FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 185 



many years ago to promote everything of general interest to 

 stockmen, grain dealers, truck farmers, or any one living on a 

 farm. At their last annual convention in Jacksonville last fall 

 they appointed a committee, of v^hich I am a member, to make 

 a resolution to prevent the carrying of firearms loaded on the 

 public highways. This committee has gotten out a lot of blank 

 petitions, on which they have had three thousand returns, and 

 a resolution similar to this was adopted at the annual meeting 

 of the American Live Stock Breeders last week : 



Whereas, the State Order Anti-Horse Thief Association 

 of Illinois has addressed to the 49th General Assembly of the 

 State of Illinois a petition for the introduction and passage of 

 a bill prohibiting the running of dogs unleashed on public high- 

 ways and the carrying of fire arms on public highways, except 

 they be encased, and 



Whereas, the Illinois State Dairymen's Association, in 41st 

 annual convention assembled at Peoria, Illinois, this 5th day of 

 February, 19 15, is of the opinion that dogs do carry foot and 

 mouth disease and hog cholera and other contagious and infec- 

 tious diseases of domestic animals, and that the carrying of 

 firearms unencased on public highways and the running of dogs 

 unleashed on highways are dangerous to the welfare of domestic 

 animals and human beings, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the Illinois State Dairymen's Association 

 do join in the petition to the 49th General Assembly of the State 

 of Illinois for the enactment of a law prohibiting the carrying 

 of firearms unencased and the running of dogs unleashed in and 

 on the public highways of this state, and providing a heavy 

 penalty for the violation thereof. 



Mr. : Mr. President, I move the adoption of the 



resolution. 



Mr. Jorgeson : I second it. 



Mr. Mason : All in favor of the adoption of this resolution 

 please manifest it by saying ''Aye." Contrary. The motion is 

 carried. 



If there is no further business, we will consider ourselves 

 adjourned. 



