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have certificates, signed by an assistant commissioner, which 

 shall certify that all the animals therein are in a healtliy con- 

 dition at the time of its departure, and also the exact time of 

 its departure ; and such certificates and endorsements tlierein, 

 of the time of arriving and the time of the departure of the 

 train at subsequent resting and feeding places, shall be exhib- 

 ited to the proper authorities wherever required. 



Seventh. Proper penalties shall be inserted in the law to 

 prevent bribery of officers charged with the execution of these 

 provisions. 



Eighth. Proper penalties should also be provided for those 

 who interfere with or resist the officers charged with the execu- 

 tion of these provisions. 



Sect. 3. Whereas, A malignant disease among cattle, known 

 as the Texas Cattle Disease, has been widely disseminated by 

 the transit of Texas and other South- Western cattle through the 

 Western and North- Western States, during the warm weather of 

 the year, occasioning great loss to our farmers, possibly endan- 

 gering the health of our citizens therein : 



Resolved, That this convention earnestly recommend the 

 enactment of stringent laws to prevent the transit, through 

 these States, of Texas or Cherokee cattle, from the first day of 

 March to the first day of November, inclusive. 



Resolved, That the interests of the community require the 

 enactment of laws making any person responsible for all dam- 

 ages that may result from the diffusion of any dangerous disease 

 from animals in his ownership or possession. 



The committee to which was referred the subject of giving a 

 name by which the members of the convention would recognize 

 the disease, reported " The Texas Cattle Disease," as the most 

 appropriate, which was adopted. 



Considerable discussion then took place as to the meaning of 

 the words " Texas or Cherokee cattle," to be restricted from 

 being driven through the several States certain months in the year. 



A resolve was finally passed, " That all Texas or South- 

 western cattle, having been ascertained, by proper proofs, to 

 have been in the States (represented in the convention) for 

 eight months, will be considered as native cattle." 



A resolve was passed to appoint a committee of five of the 



