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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Four cases against individuals were reported to the Attorney Gen- 

 eral for prosecution under the act of February 2, 1903 (32 Stat., 791), 

 of Avhich one was terminated l)y a line of $100 and costs and two were 

 dismissed. Of the cases pending at the close of the fiscal year 1919, 

 nine were terminated b}^ fines of $100 and costs each and one by a 

 fine of $250 and costs, and 19 cases were nolle prossed. No cases 

 under this act were reported to the Director General of Railroads. 

 All cases previously reported to the Director General of Kailroads 

 were given consideration by him during the year and disposed of. 



Two cases were reported to the Attorney General charging a viola- 

 tion of the act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., 1264). In one of these 

 cases the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. Of the cases pending 

 at the close of the fiscal year 1919, 34 were terminated by fines, as 

 follows: Seventeen, $100 and costs each; 14, $100; 1, $150 and costs; 

 1, $50 and costs; 1, $25 and costs. Nine cases were dismissed. 

 Eleven cases under this act were reported to the Attorney General 

 for transmission to the Director General of Railroads. These cases, 

 together with those transmitted during and pending^ at the close of 

 the fiscal year 1919, were given consideration by the Director General 

 of Railroads and disposed of. 



The fines imposed under the animal-quarantine laws were : 



Fines imposed under animal quarantine laws. 



In each of the cases reported to the Attorney General for prosecu- 

 tion under the acts of May 29, 1884, February 2, 1903, and IVIarch 3, 

 1905, a suggested form of indictment or criminal information was 

 prepared and submitted therewith for use by the United States 

 attorneys. 



THE VIRUS ACT. 



• (37 Stat., 832.) 



One violation of the act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat., 832), consisting 

 of transporting interstate a quantity of serum which was not pre- 

 pared at a Federal licensed establishment and which was worthless, 

 dangerous, and harmful, was reported during the fiscal year 1920. 

 This case was terminated by the payment of three fines of $500 each 

 b.y the three defendants. 



Of the cases under this act which w^ere pending at the close of the 

 fiscal year 1919, one apparent violation Avas dismissed. A plea of 

 guilty was entered in the case of another violation involving the ship- 

 ment and deliver.y for shipment interstate of several quantities of 

 virus or analogous products by an establishment not holding an un- 



