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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, 



Governor's Office, 

 Richmond. 



QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION. 



Against States Under Federal Quarantine, to Prevent Spread of 



Contagious Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle, Sheep, 



Other Ruminants and Swine. 



Whereas, it has been determined by the United States Bureau 

 of Animal Industry, and notice has been duly given to the State 

 Veterinarian of Virginia, that a contagious, communicable disease 

 known as Foot and Mouth Disease, exists in live stock in the States 

 of Michigan, NeAv York, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mary- 

 land, Massachusetts, Illinois and Wisconsin; and 



Whereas, by authority conferred by Section 1599, paragraph 

 4, of an act of the General Assembly approved March 12, 1908,, 

 authorizing the Virginia State Live Stock Sanitary Board to estab- 

 lish and maintain such quarantine against all contagious diseases 

 affecting live stock in other States, as said Board may deem neces- 

 sary to protect the domestic animals of this State, said Board has 

 issued such order establishing quarantine against the States herein- 

 before named, and has issued same through Dr. J. G. Ferneyhough, 

 State Veterinarian; 



Now, Therefore, I, H. C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia, do 

 hereby proclaim that the State of Virginia is quarantined against 

 the States of Michigan, New York, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois and Wisconsin, and that 

 no cattle, sheep, other ruminants or swine shall be moved into Vir- 

 ginia from said States until this order is officially rescinded. 



Given under my hand, and under the Lesser Seal of the Com- 

 monwealth, at Richmond, this the ninth day of November, in the 

 year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and 

 of the Commonwealth the one hundred and thirty-ninth. 



H. C. STUART, 



Governor. 

 By the Governor: 



B. O. JAMES, 



Secretary of the Commonwealth. 



