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  Seventh 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  be 
  their 
  duty 
  to 
  supervise 
  the 
  slaughtering 
  and 
  keep 
  records 
  of 
  

   brands 
  to 
  show 
  proof 
  of 
  ownership, 
  etc. 
  (Laws 
  1895.) 
  

  

  The 
  governor 
  shall 
  appoint 
  three 
  persons 
  to 
  constitute 
  the 
  live 
  

   stock 
  sanitary 
  commissioners 
  of 
  the 
  territory. 
  lie 
  and 
  they 
  shall 
  

   appoint 
  a 
  veterinary 
  surgeon. 
  

  

  It 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  every 
  person 
  who 
  has 
  reason 
  to 
  believe 
  

   any 
  domestic 
  animals 
  are 
  affected 
  with 
  any 
  contagious 
  or 
  infec- 
  

   tious 
  disease 
  to 
  notify 
  the 
  commission. 
  It 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  

   the 
  commission 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  health 
  of 
  domestic 
  animals 
  from 
  all 
  

   contagious 
  or 
  infectious 
  diseases 
  of 
  a 
  malignant 
  character, 
  and 
  

   to 
  this 
  end 
  they 
  shall 
  maintain, 
  and 
  enforce 
  such 
  quarantine, 
  

   sanitary, 
  or 
  other 
  regulations 
  as 
  they 
  may 
  deem 
  necessary. 
  

  

  Detailed 
  methods 
  of 
  proceeding 
  are 
  given, 
  for 
  the 
  condemna- 
  

   tion 
  and 
  destruction 
  of 
  diseased 
  animals. 
  

  

  The 
  governor 
  may 
  prohibit 
  the 
  importation 
  of 
  animals 
  from 
  

   districts 
  infested 
  with 
  dangerous 
  cattle 
  diseases. 
  

  

  The 
  commission 
  shall 
  devise 
  a 
  system 
  of 
  inspection 
  of 
  all 
  

   stock 
  exported 
  from 
  the 
  territory. 
  (Laws 
  1895, 
  March 
  21.) 
  

  

  Sheep 
  inspectors 
  are 
  provided 
  for 
  each 
  county 
  and 
  are 
  to 
  pre- 
  

   vent 
  the 
  spread 
  and 
  introduction 
  of 
  diseases 
  among 
  sheep. 
  

  

  The 
  laws 
  of 
  this 
  territory 
  seem 
  to 
  embrace 
  about 
  every 
  possible 
  

   feature 
  of 
  the 
  cattle 
  and 
  sheep 
  business, 
  having 
  been 
  re"\dsed 
  to 
  a 
  

   late 
  date. 
  (Laws 
  1897, 
  March 
  1.) 
  

  

  ARKANSAS. 
  

  

  The 
  importation 
  of 
  any 
  diseased 
  horse, 
  mule, 
  jack 
  or 
  jennet 
  

   affected 
  by 
  nasal 
  gleet, 
  glanders, 
  farcy, 
  or 
  any 
  other 
  contagious 
  or 
  

   infectious 
  disease 
  is 
  prohibited, 
  as 
  is 
  also 
  the 
  driving 
  on 
  a 
  highway 
  

   or 
  selling 
  any 
  such 
  animal. 
  

  

  ISTo 
  person 
  shall 
  bring 
  into 
  the 
  State 
  any 
  western 
  horses, 
  mules 
  

   or 
  jacks 
  which 
  have 
  not 
  been 
  kept 
  at 
  least 
  twelve 
  months 
  north 
  

   of 
  the 
  north 
  boundary 
  of 
  Missouri, 
  or 
  twelve 
  months, 
  east 
  of 
  the 
  

   west 
  boundary 
  line 
  of 
  Iowa 
  ; 
  provided 
  nothing 
  shall 
  prevent 
  trans- 
  

  

  