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out the State within the given time, the inspection directed to be 

 finished by the 15th of December not yet being completed. This 

 Board is, therefore, of the opinion that the objects sought by the law 

 will be more fully and properly reached by again decreasing the num- 

 ber of inspections to be made, thus allowing time for a more thorough 

 and careful examination of the animals than is now possible in a 

 great number of the towns and cities ; that is to say, they feel that 

 one thorough examination, made through each winter, with a contin- 

 ued subsequent examination in special cases and under certain condi- 

 tions^ will succeed in discovering a greater per cent, of the tubercu- 

 lous animals than can be found in the two hurried examinations ; 

 therefore : — 



At a meeting of the Board of Cattle Commissioners, held on the 

 fifteenth day of March, 1895, it was Voted, That inspectors will 

 hereafter make their examinations of neat stock in conformity with 

 the following order : — 



General Order No. 6. 



Hereafter inspectors will make one thorough, regular examination of 

 all neat stock in each year. This examination shall commence in October, 

 or as soon thereafter as animals shall be in from pasture, and be contin- 

 ued with all proper dispatch until finished. Carefully made reports of 

 the results of this examination, upon the proper blanks (Form No. 1), 

 must reach this office on or before the first day of May in each year. 

 Inspectors are also ordered to make further inspections of any herds or of 

 any animals within their district whenever any emergency arises, or when- 

 ever in their judgment, because of numerous changes or otherwise, it is 

 better for the service for them to do so. 



Frederick H. Osgood, Chairman, 

 Charles P. Lyman, Secretary, 

 Maurice O'Connell, 

 Leander F. Herrick, 

 Charles A. Dennen, 



Board of Cattle Commissiotiers. 



Under the provisions of the law of 1894 it was made the 

 duty of all inspectors to quarantine every domestic animal 

 which the inspector had reason to believe w T as infected w 7 ith a 

 contagious disease, the animal to remain in quarantine until 

 examined by this Board, and released or condemned, as the 

 case might be. Early in April, the appropriation for the work 

 of this commission having been practically exhausted, the fol- 

 lowing order was issued to inspectors upon April 9, relating to 

 animals placed in quarantine : — 



