LAWS RELATING TO CONTAGIOUS CATTLE 

 DISEASES, AS AMENDED. 



AN ACT TO EXTIRPATE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG CATTLE. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in 

 Legislature assembled, as follows : 



Sect. i. That for the purpose of facilitating and encouraging 

 the live stock interests of the State of Maine, an,cl for extirpating 

 all insidious, infectious and contagious diseases, now or that may 

 be among cattle, horses and sheep, and especially tuberculosis, 

 the governor of the State is hereby authorized and required, 

 immediately after the passage of this act, to appoint a board of 

 cattle commissioners consisting of three persons of known execu- 

 tive ability, who shall be charged with the execution of the provi- 

 sions of this act, and who shall be known and designated as the 

 State of Maine Cattle Commission and whose powers and duties 

 shall be those provided for in this act, and whose tenure of office 

 shall be at the option of the governor. The compensation of said 

 commissioners shall be at a rate of three dollars per day during 

 the time they are actually engaged in the discharge of their duties 

 as commissioners. The said commissioners shall respectively 

 take an oath to faithfully perform the duties of their office, and 

 shall immediately organize as such commission by the election of 

 one of their number as president thereof, and proceed forthwith 

 to the discharge of the duties devolved upon them by the provi- 

 sions of this act. 



Sect. 2. That it shall be the duties of the said commissioners 

 to cause investigation to be made as to the existence of tubercu- 

 losis, pleuro-pneumonia, foot and mouth disease, and any other 

 infectious or contagious diseases. And such commissioners or 

 their duly constituted agent, are hereby authorized to enter any 



