of the way from the States of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October."

Now, therefore, I, James W. Dawes, governor of the State of Nebraska, under the direction of the foregoing resolution, and by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby issue my proclamation declaring and establishing quarantine and prohibiting the entry into the State of all cattle that have been shipped all or any part of the way from all or either of the above-named places, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the live-stock sanitary commission of this State.

The quarantine so declared and established will be enforced by the live-stock sanitary commission and State veterinarian.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State of Nebraska.

Done at Lincoln this eighteenth day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and eightysix. JAMES W. DAWES.

It having been communicated to me in writing by the cattle sanitary board of New Mexico that a certain fatal, contagious, and infectious disease, commonly known as pleuro-pneumonia, exists and has become epidemic among bovine cattle in the States of New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, and in the foreign countries of Scotland, England, and the Dominion of Canada, and that such conditions exist as to render such disease liable to be communicated to cattle in the Territory of New Mexico through the importation of cattle from such States and foreign countries, and particularly through the general stock-yards located in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, and in the city of Kansas City, in the State of Missouri; also that cattle have been known to have been exposed to said contagious disease and infected therewith without exhibiting any symptoms thereof for a period of six months from and after such exposure; therefore I, Edmund G. Ross, governor of the Territory of New Mexico, under and by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by law, do hereby forbid the shipment and importation into said Territory, in any manner whatever, of all bovine cattle from either of the above-named States and foreign countries, or through the aforesaid cities of Chicago and Kansas City, or either of them, except upon the conditions and restrictions as follows, to wit:

(1) All bovine cattle coming from either of the above-named States and foreign countries, or through either of the aforesaid cities of Chicago and Kansas City, before being permitted to enter said Territory must be accompanied by reliable documentary evidence under oath to the inspector inspecting the same that they and each and all of them have been outside of each of the above-named States and foreign countries, and have not been unloaded or been in either of the stock-yards in either of the aforesaid cities of Chicago and Kansas City at any time within six months immediately preceding their arrival at the boundary line of the Territory, and that during all that time they or any of them have shown no symptom of such disease; and, in addition thereto, the inspector inspecting the same must be satisfied from actual inspection that none of them at the time of inspection show any symptoms of such disease.

(2) For the present and until otherwise provided, all bovine cattle coming from either of the above-mentioned States and foreign countries, or that have been in either of the aforesaid cities of Chicago and Kansas City, will be permitted to enter said Territory after inspection only by way of Raton, in said Territory.

(3) All bovine cattle which by any route, direct or indirect, could have been within either of the stock-yards in the aforesaid cities of Chicago and Kansas City within six months prior to inspection shall be inspected before being admitted into said Territory by such inspector as shall be appointed for that purpose by said cattle sanitary board.

(4) If upon such inspection and proofs it shall be ascertained that any of the cattle so inspected can be driven or imported into said Territory without violating any of the terms and conditions of this proclamation or any of the provisions of the law of said Territory applicable thereto, then the same may be admitted into said Territory; otherwise such admission is hereby prohibited.

(5) In addition to the foregoing conditions the inspectors of any cattle under the proclamation may require the importer to furnish satisfactory documentary evi

dence, under oath, showing each and all the places where the cattle have been dur ing the six months preceding the inspection; and if the inspector shall have good reason to believe or suspect that any of the material proofs offered by the importer are unreliable or insuflicient, he may refuse a permit for the entry of the cattle until such reasonable time as may be necessary for him to ascertain the truth.

(6) When the inspector grants a permit for the entry of cattle under this procla mation the same shall be in writing and accompany the cattle to their destination; and while the cattle are in transit into or through the Territory the owner or person in charge shall produce such permit on demand to any other inspector or to any other person whose interests may be affected by the importation of diseased cattle; provided, there shall be no detention of the cattle in transit after producing the proper permit. Any refusal or neglect to so produce a permit shall render the cattle liable to inspection, or to be again inspected at the cost of the owner.

(7) For all inspections of cattle under this proclamation a charge of twenty cents per head of the cattle inspected may be made and collected by the inspector from the owner or person in charge of the cattle.

(8) This proclamation shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of June, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my official hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the Territory of New Mexico, the twenty-first day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.

EDMUND G. Ross,

Governor.

