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said section the words " and may also pay a reasonable sum for 

 the animal destroyed should a post mortem examination prove 

 that said animal was free from the disease for which it was con- 

 demned," so as to read as follows : Sect. 13. When the commis- 

 sioners, b}' an examination of a case of contagious disease among 

 domestic animals, become satisfied that it has been contracted by 

 intention or negligence on the part of the owner, or of a person in 

 his employ, or by his consent, or by the use of food material liable 

 to contain the germs of contagion, they shall cause such animals 

 to be securely isolated at the expense of the owner, or they shall 

 cause them to be killed without appraisal or payment ; and in all 

 cases of tuberculosis, farcy or glanders, the commissioner having 

 condemned the animal infected therewith, shall cause such animal 

 to be killed without an appraisal, but may pay the owner or any 

 other person an equitable sum for the killing and burial thereof, 

 and may also pay a reasonable sum for the animal destroyed 

 should a post mortem examination prove that said animal was 

 free from the disease for which it was condemned. 



Sect. 4. Section seven of chapter fifty-eight of the Public 

 Statutes is hereby repealed. 



Sect. 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 



Notwithstanding these efforts, there were so many towns 

 that had not notified this office of the appointment, that on 

 October 10 the following circular was sent : — 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Board of Cattle Commissioners, 

 Secretary's Office, 50 Village Street, Boston, Oct. 10, 1892. 



To the Selectmen of the Tow7i of 



Gentlemen: — We have received no notice that you have, as 

 yet, appointed an inspector under the act of 1892, entitled " An 

 Act to more effectually prevent the spread of tuberculosis," which 

 appointment is, you will notice, made compulsory by the act. 



If the appointment has already been made, will you send the 

 inspector's name and address to us at once. If it has not been 

 made, will you remedy the failure, or give us your reason for not 

 doing so without further loss of time. 



Per order of the Board of Cattle Commissioners, 



Charles P. Lyman, Secretary. 



On December 3 several towns were still delinquent, and 

 to these the following letter was sent : — ■ 



