CHAPTER VI. 



GOVEKNMENTAL SERVICES. 



95. The Veterinarian as an 



Officer. 



96. Liability of Officers. 



97. Officers with Discretion 



Cannot Be Coerced. 



98. Arbitrary Action Not 



Discretion. 



99. Authority Limited by 



Jurisdiction. 



100. Authority Determined by 



Legislation. 



101. Invalid Act Is No De- 



fense for Officer. 



102. Quarantine. 



103. Quarantine Does Not 



Depend upon Statute. 



104. Authority Cannot Be 



Delegated. 



§ 105. What Diseases Quaran- 

 tinable. 



§ 106. Methods in Quarantine. 



§ 107. Quarantine Eegulations 

 Should Be Published. 



§ 108. Diagnosis. 



§ 109. Jurisdiction in Quaran- 

 tine. 



§ 110. Quarantine Versus Com- 

 merce. 



§ 111. Destruction of Property. 



§ 112. Personal Liability for 

 Infectious Disease. 



§ 113. Law Versus Policy. 



§ 114. Appraisement. 



§ 115. State and National Offi- 

 cers, at Same Time. 



95. The Veterinarian as an Officer. Veterina- 

 rians are frequently occupied in governmental 

 positions for the nation, state, or city, and such 

 services are daily becoming more common and 

 more necessary. As a rule, these duties are per- 

 formed by veterinarians as employees, rather than 

 as officers. For a discussion of the relative rights 

 and duties of officers and employees the reader is 

 referred to Chapter X of my Public Health. It 

 is necessary that the person entering upon govern- 

 mental work should have a clear idea of the limits 

 of his authority, as well as a knowledge of the 



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