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COM MUX WEALTH OF VIRGINIA, 



Governor's ( Office, 



Richmond. 



FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE QUARANTINE PROCLA- 

 MATION. 



Against the County of Loudoun, in This State, to Prevent Spread 



of Contagious Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle. Sheep, 



Other Ruminants and Swine. 



Whereas, it has been determined by the State Veterinarian of 

 Virginia, acting in connection with the United States Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, that a contagious, communicable disease, known 

 as Foot and Mouth Disease, exists in live stock in the county of 

 Loudoun, in this State; and 



Whereas, by authority conferred by Section 1599 of the Code 

 of Virginia, as amended by paragraph 4 of an act of the General 

 Assembly, approved March 12, 1908, authorizing the Virginia State 

 Live Stock Sanitary Board to establish and maintain such quaran- 

 tine against all such contagious diseases as said Board may deem 

 necessary to protect the domestic animals of this State, said Board 

 has issued an order establishing a quarantine against the county 

 of Loudoun, and has accordingly given instructions to Dr. J. G. 

 Ferneyhough, State Veterinarian, to enforce same: 



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

 hereby proclaim a quarantine against the county of Loudoun, in 

 the State of Virginia, and do direct that no cattle, sheep, other 

 ruminants or swine shall be moved out of said county of Loudoun 

 to any point until this order is officially rescinded. 



In witness whereof I have hereunto set niv hand, and caused 

 the Lesser Seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed, at the Capitol 

 in Richmond, this the twenty-sixth 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. 



il. C. STUART, 



Governor. 

 By the Governor: 



B. O. JAMES, 



Secretary of the Commonwealth. 



