The provisions of this section for the appointment and compensation of two agents are superseded by appropriations of subsequent agricultural appropriation acts. The provisions of the act for the fiscal year 1913, are set forth on p. 71, post. Rules and regulations for suppression and extirpation of diseases; cooperation of States and Territories. SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to prepare such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the speedy and effectual suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and to certify such rules and regulations to the executive authority of each State and Territory, and invite said authorities to co-operate in the execution and enforcement of this act. Whenever the plans and methods of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be accepted by any State or Territory in which pleuro-pneumonia or other contagious, infectious, or communicable disease is declared to exist, or such State or Territory shall have adopted plans and methods for the suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and such plans and methods shall be accepted by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and whenever the governor of a State or other properly constituted authorities signify their readiness to co-operate for the extinction of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease in conformity with the provisions of this act, the Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized to expend so much of the money appropriated by this act as may be necessary in such investigations, and in such disinfection and quarantine measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease from one State or Territory into another. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. 3, 23 Stat. 32. See note under section 1 of this act as to change of designation of Commissioner to Secretary of Agriculture. Investigation as to pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious, etc., diseases; regulations. SEC. 4. That in order to promote the exportation of live stock from the United States the Commissioner of Agriculture shall make special investigation as to the existence of pleuro-pneumonia, or any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, along the dividing-lines between the United States and foreign countries, and along the lines of transportation from all parts of the United States to ports from which live stock are exported, and make report of the results of such investigation to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall, from time to time, establish such regulations concerning the exportation and transportation of live stock as the results of said investigations may require. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. 4, 23 Stat. 32. See note under section 1 of this act as to change of designation of Commissioner to Secretary of Agriculture. The powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury by this and the following section are conferred on the Secretary of Agriculture, to be exercised exclusively by him, by provisions of act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 1, set forth below. Inspection of neat cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, for exportation, and disinfection of vessels, etc., is authorized by act August 30, 1890, c. 839, s. 10, set forth on p. 50, post; inspection and certification of cattle for exportation is authorized by act March 3, 1891, c. 555, s. 1, set forth on p. 55, post; and provisions for rules and regulations concerning the exportation of live stock, and for the inspection and certification of live stock for exportation, are contained in act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 1, set forth below. Measures to prevent exportation of diseased live stock, authorized. SEC. 5. That to prevent the exportation from any port of the United States to any port in a foreign country of live stock affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially pleuro-pneumonia, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to take such steps and adopt such measures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as he may deem necessary. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. 5, 23 Stat. 32. Transportation of diseased live stock prohibited; splenetic fever not considered contagious, etc. SEC. 6. That no railroad company within the United States, or the owners or masters of any steam or sailing or other vessel or boat, shall receive for transportation or transport, from one State or Territory to another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or from the District into any State, any live stock affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia; nor shall any person, company, or corporation deliver for such transportation to any railroad company, or master or owner of any boat or vessel, any live stock, knowing them to be affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease; nor shall any person, company, or corporation drive on foot or transport in private conveyance from one State or Territory to another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or from the District into any State, any live stock, knowing them to be affected. with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia: Provided, That the socalled splenetic or Texas fever shall not be considered a contagious, infectious, or communicable disease within the meaning of sections four, five, six and seven of this act, as to cattle being transported by rail to market for slaughter, when the same are unloaded only to be fed and watered in lots on the way thereto. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. 6, 23 Stat. 32. Provisions for rules and regulations concerning the exportation of live stock, and for the inspection and certification of live stock for exportation, are contained in act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 1, set forth below. Provisions for the establishment of quarantine of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any portion of any of them, when cattle or other live stock therein are affected with any contagious, etc., disease, and the making and promulgation of regulations in regard thereto, and prohibiting the interstate movement of cattle or other live stock from such quarantined areas except under such regulations, are contained in act March 3, 1905, c. 1496, set forth below. Notice to railroads, etc., in infected localities; transportation of diseased live stock; penalty. SEC. 7. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to notify, in writing, the proper officials or agents of any railroad, steamboat, or other transportation company doing business in or through any infected locality, and by publication in such newspapers as he may select, of the existence of said contagion; and any person or persons operating any such railroad, or master or owner of any boat or vessel, or owner or custodian of or person having control over such cattle or other live stock within such infected district, who shall knowingly violate the provisions of section six of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Act May 29, 1884. c. 60, s. 7. 23 Stat. 32. Subsequent provisions for the establishment of quarantine of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any portion of any of them, when cattle or other live stock therein are affected with any contagious, etc., disease, and notice thereof to railroads, etc., are contained in act March 3, 1905, c. 1496, s. 1, set forth below. Pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious, etc., diseases in District of Columbia. SEC. 8. That whenever any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease affecting domestic animals, and especially the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia, shall be brought into or shall break out in the District of Columbia, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of said District to take measures to suppress the same promptly and to prevent the same from spreading; and for this purpose the said Commissioners are hereby empowered to order and require that any premises, farm, or farms, where such disease exists, or has existed, be put in quarantine; to order all or any animals coming into the District to be detained at any place or places for the purpose of inspection and examination; to prescribe regulations for and to require the destruction of animals affected with contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and for the proper disposition of their hides and carcasses; to prescribe regulations for disinfection, and such other regulations as they may deem necessary to prevent infection or contagion being communicated, and shall report to the Commissioner of Agriculture whatever they may do in pursuance of the provisions of this section. