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

 monwealth, at Richmond, this the fifth day of February, in the year 

 of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of the 

 Commonwealth the one hundred and thirty-ninth. 



* H. C. STUART, 



Governor. 

 By the Governor: 



B. O. JAMES, 



Secretin';/ of the Common/wealth. 



COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, 



Governor's Office, 

 Richmond. 



QUARAXTIXE PROCLAMATIOX. 



Quarantining Union Stock Yards, Richmond. Ya.. Said Yards 



Having Been Exposed to Infection of Contagious 



Foot and Mouth Disease. 



Whereas, in the opinion of the Virginia State Veterinarian 

 and the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, the Union 

 Stock Yards, Richmond, Va., have been exposed to the infection of 

 the contagious communicable disease known as Foot and Mouth 

 Disease : and 



Whereas, by authority conferred by Section L599, paragraph 

 3, of an act of the General Assembly approved March l-_\ L908, au- 

 thorizing the Virginia State Live Stock Sanitary Board to establish 

 and maintain such quarantine against all contagious diseases affect- 

 ing live stock as said Board may deem necessary to protect the 

 domestic animals of this State, said board has issued an order 

 quarantining said Union Stock Yards, ami has directed its enforce- 

 ment by Dr. J. (J. Ferneyhough, State Veterinarian; 



Now, Therefore, 1. II. C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia, do 

 hereby issue this proclamation quarantining said I nion Stock 



Yards. Richmond, Va., and do prohibit the movement of Cattle. 



sheep, other riinii na nt s or swine into said yards except shipments 



in transit and now within the borders of the Mate of Virginia, 

 until this order is officially modified or rescinded. All live stock 



