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QUARANTINE.Proclamation Forbidding Importation of Diseased Cattle Into New Mexico.Cattle Affected With Pleuro-Not Needed in the Territory.Quarantine Proclamation.Executive Office, )Territory of New Mexico, [• Santa Fe, March 16, 1888. 1 It having been communicated to me in writing by the Cattle Sanitary Hoard of New Mexico, and by 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 following localities, viz: The states of New York,New Jersey, Maryland, Cook County in the State of Illinois and 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 locali ties and particularly through the general stockyards located in the city of Chicago in said Cook county; 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, 1, Geo. \V. Lane, Secretary, acting as 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 localities or through the aforesaid stockyards, or either of them, except upon the conditions and restrictions as follows, to-First, All bovine cattle coming from either of th.e above named localities, or through either of the aforesaid stockyards, 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 localities, and have not been unloaded or been in either of the stockyards 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 symptons of such disease: and in addition thereto, the inspector inspecting the same must be satisfiedv Irom actual inspection that none of. them at the time of inspection show any sign ol such disease.Second, For the present and until otherwise provided, all bovine cattle coming - from either of the above mentioned localities, or that have been in either ofthe aforesaid stockyards, will be permitted to enter said Territory after inspection and permit granted only by the way of Raton, in said Territory, or via El Paso, Texas.Third, All bovine cattle hereafter destined for transportation into or through New Mexico, and to cross the north or cast 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 localities or have, or have not, been in either of the aforesaid stockyards 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 purpose and to be made under such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this proclamation, as such board shall prescribe.Fourth, If upon such inspection and proof, it shall be ascertained that any of the cattle sojnspected 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 satne may be admitted into said Territory; otherwise said admission is hereby prohibited.Fifth, In addition to the foregoing conditions, the inspector 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.Sixth, 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 personin charge, shall produce such permit on demand to any oilier 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.Seventh, 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 transpor tation 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.Eighth, The terms and conditions of this proclamation, however, shall not be taken and construed to prevent any railroad company from transporting any cattle from either of the aforesaid localities or stockyards entirely through or beyond the limits of this Territory by rail at any time; Provided, such cattle which shall not have been outside of such states and foreign countries for the period of six months prior to entering the Territory shall not be unloaded while in transit through the Territory except into secure quarantine stockyards provided by such company and used exclusively for that purpose. And provided further, that during such transit through the Territory, while this proclamation continues in force, such cattle shall be so securely confined that none of them shall get loose either from the cars or such stockyards and go upon the ground outside thereof.Ninth, All quarantine proclamations heretofore issued by the Governor of this Territory are hereby annulled.Tenth, 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 16th day of March A. D. 1888.[seal.] George W. Lane,Secretary, acting as Governor,
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