VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
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down in said act for the suppression and prevention of pleuro¬ 
pneumonia among cattle, for the suppression and prevention of 
the spread of contagious and infectious glanders among horses, 
mules and asses, and for said purpose may use and exercise all the 
powers mentioned in said act.” 
Under this law we must go back to the act concerning pleuro¬ 
pneumonia to learn what are the powers and authority given con¬ 
cerning glanders. In the law of 1881, therefore, we find it is 
made the duty of the Governor to appoint a competent veterina¬ 
rian, whose duty it shall be to investigate all cases of contagious 
or infections disease, and to make visits of inspection to any lo¬ 
cality where he may have reason to suspect that contagious or in¬ 
fectious disease may exist. 
In Sec. 2 it is made the State Veterinarian’s duty to order a 
quarantine of any infected premises, in all cases of pleuro-pneu- 
monia among cattle, and if the disease becomes epidemic, the 
State Veterinarian shall notify the Governor, who shall then issue 
a proclamation forbidding all animals from being removed, &c. 
This section then provides as follows : “ In case of epidemic, 
as aforesaid, the State Veterinarian shall order the quarantine of 
infected premises, and shall order the slaughter of diseased ani¬ 
mals thereon, and in cases of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle, he 
shall, as hereinafter provided, order the slaughter of all cattle 
upon the premises which may have been exposed to contagion, 
but before doing so, he shall call in consultation with him two 
reputable veterinarians or practicing physicians, residing within 
ten miles of the infected premises, and shall not order the slaugh¬ 
ter of any animals, not actually diseased, without a written order 
signed by one or both of said veterinarians or practicing physi¬ 
cians.” 
It is upon the construction of this section that all your ques¬ 
tions hinge. To be directly applicable, we should read, under the 
law of 1883, horses for cattle, and glanders for pleuro-pneumonia. 
We thus read the first clause of Sec. 2, of this act: 
“ In all cases of glanders among horses in this State, the State 
Veterinarian shall have authority to order the quarantine of 
infected premises.” 
The power here given is a discretionary one, which the State 
