said county; thence east along the southern boundary lines of Fisher and Jones counties to the southeast corner of Jones county; thence north along the eastern boundary line of Jones county to the northeast corner of said county; thence east along the southern boundary line of Haskel county to the southeast corner of said county; thence north along the western boundary line of Throckmorton and Baylor counties, to the northwest corner of Baylor county; thence east along the southern boundary line of Willbarger county to the southeast corner of said county; thence north along the eastern boundary line of Willbarger county to Red river; thence continuing in a northwesterly direction along the course of said river and northern boundary line of Texas to the southeast corner of Greer county; thence northerly, following the course of the North Fork of the Red river to its intersection with the southern boundary line of Rodger Mills county, in the territory of Oklahoma, along the western boundary line of Apache, Commanche and Kiowa Indian reservations; thence east along the southern boundary lines of Rodger Mills and Washita counties to the intersection with the boundary line of Washita Indian reservation on the Washita river; thence north along the western boundary line of said reservation to its northwest corner at its intersection with the Canadian river in the county of G; thence in a southeasterly direction along the course of said river and the northern boundary of the Washita Indian rescrvation to the northeast corner of said reservation; thence easterly along the southern boundary line of Canadian county to the southeast corner of said county; thence north along the eastern lines of Canadian and Kingfisher counties to the northeast corner of Kingfisher county; thence east along the southern boundary of O (Garfield) county to the southeast corner of said county; thence north along the eastern boundary line of O (Garfield) county to the northeast corner of said county; thence east along the southern boundary line of K county to the west line of the Ponca Indian reservation; thence north along the west boundary line of said reservation to the northwest corner of said reservation; thence east along the northern boundary line of the Ponca Indian reservation to the Arkansas river; thence in a northerly direction, following the course of said river to its intersection with the 37th parallel of north latitude at the southern boundary line of the state of Kansas; thence running east along the southern boundary line of the state of Kansas to its intersection with the western boundary line of the state of Missouri; thence south along the western boundary line of the state of Missouri to the southwest corner of said state; thence east along the southern boundary line of the state of Missouri to the northwest corner of Dunkin county in said state; thence southerly along the western boundary line of Dunkin county to the southwest corner thereof; thence easterly along the southern boundary line of the state of Missouri; thence southerly along the east bank of the Mississippi river to the northwest corner of Tipton county, in the state of Tennessee; thence easterly along the northern boundary line of Tipton county to the northeast corner of said county; thence northerly and easterly along the western and northern boundary lines of Haywood county to the northeast corner of said county; thence easterly

along the northern boundary lines of Madison, Henderson and Decatur counties to the northeast corner of Decatur; thence south along the eastern boundary line of Decatur county to the northwest corner of Wayne county; thence easterly along the northern boundary lines of Wayne and Lawrence counties to the northwest corner of Giles county; thence south along the western boundary line of Giles county to the southwest corner thereof; thence easterly along the southern boundary line of Giles county to the southeast corner thereof; thence north along the eastern boundary of Giles county to the northeast corner thereof; thence easterly along the northern boundary lines of Lincoln and Moore counties to the northwest corner of Moore county; thence north along the western boundary lines of Coffee and Cannon counties to the northwest corner of Cannon county; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Cannon county; thence south to the intersection of the western boundary line of Cannon county with the boundary line of Warren county; thence easterly and northerly along the northern boundary lines of Warren, White and Cumberland counties to the northeast corner of Cumberland county; thence southerly along the eastern boundary lines of Cumberland, Rhea and James counties to the northwest corner of Bradley county; thence northerly and southeasterly along the northern boundary lines of Bradley and Polk counties to the northeast corner of Polk county; thence south along the eastern boundary line of Polk county to the southeast corner thereof at the southwestern corner of North Carolina; thence east along the southern boundary lines of the counties of Cherokee, Ciay, Macon, Jackson and Transylvania in the state of North Carolina to the southeast corner of Translyvania county; thence northwesterly along the eastern boundary line of Transylvania county to the southwest corner of Buncombe county; thence easterly along the southern boundary line of Buncombe county to the summit of the Blue Ridge mountains; thence in a northeasterly direction, following the said mountains to their intersection with the northern boundary line of the state of North Carolina; thence northeasterly, following the summit of the Blue Ridge mountains, to the Blackwater river, in the state of Virginia; thence easterly along the course of said river through Franklin county to its intersection with the Staunton river, on the eastern boundary of Franklin county; thence northeasterly along the east boundary line of Bedford county to its intersection with the James river; thence, following the James river, to the southeastern corner of Charles City county; thence northerly and easterly along the western and northern boundaries of James City, Glouchester and Matthews counties to Chesapeake bay; thence south to the northern boundary line of Elizabeth City county; thence westerly and northerly along the boundary lines of Elizabeth City and Warwick counties to the James river; thence southeasterly along the course of said river to the northwest corner of Norfolk county; thence south along the western boundary of said county to its intersection with the northern boundary of North Carolina; thence east along the southern boundaries of Norfolk and Princess Anne counties to the Atlantic ocean.

And prohibit the importation of cattle from the above described territory into the State of Illinois from the first day of January to the first day of November of each year, except under the regulations hereto attached and made a part hereof, that have been prescribed by the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners and approved by me, as follows:

Regulations Prescribed by the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners of Illinois, Governing the Importation of Cattle Into this State from Localities Scheduled by the Governor's Proclamation with Reference to Splenic or Texas Fever.

First-All railroad, steamboat and transportation companies in this State transporting such cattle into or through the State, or that shall receive or ship such cattle that have, prior to such shipment, been shipped or driven out of such scheduled territory to the point where they are received by such railroad, steamboat or transportation company for transportation into or through the State, shall, by their waybill or bill of lading, state explicitly the point from whence said cattle were originally shipped or derived, and shall stamp thereon in large letters the words, "From the Scheduled District."