It having been communicated to me in writing by the cattle sanitary board of New Mexico and from the United States Bureau of Animal Industry that a certain fatal, contagious, and infectious disease, commonly known as pleuro-pneumonia, exists and has become epidemic among bovine cattle in the States of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and in the foreign countries of England, Scotland, and the Dominion of Canada, and that such conditions exist as to render such disease liable to be communicated to the cattle in the Territory of New Mexico through the importation of the same from such States and foreign countries, and particularly through the general stock-yards located in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, and the city of Kansas City, in the State of Missouri; also that cattle have been known to have been exposed to said contagious disease and infected therewith without exhibiting any symptoms thereof for a period of six months from and after such exposure:

Therefore, I, Edmund G. Ross, governor of the Territory of New Mexico, under and by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by law, do hereby forbid the shipment and the importation into said Territory in any manner whatever of all bovine cattle from either of the above-named States and foreign countries, or through the aforesaid stock-yards or either of them except upon the conditions and restrictions as follows to-wit:

(1) All bovine cattle coming from either of the above-named States and foreign countries, or through either of the aforesaid stock-yards, before being permitted to enter said Territory must be accompanied by reliable documentary evidence under oath, to the satisfaction of the inspector inspecting the same, that they and each and all of them have been outside of each of the above-named States and foreign countries, and have not been unloaded or been in either of the stock-yards aforesaid at any time within six months immediately preceding their arrival at the boundary line of said Territory, and that during all that time they or any of them have shown no symptoms of such disease; and, in addition thereto, the inspector inspecting the same must be satisfied from actual inspection that none of them at the time of inspection show any sign of such disease.

(2) For the present, and until otherwise provided, all bovine cattle coming from either of the above-mentioned States and foreign countries, or that have been in either of the aforesaid stock-yards, will be permitted to enter said Territory after inspection and permit granted only by way of Raton, in said Territory, or via El Paso, Texas.

(3) All bovine cattle hereafter destined for transportation into or through New Mex ico, and to cross the north or east boundary line thereof, are subject to inspection as hereinafter provided for the purpose of determining whether they, or any of them are, or are not, from either of the said States or foreign countries, or have, or have not, been in either of the aforesaid stock-yards within six months prior to such inspection, as well as to determine whether any other of the conditions and terms of this proclamation have been violated, or attempted to be violated. Such inspection to be made by such inspectors as the cattle sanitary board shall appoint for that pur

pose, and to be made under such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this proclamation, as such board shall prescribe.

(4) If upon such inspection and proof it shall be ascertained that any of the cattle so inspected can be driven and imported into said Territory without violating any of the terms and conditions of this proclamation, or any of the provisions of the law of said Territory applicable thereto, then the same may be admitted into said Territory; otherwise said admission is hereby prohibited.

(5) In addition to the foregoing conditions, the inspectors of any cattle under this proclamation may require the importer to furnish satisfactory documentary evidence, under oath, showing each and all the places where the cattle have been during the six months preceding the inspection; and if the inspector shall have good reasons to believe or suspect that any of the material proofs offered by the importer are unreliable or insufficient, he may refuse a permit for the entry of the cattle until such reasonable time as may be necessary for him to ascertain the truth.

(6) When the inspector grants a permit for the entry of cattle under this proclamation, the same shall be in writing and accompany the cattle to their destination. And while the cattle are in transit into or through the Territory, the owner or person in charge shall produce such permit, on demand, to any other inspector or to any other person whose interest may be affected by the importation of diseased cattle: Provided, There shall be no detention of the cattle in transit after producing the proper permit. Any refusal or neglect to so produce a permit on demand, shall render the cattle liable to inspection or to be again inspected at the cost of the

owner.

(7) In all cases where the importer gives notice to the inspector to have his cattle inspected under this proclamation, before crossing the boundary line of the Territory, or voluntarily submits to such inspection before crossing such line, and does not violate any of the terms and conditions of this proclamation, there will be no charge for inspection. But in the case of the transportation of cattle into the Territory in violation of this proclamation, or any of the conditions thereof, then the costs of inspection, also of seizure and quarantine of the cattle, will be borne by the importer under the provisions of the quarantine law of the Territory; also his liabilities for damages and penalties, as well as liens on the cattle under that law will attach.

