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from time to time, as he may <leem expedient . the terms of all such proclamat ions, 

 orders, and regulations, and to cancel or withdraw the same at any time. 



SKC. ::. And be H enacted, that any person who sha.Il transgress the terms or re- 

 quirements ot' any proclamat ion, order, or regulation issued or prescribed by t he gov- 

 ernor under the aut hority of this act, shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 



SKC. 4. And be it enacted, that any person who shall sell or ol her\\ isc dispose of 

 an animal which he knows, or has reason to helie\e. is alfected ly tin- dis.-ase or has 

 heen exposed to the same, shall forfeit to the Slate not less than fifty nor more than 

 our hundred dollars. 



SKC. f>. And be it enacted, that all the necessary expenses incurred under direct ion 

 or by authority of the governor, in carrying out the provisions of this ad, shall be 

 paid bj the treasurer out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, and upon the 



warrant of the compt roller on being Certified as correct by t he governor. 



SKC. ti. And be it enacted, that in the event of its bring deemed necessary by the 

 uovernor, or any agent duly appointed by him under t he provisions of this act, to pre- 

 vent the spread of contagion or infection to cause any animal not actually diseased 

 to be slaughtered, the value of such animal or animals shall be fairly appraised, and 

 a record kept and a report made thereof to the general assembly at its session next 

 ensuing with a view to the reimbursement of the owners of such animals so killed, 

 should pro vision therefor be made by law. It being provided that the carcasses of animals 

 so killed and found entirely free- from disease shall, if practicable, be sold, and the pro- 

 ceeds of such sale shall be paid over to the respective owners of the cattle, and the 

 amounts so received and paid over noted against the appraised value thereof. 



SEC. 7. And be it enacted that this act shall take effect from the date of its passage. 



Approved April 10, 1880. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



(Supplement to the General Statutes, 1860, chapter 192.) 





 AN ACT to provide for the extirpation of the disease called pleuro-pneumonia among cattle. 



SECTION 1. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint three commissioners, who 

 shall visit without delay the several places in this commonwealth where the disease 

 among cattle called pleuro-pneumonia may be known or suspected to exist, and shall 

 have full power to cause all cattle belonging to the herds in which the disease has 

 appeared or may appear, or which have belonged to such herds since the disease may 

 be known to have existed therein, to be forthwith killed and buried, and the premises 

 where such cattle have been kept cleansed and purified, and to make such order in 

 relation to the further use and occupation of such premises as may seem to them to 

 be necessary to prevent the extension of the disease. 



SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from its passage, and continue in force for the t<-rm 

 of one year thereafter, and no longer. (April 4, 1860. ) 



(1860, chapter 220.) 

 AX ACT concerning contagious diseases among cattle. 



SECTION 1. The selectmen of towns, and the mayor and aldermen of cities, in c -ase 

 of the existence in this commonwealth of the disease called pleuro-pneumonia. or 

 any other contagious disease among cattle, shall cause the cattle in their respective 

 towns and cities which are infected or which have been exposed to infection to be 

 secured or collected in some suitable place or places within such city or town, and 

 kept isolated ; and, when taken from the possession of their owners, to be maintained, 

 one-fifth of the expense thereof to be paid by the town or city wherein the animal is 

 kept, and four-fifths at the expense of the commonwealth ; such isolation to continue 

 so long as the existence of such disease, or other circumstances, renders the same neces- 

 sary. 



SEC. 2. Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen, when any such animal is adjudged 

 by a veterinary surgeon or physician, by them selected, to be infected with plenro- 

 pneumonia, or any other contagious disease, may, in their discretion, order such dis- 

 eased animal to be forthwith killed and buried at the expense of such town or city. 



SEC. 3. Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen shall cause all cattle which they 

 shall so order to be killed to be appraised by three competent and disinterested men, 

 under oath, at the value thereof at the time of the appraisal, and the amount of the 

 appraisal shall be paid as provided in the first section. 



SEC. 4. Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen within their respective towns and 

 cities are hereby authorized to prohibit the departure of cattle from any inelosniv. ,r 

 to exclude cattle therefrom. 



