STAMPING OUT PLEURO-PNEUMONIA IN NEW JERSEY. 
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REGULATING THE STAMPING OUT OF PLEURO¬ 
PNEUMONIA IN NEW JERSEY. 
STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 
Executive Department, ^ 
Trenton, June 26, 1879. J> 
Gen. William IT. Sterling : 
Sir: —It lias been made known to me that the infectious and 
contagious disease among neat cattle, called Pleuro-Pnenmonia, 
lias been brought into and exists in various counties of this State. 
You are therefore directed, as my assistant, charged with enforc¬ 
ing the law for the prevention of the spread of the disease, to 
prohibit the movement of cattle within the State wherever and 
whenever you may deem it necessary, except on permits from 
yourself after skilled examination under your direction. 
You are also directed to compel all owners of cattle, their 
agents, employees or servants, and all veterinary surgeons, to re¬ 
port forthwith to you all cases of disease by them suspected to 
be contagious. When any such notification is received, or when 
from any source you receive information inducing you to suspect 
the existence of the aforesaid disease among any cattle in the 
State, you are directed to have the cases examined, and you are 
hereby empowered, when you deem it necessary, to cause all such 
animals as are found to be infected with said disease to be killed 
and buried with slashed hides. 
You are directed, further, to quarantine all cattle which have 
been exposed to the infection of said disease, or located in an in¬ 
fected place ; but you may, in your discretion, permit such animals 
to be slaughtered on the premises and the carcasses to be disposed 
of ns meat, if, upon examination, they shall be found fit for such 
use. You will cause all buildings, yards and premises in which 
said disease exists, or has existed, to be thoroughly disinfected. 
You are further directed, whenever the slaughter of diseased 
