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; i rrest the spread or circumscribe the effect of the cattle disease known MS pleuro- 

 pnenmonia a s such town deems expedient. 



SECTION 4015. The selectmen may perform nil acts ami nrike all rules and regula- 

 tions for and in behalf of the town necessary to carry into effect the powers conferred 

 on the town by this chapter, until the town other wise orders at a meeting hidden fu- 

 that purpose. 



SKCTION 101(1. K very person bringing into this State any in-at cattle or other do- 

 mestic animals which he knows to be infected with any infectious or contagions dis- 

 ease, or who shall expose such cat t le or ot her animals known to him to be so in fee ted 

 to other cattle and animals not infected with sue h disease, shall bo fined not IOSH than 

 $100 nor more than $500. 



SECTION 4017. The selectmen of the several towns and the board of aldermen of tho 

 several cities of this State may make and enforce such regulations as they may think 

 proper to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases among cattle and 

 other domestic animals within their respective towns and cities, and shall inquire into 

 all such cases coming to their knowledge, and shall immediately report the same to> 

 the governor. Any pei-son who shall knowingly violate or re fuse to obey any such 

 regulation made by such town or city authorities shall be liable to a fine of $100. 



SKCTION 4018. The governor may appoint a board of cattle commissioners, to consist 

 of three members, whenever in his judgment the public safety may require, and may 

 terminate their commissions whenever in his judgment the public safety may permit. 



The compensation of such commissioners shall not exceed three each per day 



for actual service, in addition to their traveling and other expenses necessarily in- 

 curred. 



SECTION 4019. Such commissioners may prohibit the introduction of any cattle or 

 other domes tie animals believed to be infected with any contagious disease, or having 

 been exposed thereto, into this State, but may not prohibit the transportation of the 

 same in cars through the State, and every person who shall bring, transport, or intro- 

 duce any cattle or other domestic animals into this State after said commissioners have 

 issued an order forbidding the same, and such order shall have been published for 

 three successive days in such newspapers published in this State as the commissioners 

 may direct, shall pay to the treasurer of the State a fine of not more than $300 for 

 every offence, and every officer or agent of any company, or other person who shall 

 violate such order, shall be subject to the fine aforesaid. In case of the introduction 

 into this State at the same time of a number of cattle or other domestic animals con- 

 trary to the orders of such commissioners, the introduction of each animal shall be 

 deemed a separate and distinct offence. 



SECTION 4020. Such commissioners shall endeavor to obtain full information in rela- 

 tion to any contagious disease which may prevail among cattle or other domestic 

 animals near the borders of the State, and shall publish and circulate such informa- 

 tion at their discretion ; and should any such disease break out, or should there be 

 reasonable suspicion of its existence among cattle or other domestic animals in any 

 town in this State, they shall examine the cases and publish the result of their exami- 

 nation for the benefit of the public ; such commissioners are also hereby authorized to 

 examine under oath, in the several towns and cities in this State, all persons pos- 

 sessing or believed to possess knowledge of any material facts concerning the exist- 

 ence or dissemination or danger of dissemination of diseases among cattle or other 

 domestic animals, and for this purpose shall have all the power now conferred by law 

 upon justices of the peace to compel the attendance and testifying of such witnesses ; 

 and all costs and expenses incurred in procuring the attendance of such witnesses 

 shall be allowed and paid to the commissioners from the treasury of the treasury of 

 the State, upon the same being certified to the governor and approved by him ; and 

 the auditor of accounts is hereby authorized to draw his order on the treasurer for such 

 sum as shall be so certified and approved. 



SECTION 4021. When any contagious disease exists in the State among cattle or 

 other domestic animals, said board may quarantine all inflicted animals, or such as 

 they suppose have been exposed to contagion ; may prohibit any animal from passing 

 on or over any of the highways near the place of quarantine ; may enter upon .any 

 premises where there are animals supposed to be infected with any disease, and make 

 all investigations and regulations necessary for the prevention, treatment, cure, and 

 extirpation of such disease, and any person who shall knowingly violate or refuse to 

 obey any regulation or order of such commissioners, shall be liable to a tine of one 

 hundred dollars for each violation or refusal. 



SECTION 4022. If any person during the existence of said board shall sell or offer to 

 sell any cattle or other domestic animals, or any part or parts thereof, known to him 

 to be infected with any contagious disease, or with any disease dangerous to the 

 public health, he shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned 

 not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the court. 



SECTION 4023. The value of all cattle or other domestic animals killed by the writ- 

 ten order of the commissioners shall be appraised by three disinterested persons, to be 