(8) All quarantine proclamations heretofore issued by me are hereby abrogated. (9) This proclamation shall take effect and be in force immediately.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my official hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the Territory of New Mexico the sixteenth day of August, 1887. EDMUND G. Ross, Governor of New Mexico.

WYOMING TERRITORY.

Whereas by virtue of and pursuant to the act of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Wyoming entitled "An act to suppress and prevent the dissemination of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals," approved March 8th, 1882, it is my duty, when I shall have good reason to believe that any contagious or infectious disease has become epidemic in certain localities, or that conditions exist which render domestic animals liable to convey disease, by proclamation to schedule such localities, and to prohibit the importation from them of any live stock into this Territory, except under such restrictions as I may deem proper; and

Whereas a certain contagious or infectious disease called pleuro-pneumonia has become epidemic in certain localities, to-wit, in the counties of Putnam, Westchester, New York, Kings, Richmond, and Queens, in the State of New York; in the counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, and Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania: in the counties of Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Passaic, and Atlantic, in the State of New Jersey; in the county of Newcastle, in the State of Delaware; and in the counties of Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Howard, and Carroll, in the State of Maryland; in the District of Columbia; in the county of Fairfax, in the State of Virginia; in the counties of Calloway, Boone, Cole, Audrain, Montgomery, and Osage, in the State of Missouri; and in the county of Travis, in the State of Texas; and

Whereas it is a well-established fact that cattle from the following States, viz., Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and from portions of Texas, Indian Territory, Tennessee, Arkansas, and South Carolina have the capacity to infect cattle of the States and Territories lying to the northward of them with a fatal disease known as Texas or splenic fever, especially when cattle from such localities have

been brought to the States and Territories with such speed as to prevent their losing the power to communicate said disease; and

Whereas owners of cattle from said infectious districts are in the habit of driving such cattle a portion of the way and then shipping them to Wyoming Territory, to the danger and detriment of Wyoming Territory:

Now, therefore, by virtue of the premises aforesaid, and pursuant to said statute, I, Francis E. Warren, governor of the Territory of Wyoming, do hereby schedule the localitics first hereinbefore specified, that is to say, said counties in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Virginia, Texas, and the District of Columbia; and I do hereby proclaim that in said localities and each thereof a certain contagious and infectious disease, to-wit, pleuropneumonia, exists in an epidemic form, and I do hereby strictly forbid, as by said statute it is made my duty to do, the importation into this Territory of any neat cattle that have been brought from or through any portion of said scheduled localities, or any one of them.

And by virtue of the premises aforesaid I do hereby forbid, as by said statute it is made my duty to do, the importation into this Territory, prior to November 1st, 1886, of any neat cattle that have been or may be brought in whole or in part by rail from the States and Territories hereinbefore specified, unless the owner or owners shall satisfy the Territorial veterinarian that said cattle are from non-infected districts, or have been long enough away from said infected localities to have lost the power of infecting range cattle; and

Whereas neat cattle from said infected districts have been, at divers times since the discovery of the existence of said disease therein, sold and transported to other sections without any regard paid to said disease or the exposure of such cattle thereto, very many of which are now held and owned by persons whose intention it is to transport the same into or through this Territory, and by reason of such unrestricted traffic it is impossible to determine with the certainty the gravity of the situation demands, without the aid of such owners or persons in charge, whether the said cattle thus intended for Wyoming or for transportation through said Territory came from or through any of said scheduled localities or not, or whether they, or any of them, have been exposed to said disease or not, either in said localities or in others not herein specified: and

Whereas neat cattle may have been exposed to said disease and may have the same in its incipient stages, and no diagnosis thereof will answer with certainty whether the animal is thus afflicted or not, and in all cases at least ninety days must elapse before a veterinarian can certify intelligently to the healthfulness of said animal; and

Whereas if any such neat cattle thus diseased, or that have been exposed thereto, should be permitted to enter this Territory, and should thereby come into contact with the cattle of this Territory, the property of the citizens of this Territory would be greatly endangered; and

Whereas very many of said cattle that have or may have been exposed have been and are now being taken to the various shipping stations lying east of the Missouri River, and which have rail connection with this Territory, with the intent of transporting the same into or through this Territory, and inasmuch as it is practically impossible to guard our Territorial lines from being crossed by any or all of such cattle if they be driven:

