32 The Bulletin 



LAMS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HOG CHOLERA 

 Penalty for AHowius^' Diseased Hogs to Rim at Large 



"If any person having swine affected with the disease known as hog cholera, 

 or any other infectious or contagious disease, and discovering the same, or to 

 whom notice of the fact shall be given, shall fail of neglect for five days to 

 secure the diseased swine from the approach or contact with other hogs not 

 so affected, by penning or otherwise securing and effectually isolating them, 

 so that they shall not have access to any ditch, canal, branch, creek, river, or 

 other watercourse which passes beyond the premises of the owners of such 

 swine, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be 

 fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days." — 

 Section 3291 of the Revisal of 1005 of 2\orth Carolina; 18S9, ch. 173, sec. 1; 

 1S91, ch. 67, sees. 1, 3; 1903, ch. 106; 1S99, ch. 47. 



Penalty for Failure to Properly Dispose of Carcasses of Animals Dying From 



Infectious Diseases 



"If any hog or other animal shall die with the hog cholera or other infec- 

 tious disease, and the owner thereof shall fail to burn or to so bury the same 

 as to secure it from the reach or contact with other hogs or other domestic 

 animals of value, or if he shall throw or place such hog or other animal in 

 any ditch, canal, branch, creek, river, or other watercourses passing beyond 

 his own premises, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction 

 shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty 

 days." — Section 329S of the Revisal of 1905 of North Carolina; 1SS9, ch. 173. 

 sec. 2; 1891. ch. 67, sees. 2, 3; 1903, ch. 106; 1S99, ch. 47. 



AN ACT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HOG CHOLERA. 



Section 1. That it shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation 

 who shall lose a hog by any form of natural death to have the same buried in 

 the earth to a depth of at least two feet within twelve hours after the death 

 of the animal. 



Sec. 2. That any person, firm or corporation that shall fail to comply with 

 the terms of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not 

 less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars for each offense, at the dis- 

 cretion of the court. 



Sec. 3. That this act shall be in force on and after the first day of May, 

 1915. 



LEAF TOBACCO REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1916. 



Pounds sold for producer 23,225,595 



Pounds sold for dealers 1,358,554 



Pounds sold for warelmuses 1,831,873 



Totnl 26,416,022 



