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149. Appeal. The courts have no appellate 

 power over matters properly within the jurisdic- 

 tion of the mspectors.^^ If it be a question whether 

 the inspector has authority over certain matters, 

 this is a question of law for the courts to decide. 

 If objection be made because the inspector has 

 been mistaken in his judgment, the courts have no 

 jurisdiction. On the other hand, appeal is pos- 

 sible within the department. It must be remem- 

 bered that the government and the manufacturer 

 are working together, and that the manufacturer 

 reaps the benefit. 



150. Prosecutions. It is seldom necessary to 

 prosecute offenders against the orders of inspect- 

 ors, as such. Prosecutions are generally based 

 upon violation of the statutes regulating inter- 

 state commerce, and as such are brought before 

 federal courts. 



151. Statutes. The foregoing regulations are 

 made under the authority of and for the carrying 

 out of the provisions of the following federal 

 statutes. 



Animal Inspection and Quarantine?'^ The Act 

 of May 29, 1884, provides for the establishment of 

 the Bureau of Animal Industiy in the Department 

 of Agriculture; for the investigation of animal 

 diseases; for the facilitating of animal industry 

 through restriction of infectious diseases, and in- 

 spection of cattle for shipment interstate, or 

 foreign. 



The Act of Feb. 3, 1903,2^ increases the author- 

 ity of the Bureau by transferring certain powers 



27 Public Health, 141. 29 32 Stat. 791. 



28 23 Stat. 31. 



