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fled where any of said diseases are by said Commissioners or 
agents supposed to exist, shall be deemed guilty "of a misde- j 
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, or of either of the acts in 
this section prohibited, shall be punished by fine not exceeding 
five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one hun¬ 
dred days, or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of 
the court. 
§ 5. That any person who is the owner of or who is pos¬ 
sessed of any interest in any animals affected with any of the 
diseases named in section two of this act, or any person who, as 
agent, common earrier, consignee, or otherwise, is charged with 
any duty in regard to any animal so diseased or exposed to the 
contagion of such disease or diseases, or any officer or agent 
charged with any duties under the provisions of this act, who 
shall knowingly conceal the existence of any of the said diseases 
or the fact of such exposure to said contagion, and who shall 
fail, within a reasonable time, to report to the said Commission¬ 
ers, or to some duly authorized and empowered agent thereof, or 
to some one or more of such officers or agents, their knowledge 
or their information in regard to the existence and location of 
said diseases or of such exposure thereto, shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable as provided in section 
four of this act. 
§ 6. That when the owner of animals decided under the 
provisions of this act, by the proper authority, to be diseased or 
to have been exposed t<> said contagion, refuses to accept the sum 
authorized to be paid under the appraisement provided for in 
this act, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to declare and 
maintain a rigid quarantine as to the animals decided as afore¬ 
said to be diseased or to have been exposed to any of said 
diseases, and of the premises or places where said cattle may 
be found, according to rules and regulations to be prescribed 
by said Commissioners, approved by the President, and pub¬ 
lished as provided in the third section* of this act. 
§ 7. That no person or persons owning or operating any 
railroad, nor the owner or owners or master of any steam, sailing, 
or other vessel within the United States, shall receive for trans- 
