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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, 



Governor's Office, 



Richmond. 



QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION. 



Against States Where Contagious Foot and Mouth Disease Exists: 

 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 the contagious, communicable dis- 

 ease known as Foot and Mouth Disease exists in live stock in the 

 States of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, 

 Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, 

 New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 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 directed its' enforcement by Dr. J. G. Ferney- 

 hough, State Veterinarian ; 



Now Therefore, I, H. C. Staurt, Governor of Virginia,' do 

 hereby declare the State of Virginia quarantined against the States 

 of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mary- 

 land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New 

 Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wis- 

 consin. No cattle, sheep, other ruminants or swine shall be moved 

 into Virginia from any of said States for any purpose until this 

 order is officially rescinded or modified. No hides, skins, wool, hair, 

 horns or hoofs of such animals, and no hay, straw or similar fod- 

 der, manure or litter shall be moved into Virginia from any of said 

 States except shipments accompanied in each instance by a Federal 

 permit, issued by an officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry in 

 accordance with the regulations of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, until this order is officially rescinded or modified. 



