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Sect. 6. The regulations made by selectmen and mayox" and aldermen , 

 in pursuance of the foregoing section, shall be recorded upon the rec- 

 ords of their towns and cities respectively, and shall be published in such 

 towns and cities in such manner as may be provided in such regulations. 

 Sect. 7. Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen are authorized to 

 cause all cattle infected with such disease, or which have been exposed 

 thereto, to be forthwith branded upon the rump with the letter P, so as 

 to distinguish the animal from other cattle ; and no cattle so branded shall 

 be sold or disposed of except with the knowledge and consent of such 

 selectmen and mayor and aldermen. Any person without such knowl- 

 edge and consent, selling or disposing of an animal known to be affected 

 with such disease, or known to have been exposed thereto within one 

 year from such sale or disposal, shall be punished by fine not exceeding 

 five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year. 



Sect. 8. Any person disobeying the orders of the selectmen or mayor 

 and aldermen, made in conformity with the fourth section, or driving or 

 transporting any neat cattle contrary to the regulations made, recorded, 

 and published as aforesaid, shall be punished by fine not exceeding five 

 hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year. 



Sect. 9. Whoever knows, or has reason to suspect the existence of 

 any such disease among the cattle in his possession or vuider his care, 

 shall forthwith give notice to the selectmen of the town or mayor and 

 aldermen of the city where such cattle may be kept, and for failure so 

 to do, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or 

 by iraprisonn>ent not exceeding one year. 



Sect. 10. Any town or city whose officers shall neglect or refuse to 

 carry into effect the provisions of section one, two, three, four, five, six, 

 and seven, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars for each 

 day's neglect. 



Sect. 11. All appraisals made under the provisions of this act shall 

 be in writing, and signed by the appraisers, and the same shall be certi- 

 fied to the governor and council, and to the treasurer of the several towns 

 and cities whei-ein the cattle appraised belong, by the selectmen and 

 mayors and aldermen respectively. 



Sect. 12. The selectmen of the towns and mayor and aldermen of 

 the cities, are hereby authorized, when in their judgment it shall be nec- 

 essary to carry into effect the purposes of this act, to take and hold pos- 

 session, for a term not exceeding one year, within their respective towns 

 and cities, of any land, without buildings other. than barns thereon, upon 

 which it may be necessary to enclose and isolate any cattle, and they 

 shall cause the damages sustained by the owners in consequence of such 

 taking and holding to be appraised by the assessors of the town or city 

 wherein the lands so taken are situated, and they shall further cause a 

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