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. S. 23 Stat. 33. Subsequent provisions authorizing measures to prevent the introduction or dissemination of contagious, etc., diseases of animals in the District of Columbia, and the seizure, etc., of material, meats, hides, etc., from infected areas, are contained in act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 2. set forth below. Duty of district attorneys to prosecute violations. SEC. 9. That it shall be the duty of the several United States district attorneys to prosecute all violations of this act which shall be brought to their notice or knowledge by any person making the complaint under oath; and the same shall be heard before any district or circuit court of the United State[s] or Territorial court holden within the district in which the violation of this act has been committed. Act May 29, 1884. c. 60. s. 9, 23 Stat. 33. Report to Congress of expenditures under act, and means adopted for the suppression of contagious, etc., diseases. SEC. 11. That the Commissioner of Agriculture shall report annually to Congress, at the commencement of each session, a list of the names of all persons employed, an itemized statement of all expenditures under this act, and full particulars of the means adopted and carried into effect for the suppression of contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases among domestic animals. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, s. 11, 23 Stat. 33. Section 10 of this act, making an appropriation for carrying into effect the provisions of the act, is here omitted as temporary. Annual appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this act are contained in the agricultural appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1886 and thereafter. The provision in the act for the fiscal year 1913 is set forth on p. 72, post. ACT AUGUST 10, 1912, c. 284. (37 Stat. 269.) Sale or exchange of breeding animals or animal products produced or purchased under appropriations by Congress; deposit in Treasury of moneys received from sales. And hereafter the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell in the open market or to exchange for other breeding animals or animal. products to the best advantage, without the usual condemnation proceedings and public auction, such animals or animal products produced or purchased under the appropriations made by Congress for the use of the Bureau of Animal Industry as may not be needed in the work of that bureau: Provided, That all moneys received from the sale of such animals or animal products, or as a bonus in the exchange of the same, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Act August 10, 1912, c. 284, 37 Stat. 274. This is a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal year 1913, cited above. ACT FEBRUARY 2, 1903, c. 349. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more effectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of live stock, and for other purposes. (32 Stat. 791.) Regulation of the exportation and transportation of infected live stock by Secretary of Agriculture; shipments after inspection; fees; supervision of Bureau of Animal Industry. That in order to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to effectually suppress and extirpate contagious pleuropneumonia, foot and mouth disease, and other dangerous contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases in cattle and other live stock, and to prevent the spread of such diseases, the powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury by sections four and five of an Act 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 pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals," approved May twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four (twenty-third United States Statutes, thirty-one), are hereby conferred on the Secretary of Agriculture, to be exercised exclusively by him. He is hereby authorized and directed, from time to time, to establish such rules and regulations. concerning the exportation and transportation of live stock from any place within the United States where he may have reason to believe such diseases may exist into and through any State or Territory, including the Indian Territory, and into and through the District of Columbia and to foreign countries, as he may deem necessary, and all such rules and regulations shall have the force of law. Whenever any inspector or assistant inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall issue a certificate showing that such officer had inspected any cattle or other live stock which were about to be shipped, driven, or transported from such locality to another, as above stated, and had found them free from Texas or splenetic fever infection, pleuropneumonia, foot and mouth disease, or any other infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, such animals, so inspected and certified, may be shipped, driven, or transported from such place into and through any State or Territory, including the Indian Territory, and into and through the District of Columbia, or they may be exported from the United States without further inspection or the exaction of fees of any kind, except such as may at any time be ordered or exacted by the Secretary of Agriculture; and all such animals shall at all times be under the control and supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Agricultural Department for the purposes of such inspection. Act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 1, 32 Stat. 791. Act May 29, 1884, c. 60, mentioned in this section, is set forth above. Subsequent provisions for the establishment of quarantine of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any portion of any of them, when cattle or other live stock therein are affected with any contagious, etc., disease, and the making and promulgation of regulations in regard thereto, and prohibiting the interstate movement of cattle from such quarantined areas except under such regulations, are contained in act March 3, 1905, c. 1496, set forth below. Regulations and measures to prevent contagious, etc., diseases. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall have authority to make such regulations and take such measures as he may deem proper to prevent the introduction or dissemination of the contagion of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease of animals from a foreign country into the United States or from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to another, and to seize, quarantine, and dispose of any hay, straw, forage, or similar material, or any meats, hides, or other animal products coming from an infected foreign country to the United States, or from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia in transit to another State or Territory or the District of Columbia whenever in his judgment such action is advisable in order to guard against the introduction or spread of such contagion. Act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 2, 32 Stat. 792. See notes under section 1 of this act. Violations of act; penalty. SEC. 3. That any person, company, or corporation knowingly violating the provisions of this Act or the orders or regulations made in pursuance thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Act February 2, 1903, c. 349, s. 3, 32 Stat. 792. Appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this act are contained in the annual agricultural appropriation acts, beginning with the act for the fiscal year 1905. The appropriation in the act for the fiscal year 1913 is set forth on p. 72, post. ACT MARCH 3, 1905. c. 1496. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts, to permit and regulate the movement of cattle and other live stock therefrom, and for other purposes. (33 Stat. 1264.) Quarantine of State or Territory, etc., or portions thereof, where cattle or other live stock are affected with contagious, etc., disease; notice of quarantine. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to quarantine any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or any |