Now, therefore, by virtue of the premises aforesaid, and pursuant to said statute. I, Francis E. Warren, governor of the Territory of Wyoming, do hereby forbid the importation into or transportation through this Territory of any neat cattle that have been brought from any place lying east of the one hundred and fourth degree of west longitude, which is the east boundary of Wyoming Territory, except only on the conditions and under the restrictions following; that is to say:

(1) That said cattle shall only be brought by rail, and shall first be examined by the Territorial veterinarian or his deputy at Cheyenne or such place as he may designate, and if found on inspection to be free from any symptoms of any contagious or infectious disease, then, and in that case, it shall be the duty of the owner or person in charge of said cattle to reasonably establish the following facts in relation thereto, viz:

That said cattle did not come from or through any of said scheduled localities; that none of said cattle have been exposed to said disease within four months next preceding their shipment.

(2) Upon the truth of each of the foregoing being made manifest to said veteri narian, he shall give to said cattle a certificate reciting the facts thus proven, and also of his examination thereof, together with a careful description of said cattle; whereupon said cattle shall have the freedom of this Territory, and not before; and until such certificates shall be given them they shall be held in said quarantine

yards until such time as the veterinarian shall be satisfied by lapse of time of their freedom from disease, such period of detention to be not longer than ninety days next ensuing their arrival, and if after the expiration of such time they shall not show any symptoms of any infectious or contagious disease, they shall then be allowed the freedom of the Territory.

(3) During the time cattle shall remain in said yards they shall be subject to the rules and regulations then in force concerning cattle held in quarantine, and shall be properly attended to at the expense of the owner thereof.

And I hereby warn all persons and corporations whomsoever not to in any way violate or attempt to violate in any way the prohibitions herein contained, else they shall incur the severe penalties and punishments in said act provided therefor; and to that end, and that this proclamation shall be in all things strictly enforced, I hereby call upon all sheriffs and other officers of this Territory to give to this proclamation and to its rigid enforcement their active and zealous aid; and, further, I respectfully request all persons to report to me any cattle that are now or that may hereafter be on their way to this Territory, and in all other ways in their power to aid in the enforcement of the injunction and commands herein contained. All former proclamations of quarantine are hereby revoked.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of said Territory to be hereunto affixed.

Done at Cheyenne this eighth day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and eightysix. FRANCIS E. WARREN.

By the governor :

E. S. N. MORGAN,

Secretary of the Territory.

Whereas John L. Marmaduke, governor of the State of Missouri, has furnished me reliable and official information that the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia has not existed during the year last past and does not now exist within the borders of said State;

Now, therefore, I, Francis E. Warren, governor of the Territory of Wyoming, do, by the authority vested in me as governor, hereby proclaim that such portion of my proclamation under date of July 8th, 1886, as schedules for quarantine certain counties within the State of Missouri is hereby revoked.

The State of Missouri will be subject, however, to such conditions and restrictions as said proclamation of July 8, 1886, imposes upon all States, Territories, and districts lying east of the one hundred and fourth degree of west longitude, which is the east boundary of Wyoming Territory.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the Territory to be hereunto affixed.

Done at Cheyenne this twenty-seventh day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-six. FRANCIS E. WARREN.

By the governor:

E. S. N. MORGAN,

Secretary of Territory.

Whereas the Territorial veterinarian of Wyoming was dispatched from this Territory to Chicago, Illinois, to ascertain the facts regarding the reported prevalence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia at that point; and

Whereas a communication has been received from the Territorial veterinarian informing me that contagious pleuro-pneumonia exists among the cattle at Chicago, Illinois, to an extent that may endanger the cattle of Wyoming Territory:

Now, therefore, I, Francis E. Warren, governor of the Territory of Wyoming, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby forbid the importation into this Territory, from the State of Illinois, of all cattle, except when accompanied by a satisfactory certificate of health issued by the State veterinarian of Illinois, or an inspector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, and under such other regulations as may be prescribed by the Territorial veterinarian of Wyoming. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the Territory to be hereunto affixed.

Done at Cheyenne this fifth day of October, A. D. eighteen hundred and eightysix. FRANCIS E. WARREN.

By the governor:

E. S. N. MORGAN,

Secretary of Territory.

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