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ACTS REGULATING THE INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF LIVE STOCK FROM QUARAN- 

 TINED DISTRICTS, PROHIBITING THE INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF DISEASED 

 LIVE STOCK, AND PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK 

 (23 STAT., 31; 26 STAT., 414; 32 STAT.. 791; 33 STAT., 1264). 



Six cases iiiYolving violations of the act of May 29, 1884 (23 Stat., 

 31) , were reported to the Attorney General. At the close of the fiscal 

 year 1914 five cases were pending. Five cases reported during 

 1915, and three pending at the close of 1914, in all eight, were 

 terminated during 1915. Two of the cases terminated favorably to 

 the Government and a fine of $100 was imposed in each. In two 

 cases grand juries failed to indict, and four cases were dismissed. 

 At the close of 1915 three cases were pending. 



One case under the act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat., 414), was 

 reported to the Attorney General, which was pending at the close 

 of the year. 



Twentv-five cases were reported to the Attorney General under 

 the act of February 2, 1903 (32 Stat., 791). In three of these the 

 defendants pleaded guilty and were each fined $100. In five cases 

 grand juries failed to indict, while prosecution in two cases was 

 abandoned. At the close of the year 15 cases were pending. 



One hundred and fifty-eight violations of the act of March 3, 

 1905 (33 Stat., 1264), were reported to the Attorney General. At the 

 close of the fiscal year 1914, 211 cases were pending. One hundred 

 and one of the cases reported during 1915 and 15^ pending at the 

 close of 1914, in all 253, were terminated during 1915. One hundred 

 and sixty-one cases resulted in convictions; in 5, grand juries failed 

 to indict; 9 resulted adversely to the Government; and 78 were dis- 

 missed. In two cases the defendants were discharged upon payment 

 of costs, after pleas of guilty. Fines aggregating $17,080 were im- 

 posed in 159 cases. At the close of 1915, 116 cases were pending. 



The fines imposed in cases under the animal quarantine laws were : 



J Four cases were consolidated with others and a penalty of SlOO assessed in each instance. 



_ A great number of orders of the Secretary of Agriculture estab- 

 lishing or changing quarantines under section 1 of the act of 1905 

 were examined as to their legal form and sufficiency, the major por- 

 tion resulting from an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. A num- 

 ber of sets of new regulations were likewise examined. 



During the year the Supreme Court of the United States, in 

 United States v. Nixon et al. (235 U. S., 231), decided that the act 

 of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., 1264), as amended March 4, 1913 (37 

 Stat., 828, 831), applies to receivers of railroad companies. 



THE VIRUS ACT (37 STAT., 832). 



Twelve apparent violations of the act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat, 

 832), governing the preparation, shipment, and importation of vi- 

 ruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products, intended for use in the 



