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resident in the locality where such disease exists. And it shall also 
be his duty in the absence of any specific information, to make visits 
of inspection to any locality where he may have reason to sus¬ 
pect that there is contagious or infectious disease and to inspect 
under the regulations of this act all domestic animals that may 
arrive at any railroad station in this territory, when these animals 
are such as to warrant the presumption that they are intended to 
remain in the territory, and are to be, or may be, used for breed¬ 
ing purposes therein. And it shall be the duty of the owner, or 
in his absence, of the person in charge of such animals so arriving, 
to notify the Territorial Veterinarian without delay, and not to 
allow such animals or any of them to leave the place of arrival 
until they shall have been examined by the Veterinarian, and his 
certificate obtained that all are free from disease. And no animal 
pronounced unsound by the Veterinarian shall be turned loose, 
removed or permitted to escape, but shall be held subject to the 
order of the Veterinarian. Any person failing to comply with 
this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 
conviction shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five 
hundred dollars for each offense. 
Sec. 3. In all cases of contagious or infectious disease amonsr 
domestic animals in this territory, the Veterinarian shall have 
authority to order the quarantine of the infected premises, and in 
case such disease shali become epidemic in any locality in this 
territory, the Veterinarian shall immediately notify the Governor 
of the Territory, who shall thereupon issue his proclamation for¬ 
bidding any animal of the kind among which said epidemic exists 
to be transferred from said locality without a certificate from the 
Veterinarian, showing such animal to he healthy. 
Sec. 4. In any case of epidemic disease where premises have 
been previously quarantined by the Territorial Veterinarian, as 
before provided, he is further authorized and empowered, when in 
his judgment necessary, to order the slaughter of any or of all 
diseased animals upon said premises and of all animals that have 
been exposed to contagion or infection, under the following restric¬ 
tions: Said order shall be a written one and shall be made in 
duplicate and there shall be a distinct order and duplicate for each 
