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be adopted for the suppression and extirpation of contagious pleuro-pneu- 

 monia, and to provide against the spread of other dangerous, contagious, 

 infectious, and communicable diseases. The compensation of said agents 

 shall he at the rate of ten dollars per diem with all necessary expenses 

 while engaged in the actual performance of their duties under this Act, 

 when absent from their usual place of business or residence as such agent. 



Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture 

 to prepare such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the 

 speedy and effectual suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and to 

 certify such rules and regulations to the executive authority of each State 

 and Territory, and invite said authorities to cooperate in the execution 

 and enforcement of this Act. Whenever the plans and methods of the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture shall be accepted by any State or Territory in 

 which pleuro-pneumonia or other contagious, infectious, or communicable 

 disease is declared to exist, or such State or Territory shall have adopted 

 plans and methods for the suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and 

 such plans and methods shall be accepted by the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, and whenever the Governor of a State, or other properly consti- 

 tuted authorities, signify their readiness to cooperate for the extinction of 

 any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease in conformity with the 

 provisions of this Act, the Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby author- 

 ized to expend so much of the money appropriated by this Act as may be 

 necessary in such investigations, and in such disinfection and quarantine 

 measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease from 

 one State or Territory into another. 



Sec. 4. That in order to promote the exportation of live stock from the 

 United States, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall make special inves- 

 tigation as to the existence of pleuro-pneumonia, or any contagious, infec- 

 tious, or communicable disease, along the dividing lines between the United 

 States and foreign countries, and along the lines of transportation from all 

 parts of the United States to ports from which live stock are exported, and 

 make report of the results of such investigation to the Secretary of the 

 Treasury, who shall, from time to time, establish such regulations concern- 

 ing the exportation and transportation of live stock as the results of said 

 investigations may require. 



Sec 5. That to prevent the exportation from any port of the United 

 States to any port in a foreign country, of live stock affected with any con- 

 tagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially pleuro-pneu- 

 monia, the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized to take 

 such steps and adopt such measures, not inconsistent with the provisions 

 of this Act, as he may deem necessary. 



Sec 6. That no railroad company within the United States, or the own- 

 ers or masters of any steam or sailing or other vessel or boat, shall receive 

 for transportation or transport, from one State or Territory to another, or 

 from any State into the District of Columbia, or from the District into any 

 State, any live stock affected with any contagious, infectious, or communi- 

 cable disease, and especially the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia; nor 

 shall any person, company, or corporation deliver for such transportation 

 to any railroad company, or master or owner of any boat or vessel, any live 

 stock, knowing them to be affected with any contagious, infectious, or com- 

 municable disease; nor shall any person, company, or corporation, drive 

 on foot or transport in private conveyance from one State or Territory to 

 another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or from the Dis- 

 trict into any State, any live stock, knowing them to be affected with any 

 contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially the disease 



