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power to appeal to the courts to determine the existence of 
the disease and the value. _ 
Besides the Cattle Commissioners appointed by the gov¬ 
ernor there are local Boards of Health within each city or 
town,* selected or appointed by the voters, or city or town 
authorities. These Boards are given the general control ot 
the matter of contagious diseases among the animals in their 
city or town, and it is made their duty to see that all out¬ 
breaks of diseases are suppressed, and that suspected cases 
are quarantined promptly and reported to the Commission. 
They are bound by law to obey all lawful orders and regu a- 
tions issued by the Cattle Commission or any of its members. 
They are given power to make regulations within the limits 
of their city or town, to prevent the spread of contagious dis¬ 
eases among domestic animals, and to quarantine animals. 
Such quarantine must continue until removed by them or by 
the Cattle Commission or some of its members. 
It is made the duty of every person within the State, who 
suspects or has reason to believe of the existence of a conta¬ 
gious disease among animals, to immediately report it to the 
Board of Health of their city or town. The Board of Health 
are immediately to cause the animal to be examined by an 
inspector or competent veterinarian, and if the animal be dis¬ 
eased to report it to the Cattle Commission. 
There is a third class of persons appointed throughout the 
State, whose business it is especially to watch outbreaks of 
the disease. These are local inspectors, each city or town 
being required to appoint one or more such annually. The 
compensation of these inspectors is paid by the city or town, 
except that in cities or towns of less than $2,500,000 valuation 
the State pays one-half of the compensation of such inspector, 
this being a new provision passed at the last session of the 
Legislature. These inspectors are required to be sworn, are 
made the agents of the Boards of Health, and are bound, 
under penalty, to obey all orders and regulations of the Com¬ 
mission. It is made their duty to make a regular inspection 
of all neat cattle, sheep and swine within the limits of their 
city or town. Prior to this year, such inspection related only * 
