SEC. 13. Hereafter it shall be the duty each year of the Territorial board of equalization at the time of making the annual assessment to levy a special tax, not exceeding one mill on the dollar upon the assessed value of all cattle, sheep, horses, and mules in the Territory, to be known as the stock indemnity fund. Said tax shall be levied and collected by the several counties and paid to the Territorial treasurer in the manner provided by law for the levying, collection, and payment of other Territorial taxes. Said fund shall constitute the indemnity fund specified by this act to be used in paying for animals destroyed under the provisions thereof. It shall be used exclusively for that purpose, and shall be paid out by the Territorial treasurer as hereinbefore provided for. SEC. 14. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. QUARANTINE PROCLAMATIONS. ARIZONA. TERRITORY OF Arizona, Executive DeparTMENT. Whereas the live-stock sanitary commission of the Territory of Arizona have directed my attention to the fact, that reliable information has reached them that contagious pleuro-pneumonia has made its appearance in a large number of animals within the States of New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Illinois, and the District of Columbia, and is liable to make its appearance in the State of Missouri; that the cattle interests of the Territory are greatly endangered by the prevalence of this plague in the said States owing to importation of cattle therefrom; and Whereas the immense cattle interests of Arizona are thus menaced, and a heavy loss upon this, one of the most important of our industries, is liable to occur unless precautionary measures are adopted: Now, therefore, I, C. Meyer Zulick, governor of the Territory of Arizona, by virtue of the authority of law in me vested, do hereby order, establish, and declare a quarantine, to take effect on the first day of June, 1887, against all the said Territory, heretofore mentioned, embracing also England, Scotland, and the Dominion of Canada, on all bovine cattle from said localities coming into the Territory of Arizona, unless they are quarantined at the point of entry prescribed by the rules and regulations of the live-stock sanitary commission of Arizona for a period of sixty days, and retained there until they shall receive a certificate of health signed by the veterinary surgeon of the Territory of Arizona, or some duly authorized deputy under him. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the Territory to be hereto affixed. Done at Prescott, the capital, this twenty-sixth day of May, A. D. 1887. In accordance with the resolutions of the Colorado State veterinary sanitary board, I, Alva Adams, governor of the State of Colorado, by virtue of the authority in me vested by law, do hereby forbid the importation into this State of any sheep, except rams, shipped by rail from points east of the Mississippi River, unless accompanied by a certificate of health given by the Colorado State veterinary sanitary board. Also, by this proclamation I forbid the shipment and importation into this State of all cattle coming from the States of Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada, except under such rules, restrictions, and regulations as may be ordered by the Colorado State veterinary sanitary board. All other proclamations relating to cattle and sheep are hereby withdrawn and annulled. In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and affixed the great seal of the State of Colorado, this nineteenth day of April, 1887. ALVA ADAMS, Governor. JAMES RICE, DAKOTA. Whereas by virtue of and pursuant to an act of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota, entitled "An act to suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals," approved March 11, A. D. 1887, it is my duty, when I shall have reason to believe that any contagious or infectious disease has become epidemic in certain localities, by proclamation, to schedule such localities and prohibit the importation from them of any live stock into this Territory, except under such restrictions as I, after consultation with the Territorial veterinary surgeon, may deem proper; and Whereas I have reason to believe, upon the representation of the Territorial veterinary surgeon, that conditions exist which render domestic animals and Texas cattle in any and all of the counties in the following named States and Territories, viz: Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia, Vermont, Texas, and the Dominion of Canada, liable to convey disease: Now, therefore, I, Louis K. Church, governor of the Territory of Dakota, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by said statute and pursuant to the terms thereof, do hereby schedule the localities herein before named, and I do hereby strictly forbid the importation into the Territory of Dakota of any cattle whatsoever which have been brought from any portion of said scheduled localities, or any of them, except upon certificate of the Territorial veterinary surgeon that such cattle have been subject to a quarantine of ninety days, and except Texas cattle that have been driven overland all the way from Texas, and which are accompanied by a vet erinarian's certificate of health. And I do hereby further forbid the importation into this Territory of any and all cattle driven or shipped from any other State, Territory, or country, unless the same shall be accompanied by a certificate of health, given by the veterinary surgeon of said State, Territory, or country, or his regularly appointed and authorized deputy, who shall have carefully examined all such cattle immediately prior to the giving of such certificate. And when considered necessary, the Territorial veterinary surgeon shall have power to re-inspect, wherever found, all animals covered by this act, and if found diseased or suspected of being diseased, to subject the same to such detention and quarantine as may be deemed