Second-All railroad, steamboat and transportation companies that shall so receive and ship such cattle shall, immediately after said cattle are unloaded, and before the said cars are used for any other purpose, cleanse and disinfect such cars or quarters in which the same are shipped, after first removing all manure and litter thoroughly from the floor and sides of the cars, inside and out, at places inaccessible to animals of the bovine species.

Third-All railroad, steamboat and transportation companies that shall hereafter unload any such cattle in any yards long the lines of their said roads or routes of travel, shall unload such cattle only in pens set apart especially for such cattle, and shall allow no other cattle to ented into or be placed in such pens.

Fourth-Ail stock yard companies in the State of Illinois receiving cattle shall set apart certain portions of their yards for the cattle described in the Governor's proclamation, and shall conspicuously mark the same, and shali provide separate chutes, alleys and scales for such cattle; and where the way-bills and bills of lading of all railroads delivering the same show that they are the kind of cattle before described, they shall be placed in that portion of the yards set apart for such cattle, and in no case shall such cattle be unloaded by any railroad, steamboat or transportation company in yards or pens other than those set apart for the exclusive receiving and yarding of such cattle.

Fifth-All stock yard companies in the State of Illinois receiving cattle from the scheduled district shall yard such cattle only in pens set apart for their exclusive use, and shall not permit the driving of such cattle through any alleys or over any scales other than those exclusively set apart for that purpose; and said stock yard companies shall not permit any cattle that have been imported from the scheduled district to leave the yard to be driven into, upon, over or across any public street, highway, alley or common.

Sixth-Cattle may be imported from the scheduled district when they are destined for immediate slaughter in this State, in which case such cattle shall not be driven over any public highway or common.

Seventh-Cattle from the scheduled district may, while in transit through this State, be unloaded for the necessary time required for feeding and watering, only in pens and feed yards set apart for the exclusive use of such cattle.

Eighth-In case any person is desirous of purchasing cattle from the scheduled district for the purpose of feeding and grazing within this State, such person shall make application to this board for permission to do so, and in the event of the permit being issued the cattle on their arrival and the pasture or premises to be occupied by them, shall be placed in quarantine at the owner's expense, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the board.

Ninth Any cattle shipped into this State that shall be found infected with southern ticks (boophilus bovis) shall be deemed and considered to have originated and been shipped from the district scheduled by the Governor, and shall be yarded and treated as southern cattle.

Tenth Cattle from the scheduled district may be admitted into this State during any time of the year when accompanied by a certificate signed by a duly authorized and designated inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, or a duly designated officer or agent of this board, stating that they have been dipped in accordance with the formula prescribed by the Bureau of Animal Industry, number of cattle, name of consignee, point of destination and route of shipment; and railroad and transportation companies may receive and transport such dipped cattle into this State from points without this State, or from stockyards within this State where dipping vats shall be established, when destined to points within this State, when such shipments are accompanied by such aforesaid certificates of such dipping. When the shipment of such dipped cattle originates outside of this State, the aforesaid dipping certificate shall be attached to the memorandum bill accompanying the shipment, and shall be delivered to all connecting lines receiving such cattle en route. The railroad company within the State of Illinois that shall receive and deliver such cattle to their final destination shall immediately upon receiving such certificate, forward the same to the secretary of the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners at Springfield, Illinois.

Eleventh-All cattle coming into this State in violation of any of the foregoing rules shall be liable to quarantine at the expense of the owner or consignee, and be disposed of in accordance with the law.

This proclamation to go into effect and be in force from and after January 1, 1899.

PROCLAMATION.

SCHEDULING LOCALITIES AND TERRITORY ON ACCOUNT OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG DAIRY AND BREEDING CATTLE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVe Department.

Pursuant to the terms of an Act of the General Assembly entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals," approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, as amended by an Act approved and in force July 20, 1887, and an Act approved June 15, 1887, and in force July 1, 1887.

Now, THEREFORE, I, JOHN R. TANNER, Governor of the State of Illinois, as provided by section 4 of the above entitled Act, do hereby make proclamation of the foregoing facts, and schedule the following territory, to-wit:

All the states and territories of the United States, other than the State of Illinois, and all foreign countries.

And prohibit the importation of dairy and breeding cattle (cows, calves or bulls, used or intended to be used for dairy or breeding purposes) from the above described territory into the State of Illinois, except under the regulations hereto attached and made a part hereof, that have been prescribed by the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners and approved by me.

Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners of Illinois, Governing the Importation of Dairy and Breeding Cattle Into This State from States and Territories Scheduled or to be Scheduled by the Governor's Proclamation with Reference to Tuberculosis Among Cattle.

RULE V. Any shipper or owner of dairy or breeding cattle in states or territory scheduled or to be scheduled by the Governor on account of tuberculosis among cattle, desiring to ship such cattle into the State of Illinois, must before offering the same for shipment to any railroad or transportation company, which is meant to include boats, ferries and bridges or before driving the same into this State, have such cattle tested with tuberculin by a veterinarian recognized by the sanitary authorities of the state in which such owner or shipper resides, and authorized by such authorities to make such tests.

Amendment to the Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the State Board of Live Stock Commissioners of Illinois Governing the Importation of Dairy and Breeding Cattle Into the State of Illinois from Other States and Territories and Incorporated in the Governor's Proclamation with Reference to Tuberculosis Among Cattle of date June 13, 1899.

Rule 2 of said proclamation is revised to read as follows:

RULE 2. Before any such cattle destined for shipment as aforesaid are offered to any railroad company for such shipment, or are driven