744 CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



Article VI. 



Only bulls for which a permit has been issued shall be kept either by the townships, 

 by the bull-keepers appointed under contract by the townships, or by property-owners. 



The same restriction applies to those private persons owning bulls which are regularly, 

 either in whole or in part, kept for the covering of others' cows. 



Permits shall only be issued for such bulls as have upon examination been adjudged 

 fit for breeding purposes by the inspecting authorities. Township bulls (see section 1) 

 shall, moreover, be adapted to the breed of stock dominating in the township. 



Aeticle VII. 



Permits are valid until the next regular inspection (Article X) , and anywhere through- 

 out the kingdom. They may be revoked by the inspectors of the district in which the 

 bull belongs, in case the bull proves unfit for breeding purposes. 



Aeticle VIII. 



The board of inspection competent for the issue or revocation of such permits shall 

 consist of three regular members and au equal number of substitutes, who serve in case 

 of the personal interest, or other hindrfmce of regular members. The same are to be 

 appointed by county districts for a term ol' three years at the official meetings and simul- 

 taneously with the appointment of the presiding officer and his substitute. In districts 

 in which, under the provision of the statute for organizing agricultural associations, dated 

 April 12, 1877 (Eegierungs Blatt, page 43), a regularly organized district association 

 exists, the election of members of tlie board of inspection, with the exception of the 

 presiding officer and his substitute, is to be lefb'to the committee of the association. 



A resolution of the board of inspectors (with the exception pointed out in Article II, 

 section 1) is only valid when adopted in full session. 



Aeticle IX. 



Members of the board of inspectors may on application to the county authorities re- 

 sign their office before the expiration of the time for which they are appointed. They 

 may be involuntarily dismissed from office by order of the county authorities on a decree 

 from the ministry of the interior when based on good grounds. 



Aeticle X. 



The board of inspection shall annually, on a day to be fixed by the presiding officer 

 in conjunction with the royal county authorities, make a regular inspection of the bulls 

 in each, township, with a view todetermining the question of the issue of permits. At 

 the same time inquiry shall be made as to whether the provisions of Articles I, II, and IV 

 are complied with. 



The result of their inspection, especially iu relation to any irregularities discovered, 

 shall be reported to the county authorities. 



Special meetings of the board of inspection may be called by the county authorities 

 in cases when, after the issue of a permit for a bull, and previous to the next regular 

 inspection, suchfacts may come to the county authorities' knowledge as seem to render 

 necessary a revocation of the permit. Likewise, in other cases of emergency, the board 

 of inspection, or an individual member thereof, may be charged by the county authori- 

 ties with the duty of making an inquiry into the condition of the bulls in a township. 



Aeticle XI. 



Applications for the issue of a permit after the making of the regular inspection shall 

 be decided upon by the presiding officer of the board of inspection, or some other mem- 

 ber acting under his authority. 



In case the application is not made by a township official the applicant must, prior to 

 the inspection being made, deposit the amount of the costs arising therefrom with the 

 chief magistrate of the village. 



Aeticle XII. 



Appeals against a refusal or revocation of a permit may be made to the superior board 

 of inspection by a member of the common council, so far as it pertains to the case of a 

 township bull or by the bull-keeper. (Article III.) 



