The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-04
1--we STOCK QUARANTINE
PROCLAMATION

soaN
BY the President of the Board Of
Agriculture of the State OF Oklahoma,
promulgatng the rules and Regua'
tions OF the State Board OF Agriculture
for the year 1919. the same to remain in
force until further rules and Regula'
tions are promulgated.
To the Managers. agents and ON
ployees OF railroad companies In the
State OF Oklahoma, and all Transports
tion companies entering oklahoma,
stock men and others:
The fact has been determined by the
State Board of Agriculture, and notice
Ia hereby given. that a contagious and
infectious disease known as Splene,ic
(Southern or Texas Fever exists among
cattle In the following named states
to.wit: Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas,
louisiana Alabama. North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Virginia, more fully
described in Il. \. l. order No. a62, Is
sued by the United states Department
of Agriculture, November 9Th, 1918, and
effective on and after December 1st,
1918. and that cattle infested with Mar.
garopus Annuatus (Southern Cattle
Tick disseminate the contagon of splen'
etic or Southern Fever; Therefore cat
tie which are infected with Margaropus
Annulatus CTicks) or cattle originating
in the area quarantned by Il. A. l. or.
der No. 2G2 shall be considered as in
fected cattle and shall be quarantned
when found in any part Of Oklahoma
protected by the following quarantine
regulations:
Federal Quarantine Lines.
Rule /. In conformity with Il. A. I.
Order No. 2G2, quarantine certain areas
of Oklahoma, the following quarantine
line is hereby established; beginning
at n point where the Washita River
conjons with the Red River; thence
north following the meanderings of the
Washita River to n point where same
intersects with the section line midway
between Sections and 3, township 4
south. range east; thence north TO
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway; thence northeasterly along
said line of railway to point on the
line between townships and south;
thence east to the east line of John
ston County; thence north to the north
line of Coal County; thence west to
the west line of Coal County. thence
north to the township line between town.
ships and north; thence east to the
east line. of Pontotoc County; thence
north to the south line of Hughes
County; thence east to the west line OF
Pittsburg County; thence north along
the west line of Pittsburg County to a
conjunction with the South Canadian
I.a cfa fnllnuinU
the meanderings of said River to its
conjunction with the Midland Valley
Railway: thence southeasterly along
said Railway to its conjunction with the
West line Of LeFlore County; thence
north along the west line Of Leflore |
County to the Arkansas River; thence
northwesterly following the meander- |
ings of the Arkansas River to Il con
junction with the east line of Musliogee |
County; thence north to the st. Louis.
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway |
Ndissouri Pacific; thence following the
line of said Railway northwesterly to
the range line between 19 and 20 east;
thence running north along said range
line to the northwest corner of town
ship 10 north, range 20 east; thence
east on said township line to range line
between II and % east; thence south
along said range line to the township
line between IA and Is north; thence
east to the west line of Adair County;
thence due south TO the north line of
SeQuoyah County; and thence east on
the north line OF Sequoyah County to
the eastern boundary line OF the State
of Oklahoma.
Rule .. During the continuance OF
the above line as described i'm Rule I,
no cattle originating in the quarantined
area of the United States as specifically
set forth in Il. a. |. Order No. 2G2, and
effective on and after December 1st.
1918. or in any of that part of Okla
homa below or south of the above de
scribed line shall be moved, led, drift
ed shipped, or in any manner transport
ed - any part of Oklahoma above said
quarantine line, except as hereinafter
provided.
Cattle may be moved by rail ut any
time from the quarantined area of the
United States and from the area of Ok
lahoma south and below the line de
scribed in Rule !, to points above or
north of said line to recognized slaught-
ering centers for the purpose of i'm
mediate slaughter, and then unloaded
only in such pens as are set apart and
used only for quarantned cattle, and
which shall first have been approved
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. The proper officers of the
transportation companies shall secure
" affix to both sides of all ears car {
rying quarantined cattle under the pro $
visions of this regulation, durable, pa- |
cards not less than five and one half by !
eight inches in size, on which shall be
printed with permanent black ink and ;
in bold faced letters not less than one 4
and one-half inches in height, the words, )
"SOUTHERN CATTLE" These plac- :
ards shall also show the name Of the =
place from which shipment was made, }
the date of the shipment, the name |
of the transportation company, the u
name of the place of destination, and I
on such of the way-bills, way-bill stubs. S
conductors manifests, memoranda and /
bills of lading pertaining TO such ship
rnents by ears. the words, SOUTHERN ;
CATTLE shall DO plainly written or e
ON the face.
Cars which have carried cattle of the
area quarantined on account of Splen- Y
etic Fever to a point above any of the S
lines in Oklahoma, shall as Ii
soon as possible after unloading and S
before they are again used for the intra- y