OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



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ACTSJ REGULATING THE INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF LIVE STOCK 

 FROM QUARANTINED DISTRICTS, PROHIBITING THE INTER- 

 STATE MOVEMENT OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK, AND PROHIBIT- 

 ING THE IMPORTATION OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK. 



[23 Stat, 31 ; 26 Stat., 414 ; 32 Stat., 791 ; 33 Stat, 1264.] 



Fifteen cases involving violations of the act of May 29, 1884 (23 

 Stat., 31), were reported to the Attorney General for prosecution. 

 Seven cases reported during the year and one pending at the close 

 of the fiscal year 1918 were termmatedj with fines of $100 imposed 

 in each case. In one case reported during the year and in one case 

 ])ending at the close of the fiscal year 1918, grand juries failed to 

 indict. 



No cases were reported to the Attorney General under the act of 

 August 30, 1890 (26 Stat., 414). 



Two cases were reported to the Attorney General for prosecution 

 under the act of February 2, 1903 (32 Stat, 791), which were pend- 

 ing at the close of the year. One hundred and two cases were pend- 

 ing at the close of the fiscal year 1918, 74 of which were terminated. 

 Fifty-three cases resulted in convictions, in each of which a fine of 

 $100 was imposed,, and 21 cases were dismissed. Twenty-one viola- 

 tions of this act were reported to the Attorney General for trans- 

 mission to the Director General of Railroads. At the close of the 

 year seven of these violations had been given consideration by the 

 Director General of Railroads and disposed of by him. 



Twelve violations of the act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., 1264), 

 were reported to the Attorney General. At the close of the fiscal 

 year 1918, 335 cases were pending. Two hundred and fifty-seven 

 cases pending at the end of the fiscal year 1918, and three cases 

 reported during the year 1919, in all 260, were terminated. Two 

 hundred and seven cases were terminated by convictions, in each 

 of which a fine of $100 was imposed ; in one case a fine of $200 was 

 imposed; and 53 cases were dismissed. One hundred and twenty- 

 nine violations of this act were reported to the Attorney General 

 for transmission to the Director General of Railroads. At the close 

 of the year 59 of these violations had been given consideration by 

 the Director General of Railroads and disposed of by him. 



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 prose- 

 cution under tlie acts of February 2, 1903, and March 3, 1905, a 

 suggested form of indictment or criminal information was pre- 

 pared and submitted therewith for use by the United States attorney 

 in the prosecution. 



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