expedient in the premises. And I do hereby further order all persons, corporations, or companies to give due and proper notice to said Territorial veterinary surgeon preceding the arrival at the boundary line of all such live stock as properly comes within the province of this proclamation. All live stock shall be examined or quarantined at such station or stations as shall be designated by the Territorial veterinary surgeon. And I do also further warn all persons, corporations, or companies whomsoever not in any manner to violate or attempt to violate the prohibition herein contained or contained in said act. And I do hereby direct all sheriffs, constables, deputies, and other peace officers within this Territory to keep strict watch and to be vigilant and see to it that all the commands of this, my proclamation, are obeyed and respected, and to arrest any and all persons violating the same. And I further direct all such officers to report to me, without delay, all such violations of this, my proclamation. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Territory of Dakota to be attached, at the city of Bismarck, the capital of said Territory, this fourth day of June, A. D. 1887. By the governor. M. L. MCCORMACK, Secretary of Dakota. LOUIS K. CHURCH, ILLINOIS. PROCLAMATION, Whereas in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of Illinois, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals,' approved June 27 1885, in force July 1, 1885; approved and in force April 20, 1887, as amended by an act approved June 15, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, the board of live-stock commissioners of Illinois have reported to me, under date of July 6, 1887, that the disease known as contagious pleuro-pneumonia among cattle now exists throughout the following described geographical district in the State of Illinois, bounded by the following lines, to wit: Commencing at a point on the west shore of Lake Michigan where the south side of Twenty-second street in the city of Chicago, in Cook County, touches said lake; thence west along the south side of said Twenty-second street and on a line extended west to the Desplaines River; thence northwardly along the east shore of said river to the south line of the town of Leyden; thence east to the southwest corner of the town of Jefferson; thence north along the west line of the said town of Jefferson to the northwest corner thereof; thence cast along the northern line of the towns of Jefferson and Lake View to Lake Michigan, and thence southerly along the west shore of Lake Michigan to the place of beginning; and Whereas said board of live-stock commissioners have, in pursuance of said act, reported to me that in their judgment it is necessary to schedule and quarantine such geographical district in order to prevent the spread of said disease in said district and into contiguous territory, and have recommended that I schedule and quarantine said district in accordance with the provisions of sec. 5 of said act: Therefore, I, Richard J. Oglesby, governor of the State of Illinois, as provided by section 5 of said above entitled act, do hereby make proclamation of the foregoing facts and schedule the above designated geographical district and prohibit all domestic animals of the bovine species within said district from being moved from one premises to another, or over any public highway or any unfenced lot or piece of ground, or from being brought into or taken from said district, except upon obtaining a special permit, signed by the board of live-stock commissioners, or member thereof, or agent or officer of the board duly authorized by it to issue such permits. This proclamation to go into effect from and after its publication. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and cause the great seal of State to be affixed. Done at the city of Springfield the day and year first above written. R. J. OGLESBY. RULES GOVERNING THE MOVEMENT OF CATTLE THROUGH THE DISTRICT. 1. No restrictions are placed upon the movement of bovine animals by rail when passing through the district. 2. Any bovine animal brought into said district in violation of quarantine regulations prescribed in the governor's proclamation shall be treated as an infected animal, and liable to condemnation and slaughter under the provisions of law, and the owner and the person in charge thereof will be subject to the penalties provided by law. JOHN M. PEARSON, E. S. WILSON, Board of Live-Stock Commissioners. Approved: R. J. OGLESBY. STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Whereas, in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of Illinois, entitled "An act to revise the law in relation to the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals," approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, the board of live-stock commissioners of Illinois reported to me, under date of April 29, 1886, that the condition of cattle south of the thirty-sixth parallel of latitude west of the Mississippi River, and south of the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude east of the Mississippi River, is now such as to render them liable to convey splenic or Texas fever to the cattle of this State if imported into this State between the periods of spring and autumn frosts, as expressed in the following communication: STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE BOARD OF LIVE-STOCK COMMISSIONERS, To Hon. R. J. OGLESBY, Governor of Illinois: We therefore report to you that the condition of cattle south of the 36th parallel of latitude west of the Mississippi River and south of the 35th parallel of latitude east of the Mississippi River is now such as to render them liable to convey splenic or Texas fever to the cattle of this State if imported into this State during the period designated, which fever is an infectious and extremely fatal disease; and we respectfully recommend that you issue your proclamation scheduling