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be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five 

 thousand doHars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, 

 or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Act May 29, 1884. c. fiO. s. 7. 23 Stat. 32. 



Subsequent provisions for the establishment of quarnntine of any State 

 or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any portion of any of them, 

 when cattle or other live stock therein are affected with any contagious, 

 etc.. disease, and notice thereof to railroads, etc.. are contained in act 

 March 3. 1905. c. 1490. s. 1. set forth below. 



Pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious, etc., diseases in District of Columbia. 



Sec. 8. That whenever any contagious, infectious, or communicable 

 disease affecting domestic animals, and especially the disease known 

 as pleuro-pneumonia. .shall be brought into or shall break out in the 

 District of Columbia, it .shall be the duty of the Commissioners of 

 said District to take measures to suppress the same promptly ^and to 

 prevent the same from spreading; and for this purpose the said 

 Commissioners are hereby empowered to order and require that any 

 premises, farm, or farms, where .such disease exists, or has existed, 

 be put in quarantine; to order all or any animals coming into the 

 District to be detained at any place or places for the purpose of 

 inspection and examination; to prescribe regulations for and to re- 

 quire the destruction of animals affected with contagious, infectious, 

 or communicable disease, and for the proper disposition of their 

 hides and carcasses; to prescribe regulations for disinfection, and 

 such other regidations as they may deem necessary to prevent in- 

 fection or contagion being communicated, and shall report to the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture whatever they may do in pursuance of 

 the provisions of this section. ' 



Act May 29. 1884. c. 00. s. 8. 23 Stat. 33. 



Subsequent provisions authorizinir measures to prevent the introduc- 

 tion or dissemination of contndous. etc.. diseases of animals in the 

 District of Columbia, and the seizure, etc.. of material, meats, hides, etc.. 

 from infected areas, are contained in act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 2. 

 set forth below. 



Duty of district attorneys to prosecute violations. 



Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the several United States dis- 

 trict attorneys to prosecute all violations of this act which shall be 

 brought to their notice or knowledge by any person making the com- 

 plaint under oath : and the same shall be heard Ijefore any district 

 or circuit court of the United State [s] or Territorial court holden 

 within the district in which the violation of this act has been 

 committed. 



Act May 29. 18S4. c. 60. s. 9. 23 Stat. 33. 



Report to Congress of expenditures under act. and means adopted for the sup- 

 pression of contagious, etc.. diseases. 



Sec. 11. That the Commissioner of Agriculture shall report an- 

 nually to Congress, at the commencement of each session, a list of 

 the names of all persons employed, an itemized statement of all 

 expenditures under this act, and full particulars of the means adopted 

 and carried into effect for the suppression of contagious, infectious, 

 or communicable disea.ses among domestic animals. 



Act May 29. 1884. c. 00, s. 11, 23 Stat. .33. 



Section 10 of this act, making an appropriation for carrying into effect 

 the provisions of the act, is here omitted as temporary. 



