ef-
feet. it is the system and manner in
which this law is enforced. No re.
gard has been had for the safety. or
provision made for the compensation
Q: the loss by owners of the animals. ,
lie has been forced to dip, regardless
OF weather conditions, or health or
even death of members of their fam
Ines; or his ability to, or convenience in |
getting his cattle, horses or mules to /
the watts. Citizens who are, and have |
been law abiding citizens of this Par
ISL. who have lived three score and ten
years, now with one foot breaking the |
dust OF their graves, and who had re.
Joiced in the fact IF their good record
as citizens, have been arrested, ar
ranged and forced to answer and con
victed as if criminals.
Act No. s. Of 1918, provides that any
person shall have . reasonable SOM
pensation paid them, by the Police Jpry
OF the Parish. for any cattle, horses 81
mules killed or injured, when same oc.
cures during the process Of dipping ind q
under the supervision of the Louisiana
State Live Stock Sanitary Board. The
evidence Of the killing shall be proof
to the Police Jury, and in event the
Police Jury shall then refuse to pay
for said animals killed or injured, then
The owner shall have the right to apply
to the Court of this State to Fec6yer
same.
This law has been utter1, disre-
yarded by the Police Jury Of this Par
sh to this date.
Some inexperienced local inspectors .
AVE been employed, who were unsatis- 7
factory to the citizens, who seem to
ave no regard for their rights nor f
wishes Of the people, have killed
thousands Of dollars worth of cattle.
About seventy Thousand dollars of the
axes paid by the citizens have been
pent in cattle dipping, and still the
ick is with rs, and no information
!iyen as to the duration of this barras. s
ing and pestilenee Of the citizens Of v
his Parish,
Some Of the local, as well as State 4
lspectors, have drawn their salaries z
s inspectors and salaries as officials. "
therwise. With this double compen. i
alton, many of them spent only 6 4. m. u
II NJ. at the watts. For the couven- q