EDITORIAL. 
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of the towns of Greenburg, White Plains, and Harrison, in said county of West¬ 
chester; and 
Whereas, By a law of the United States of May 29, 1884, entitled, “ An act 
for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry to prevent the exportation 
of diseased cattle and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of 
pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals,” pro¬ 
vision is made for co-operation of the United States with individual States for 
carrying this into effect; and, 
Whereas, By chapter 155 of the Laws of 1887 the Governor is authorized to 
co-operate with the Commissioner of Agriculture of the United States for this 
purpose; 
Now, therefore, I, David B. Hill, Governor, having accepted in April, 1887, 
on behalf of the State of New York, the rules and regulations prepared by the 
United States Commissioner of Agriculture, in compliance with the above men¬ 
tioned acts, do hereby proclaim the existence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia or 
lung plague of neat cattle in the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Rich¬ 
mond, and such part of the county of Westchester as lies southerly of the northern 
boundaries of the towns of Greenburg, White Plains, and Harrison, and do issue 
the following orders to be in force in the aforesaid geographical districts from the 
14th day of May, 1888: 
First .—All owners and persons responsible for neat cattle in the said geo¬ 
graphical districts are ordered to retain all such neat cattle on the premises where 
they maybe at the time of the issue of this proclamation, and not to allow any 
such cattle to move from one place or premises to another, nor to be upon any 
highway or unfenced ground unless they are in charge of a person with a special 
permit granted by an inspector or assistant inspector of the. Bureau of Animal 
Industry of the United States, who shall also have been duly designated and ap¬ 
pointed by my agent under this proclamation to act in this State. 
Second .—All railroad companies and common carriers doing business within 
the quarantined counties and all sea and river craft doing business in the port of 
New York are ordered not to move any neat cattle into or out of any quarantined 
geographical district nor from any one part of such district to another unless 
they are accompanied by a special permit granted by such a said inspector or as¬ 
sistant inspector. Cattle in through transit by rail or boat from one quarantined 
district to another, and that are not to be unloaded within the quarantined dis¬ 
trict, will not require a permit. Cattle from unquarantined districts, as shown 
by the bills of lading, and arriving by rail or boat at the Union Stock Yards, or 
the piers on the North or East River in New York City may come without a per¬ 
mit, but a permit will be required before they can be taken from such s^ock yards 
or piers. 
Third .—Such said inspectors and assistant inspectors shall tag, number and 
register all cattle within the quarantined district, and the owners or custodians 
will be held responsible for all such cattle, dead or alive, as are registered on their 
books, and shall promptly report to the Chief Inspector for New York of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry, at 1,512 Broadway, New York City, all caSes of 
sickness and all births and deaths among such cattle. 
Fourth .—Such said inspectors and assistant inspectors shall have the power 
to inspect all neat cattle within the quarantined district and to condemn such aR 
