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duties. Such bond to be approved by the Governor, and together 
with the oatli of office to be tiled in the office of the Secretary of 
State. 
Sec. 5. In case the person holding the office of State Veter¬ 
inary Surgeon shall be deposed by the State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture from the chair of Veterinary Science in the State Agricul¬ 
tural College, or a vacancy occur from any cause, then his term 
of office shall thereupon expire, and the person selected by the 
State Board of Agriculture to fill the vacancy of the chair of 
Veterinary Science in the State Agricultural College shall be 
appointed by the Governor to fill the unexpired term. Such 
person so appointed to fill the unexpired term shall take oath, and 
give bond as provided in Section 4 of this act. 
Sec. 6 . There is hereby created a State- Veterinary Sanitary 
Board, such Board to be comprised of three members, namely: 
The State Veterinary Surgeon and two other members, to be 
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. Such persons so appointed shall hold their office 
for the term of two years. 
Sec. 7. The State Veterinary Sanitary Board shall have stated 
meetings annually, to be held at the State Capitol, but may have 
called meetings at such times and places as may be deemed neces¬ 
sary, the Chairman calling the same. 
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the State Veterinary Surgeon 
to investigate any or all cases of contagious or infectious diseases 
among the domestic animals of the State which may come to his 
knowledge, and for that purpose he shall visit at once any locality 
within the State, where any such disease may be reported to 
exist, and make full and careful examination of all or any ani¬ 
mals in that locality. He shall also prescribe the proper care and 
necessary remedies, inaugurate and direct the necessary sanitary 
measures to prevent the spread of such disease, and report the 
same to the State Veterinary Sanitary Board. He shall also 
make a scientific study and investigation of all diseases of 
domestic animals, and report the result of his study and investi¬ 
gation to the State Sanitary Board, and shall publish from time 
to time bulletins for the benefit of the people of the State, and 
