208 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Sec. 53. The commissioners shall keep a record of their 

 doings, and make report thereof to the next annual session of 

 the legislature, on or before the tenth day of January, unless 

 sooner required by the governor; and such record, or an 

 abstract thereof shall be printed in the annual volume of 

 transactions of the state board of asjriculture. 



Sec. 54. The governor, with the advice and consent of 

 the council, may terminate the commission when, in his judg- 

 ment, the public safety may permit. 



BEEF AND TORK. 

 Eevised Statutes of 1871. Chapter 38. 



Sec. 1. The governor, with advice of council, when a 

 vacancy occurs, shall appoint some skillful person to be in- 

 spector general of beef and pork, removal^le at pleasure ; and 

 he shall be sworn and give bond with sufficient sureties in 

 the sum of four thousand dollars to the treasurer of state for 

 the faithful discharge of his duties, before entering thereon. 



Sec. 2. The inspector general shall appoint one or more 

 deputies in every port in this state, whence beef and pork are 

 exported, and a convenient number in the several counties ; 

 and shall be responsible for their neglect or misconduct whilst 

 acting under him ; and when the office of inspector general 

 becomes vacant, they rngj continue to discharge the duties of 

 the office, until a successor is appointed; and they shall be 

 accountable to the state. 



Sec. 3. Every deputy shall be duly sworn and give bond 

 to the inspector general, with sureties to his satisfaction, for 

 the faithful performance of his duty, in a sum not less than 

 three hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars ; and the 

 bond shall be so expressed as to inure to the use of the state, 

 for the time the deputy exercises his duties during a vacancy 

 in the office of inspector general. 



Sec. 4. No inspector or deputy shall be concerned, directly 

 or indirectly, in the beef or poi-k business, or in buying or 

 selling it for barreling, so long as he holds such office. Any 

 one violating the provisions of this section, shall forfeit twenty 



