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foot and mouth disease exists, and after notice thereof has been 

 given by the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, without his special per- 

 mission so to do. 



5. All persons are forbidden to tamper with or disfigure any 

 notices posted by order of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau, subject 

 to the penalty of the law. 



This order takes effect upon its approval. 



Austin Peteks, 



Chief of Cattle Bureau. 

 Approved in Council, Dec. 1, 1902. 

 E. F. Hamlin, 



Executive Secretary. 



A great deal of the work for the first two weeks of the 

 outbreak was preliminary to getting matters in shape to 

 co-operate with the United States authorities. Notices of 

 various kinds were printed and sent out, and the necessary 

 steps to be taken became apparent as different phases in con- 

 nection with the outbreak developed. 



The following notice was sent out for the benefit of all 

 interested persons, to be posted in public places and given 

 to interested individuals by the inspectors of animals in 

 infected localities : — 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

 Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture. 



Notice. 

 Whereas, A contagious disease of cattle, sheep and swine, 

 known as foot and mouth disease, and recognized as such by the 

 laws of this Commonwealth, has recently made its appearance in 

 certain localities in this State, and has spread to an alarming ex- 

 tent in certain places, the attention of all persons is called to the 

 following provisions of the law : — 



Section 11, Chapter 90 of the Revised Laws, and Chapter 116, Acts of 



1902. 

 The board of health of a citj- or town, any member or agent thereof 

 or any other person who has knowledge of or reason to suspect the ex- 

 istence of any contagious disease among any domestic animals in this 

 Commonwealth, or that any domestic animal is affected with such con- 

 tagious disease, whether such knowledge is obtained by personal exami- 

 nation or otherwdse, shall immediately give notice thereof in writing to 

 the chief of the cattle bureau of the state board of agriculture, or to any 

 of its agents or inspectors. Whoever fails to give such notice shall be 

 punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. 



