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462 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, 
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Andon behaif of the State of , and by virtue of my authority as the chief 
executive officer thereof, f do hereby accept the rules and regulations prepared by 
the Commissioner of Agriculture, April 15, 1887, for the suppression and extirpa- 
tion of contagious diseases of animals, and agree that the executive authority of the 
State of will co-operate with the Bureau of Animal industry in carrying out 
the provisions of the act of May 29, 1884, to the full extent of its authority; and that 
I will direct the sheriffs and other peace officers of the State to render all necessary 
aid and assistance to the inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry in the per- ¢ 
formance of the duties imposed upon them by the said rules and regulations. 
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Hon. Norman J. CouMan, Governor of the State of : 4 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
The governors of thirty-four States and Territories have accepted 
these rules and regulations and agreed to co-operate with the De- | 
artment in the extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia. b. 
At this time, however, very few States had statutes authorizing 
the governors to accept such rules and regulations, and some of the 
governors were doubtful of their power to accept without a special 
authorization from the legislature. There were also many States 
which had no laws for the suppression of pleuro-pneumonia, or, 
having such laws, these were too defective for the enforcement of 
the proper measures to secure the prompt extirpation of the plague. 
To overcome this deficiency in State legislation a form of law 
suited to meet this emergency was suggested to the legislatures then 
in session. This act was passed by the legislatures of New Hamp- 
shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and Virginia, in the. 
following form: 
AN ACT to co-operate with the United States in the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia, 
The people of the State of New York, represented in senate and assembly, do enact 
as follows: SECTION 1. The governor is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the 
State, the rules and regulations prepared by the Commissioner of Agriculture, under 
and in pursuance of section three of an act of Congress approved May twenty-nine, 
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled ‘‘An act for the establishment of a Bureau 
of Animal Industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide 
means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious 
diseases among domestic animals,” and to co-operate with the authorities of the 
United States in the enforcement of the provisions of said act. 
Sec. 2. The inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States 
shall have the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of animals affected 
with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, or suspected to he so af- 
fected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for these purposes are 
hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises. Said in- 
spectors shall have the power to call on sheriffs, constables, and peace officers to 
assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions of the act. 
of Congress approved May twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, estab- 
lishing the Bureau of Animal Industry; and it is hereby made the duty of sheriffs, 
constables, and peace officers to assist said inspectors when so requested; and said 
inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged 
in the discharge of their duties. 
Src. 3. All expenses of quarantine, condemnation of animals exposed to disease, 
and the expenses of any and all measures that may be used to suppress and extir- 
pate pleuro-pneumonia shall be paid by the United States, and in no case shall this 
State be liable for any damages or expenses of any kind under the provisions of this 
/ act. 
Suc. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. 
This act was also passed by the legislature of Illinois with the fol- 
lowing penalty clause: / 
Sec. 4. Any person violating any order of quarantine made under this act, or any 
regulation prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the suppression of 
pleuro-pneumonia, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be 
punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment 
for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. 
