No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIONERS' EEPORT. 557 



IVJiereas, The Board of Cattle Commissioners of said Common- 

 wealth IS authorized, under the provisions of sections 38, 39 and 

 40 of said chapter 491, to make orders aud regulations concerning 

 the extirpation, prevention and suppression of contagious diseases 

 among domestic animals ; and 



Whereas, The Board of Cattle Commissioners is of the opinion 

 that there is danger of the further extension of said disease, and 

 that the public exigency requires that steps be taken to prevent 

 the further spread of said disease and to suppress the same as far 

 as possible ; 



Note, therefore, we, the Board of Cattle Commissioners for the 

 Commonwealth of INEassachusetts, by virtue of the power and au- 

 thority in us vested by law, have adopted and do hereby issue the 

 following order : — 



General Order No. 11. 



First. — The cities and towns of Xewton, Cambridge, Watertown, 

 Belmont, Somerville, Arlington, Metlfurd, Maiden, Everett, (Uielsea and 

 Revere are hereby declared to be infeeled districts and are hereby made 

 subject to the regulations hei*einafter imposed. 



Scco7id. — No dog shall be permitted to go at large within the limits 

 of any of said cities or towns unless such dog is securely muzzled with 

 a properly fitting wire muzzle. All said dogs shall remain so muzzled • 

 for a period of ninety days from Jan. 23, 1896. 



Third. — The boards of health of the cities aud towns herein named 

 are hereby ordered and directed to see that this order is strictly com- 

 plied with within the limits of their respective cities and towns, and they 

 are hereby directed to cause every dog found at large, contrary to the 

 orders herein contained, to be seized and securely contuied in some suit- 

 able place to be by them selected, and not to permit said animal to go at 

 large thereafter, excejit in compliance with this order. Each of said 

 boards is further ordered to safely quarantine all animals within the 

 limits of their city or town suspected of being affected with rabies, aud 

 to immediately report the same to this Board, in accordance with said 

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Fourth. — No person within the limits of said cities or towns shall, 

 during the continuance of this order, permit any dog owned by him. or 

 which is within his possession or control, to go at large within the limits 

 of any of said cities or towns, unless said dog is at all times seciirelj^ 

 muzzled as hereinbefore provided. The leading of dogs through the 

 streets by a leash or chain, unless so properly muzzled, is hereby for- 

 bidden. 



Fifth. — Every person who has knowledge of or has reason to suspect 

 that any dog within any of said cities or towns is affected with or has 

 been bitten by an animal affected with rabies, whether this knowledge 

 is obtained by personal examination or otherwise, shall immediately 

 give notice of the fact to the Board of Health of the city or town where 

 such dog is kept. 



