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terior and of Finance of the 17th October, 1870, No. 246, 
9th division, and of the 28th of the same month, No. 
126; 
Having heard the Council of State (Notice of the 29th 
November, 1870, No. 6) ; 
Having taken notice of the further joint lleport of our 
before-mentioned Ministers, of the 3rd and 6th December 
following. No. 
Have resolved and decreed : 
Clause 1. 
The importation and transit from foreign countries of 
cattle, sheep, goats, fresh hides, fresh and salted meat, un- 
smelted fat, manure, unmanufactured wool, unmanufactured 
hair, hoofs, horns, and everything pertaining to the 
aforesaid animals, is prohibited. 
Clause 2. 
This prohibition shall not apply to salted meat, wool, 
hair, horns, and hoofs, imported direct from countries not 
in Europe. 
Clause 3. 
Should any particular reasons render it necessary to grant 
an exception to this prohibition, our Minister of the Interior 
is empowered to make such exception, provided the neces- 
sary measures be adopted to prevent the introduction of the 
disease, and also with the concurrence of our Minister of 
Finance. 
Clause 4. 
This decree shall come into operation on the 1st of 
January, 1871. 
Our Minister of the Interior and of Finance shall be 
charged with the carrying out of this decree, which shall be 
published in the ‘ Official Gazette/ and also in the ‘ Official 