the abovedescribed localities, and prohibit the importation into this State of cattle from the localities scheduled, from the 1st day of April to the 1st day of November of each year, subject to the exceptions and regulations that have been prescribed by this board and approved by you, and which are herewith submitted as a part of this report and recommendation. J. M. PEARSON, D. W. SMITH, Board of Live-Stock Commissioners. And whereas the said live-stock commissioners have recommended that I issue proclamation according to the terms of the above-entitled act, scheduling such localities, and prohibiting the importation of cattle from such localities into the State of Illinois from the 1st day of April to the 1st day of November of each year, except in accordance with the regulations adopted by said board of live-stock commissioners and approved by the governor, which regulations are herewith submitted and made a part of this proclamation. Now, therefore, I, Richard J. Oglesby, governor of the State of Illinois, as provided by section 4 of said above entitled act, do hereby make proclamation of the foregoing facts and schedule the above designated localities, being the country south of the thirty-sixth parallel of latitude west of the Mississippi River, and south of the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude east of the Mississippi River, and prohibit the importation of any cattle from the above-mentioned localities into the State of Illinois from the first day of April to the first day of November of each year, except under the regulations hereto attached that have been prescribed by the said board of live-stock commissioners and approved by the governor as follows: EXCEPTIONS AND REGULATIONS prescribed by the board of live-stock commissioners, governing the importation of cattle into this State from localities scheduled in the governor's proclamation with reference to splenic or Texas fever: (1) Cattle from the scheduled localities may, while in transit through this State, be unloaded for the necessary time required in feeding and watering, in regular railroad shipping-pens or feed-yards. (2) Cattle may be imported from the scheduled localities where they are destined for immediate slaughter in this State, in which case such cattle shall not be driven over public highways or commons where cattle are permitted to range at large. (3) In case persons are desirous of purchasing any of the above prohibited cattle for purposes of feeding and grazing within this State, such persons shall make application to the State veterinarian, or to this board, for permission to do so, when such cattle shall be placed in quarantine for a period of ninety days, at the owner's expense, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the board. This proclamation to go into effect Saturday the fifteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and cause the great seal of state to be affixed. Done at the city of Springfield the day and year first bove written. RICHARD J. OGLESBY. By the governor : INDIANA. Whereas information has reached me that pleuro-pneumonia exists in Cook County, in the State of Illinois, and other localities, to an alarming extent; and Whereas on the 10th day of November, 1885, I issued a proclamation prohibiting the importation of cattle from said State of Illinois, and other scheduled localities, except under the conditions and under the restrictions therein named: Now, therefore, I, Isaac P. Gray, governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby issue this proclamation, hereby notifying any and all persons that said first-named proclamation is still in full effect, and will be strictly enforced. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the State to be affixed at the city of Indianapolis this 11th day of October, 1886. By the governor: ISAAC P. GRAY. IOWA. Whereas many of the prominent farmers and stock-growers of the State, more and more realizing the extreme danger of pleuro-pneumonia, request that additional restrictions be placed upon the importation of cattle from the State of Illinois: Therefore, I, William Larrabee, governor of the State of Iowa, do now forbid the importation into this State, from Illinois, of any cattle, except in such special cases as may be approved by the veterinary surgeon of this State and upon compliance with such regulations as he may prescribe. And I again appeal to all the citizens of the State, and especially to all State, county, and municipal officers, to aid to the best of their abilities to ward off from our State the calamity of an invasion of that dreadful plague. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State of Iowa. Done at Des Moines, this fifteenth day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. By the governor: WM. LARRABEE. FRANK D. JACKSON, KANSAS. Whereas reliable information has reached the live-stock sanitary commission of the State of Kansas that contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle has made its appearance in a large number of animals within the States of Illinois and Ohio, and the Dominion of Canada; and Whereas the cattle interests of the State of Kansas are greatly endangered by the prevalence of this plague at points situated on the principal avenues of the livestock traffic of the country, thereby making it possible for the disease to become wide-spread; and Whereas an outbreak of this disease within the State of Kansas would seriously depreciate the value of our cattle and close the markets of the world against our beef: Now, therefore, I, John A. Martin, governor of Kansas, do hereby, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, and in accordance with the recommendation of the live-stock sanitary commission, declare and establish a quarantine against the introduction into this State of all animals of the bovine species coming from the States of Ohio and Illinois, and from the Dominion of Canada, unless all such cattle are |