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defined by a recent act of the Legislature, a copy of which is 

 herewith enclosed. 



The Board desires to call your especial attention to sections five 

 and six of said act, and also to the necessity of immediately ap- 

 pointing efficient inspectors, if it has not already been done. 



Shortly following this, namely, in June, the new hiw going 

 into eflect June 3, the following circular letter of " Instruc- 

 tions to Inspectors " was prepared, and a copy sent to each 

 one of the inspectors, so far as their names and addresses 

 were known at this office : — 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Board of Cattle Commissioners, 



Secretary's Office, 50 Village Street, 



Boston, June, 1893. 



The Board of Cattle Commissioners having been requested by 

 several of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth to define the 

 duties of the inspectors of " animals intended for slaughter or 

 kept for the production of milk," so far as such duties relate to 

 the business of this Commission, beg to present the following 



Instruction to Inspectors. 

 IIo^o they are Appointed and Removed. 



1. Inspectors are to be appointed annually in the month of 

 April, by the mayor and aldermen of cities and by the selectmen 

 of towns. 



2. Whenever such appointments are not made, the Board of 

 Cattle Commissioners have the power to appoint such inspectors. 



3. The officers of the city or town may remove any inspector 

 appointed by them who fails to be sworn and faithfully perform 

 his duties. 



4. The Board of Cattle Commissioners may remove any 

 inspector for the same cause. 



Duties in Relation to the Work of the Cattle Commission. 



5. The duties of the inspectors include an examination of all 

 animals kept for the production of millv, all animals intended for 

 slaughter, and all meats that are found, or exposed for sale, within 

 their districts. 



G. An inspector may, for the purpose of inspection, enter into 

 all buildings or enclosures where such animals or meats are kept, 

 stored or exposed for slaughter or for sale. 



