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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



work of cleaning up this accumulation was begun, and it 

 was completed as soon as possible. 



Under the provisions of the statutes, the executive officials 

 of all cities and towns in the State are required to ap- 

 point inspectors of animals and provisions to have general 

 supervision of the inspection of domestic animals within the 

 limits of their respective cities and towns, acting under oath. 

 The duties of these inspectors are to examine, at the time of 

 slaughter, all neat stock, sheep and swine slaughtered at 

 slaughter houses licensed under the provision of law, to make 

 inspections of neat cattle, sheep and swine at such times as 

 this Board shall designate, and to make special inspection 

 from time to time of animals reported as suspected of having 

 any of the contagious diseases named in the act. 



Under this provision the executives of the cities and towns 

 have reported to the Board the following list of inspectors 

 as serving during the year : — 



