SANITARY LEGISLATION. 
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owner of the animals condemned, the original of each order to be 
filed with the Governor, and the duplicate given to said owner. 
And, further, before slaughtering any animal or animals that have 
been exposed only and do not show disease, the Veterinarian shall 
call in consultation with him two respectable practicing veterin¬ 
arians or physicians, residents of the territory, or if this be impos¬ 
sible, then two reputable and well-known stock owners, residents 
of the territory, and shall have the written endorsement upon his 
order of at least one of said consulting physicians or stock owners, 
stating that such action is necessary, and the consent of the owner 
or persons in charge, before such animal or animals shall be 
slaughtered. 
Sec. 5. Whenever, as herein provided, the Territorial Veter 
inarian shall order the slaughter of one or more animals, he shall 
at the time of making such order notify in writing the nearest 
Justice of the Peace, who shall thereupon summon three disinter¬ 
ested citizens (who shall be stock owners) of the neighborhood to 
act as appraisers of the value of such animals. Said appraisers, 
before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn 
to make a true and faithful appraisement without prejudice or 
favor. They shall, after making their appraisement, return cer¬ 
tified copies of their valuation, a separate one being made for each 
owner, together with an accurate description of each animal 
slaughtered (giving all brands, earmarks, wattles, age, sex and 
class as to whether American, half-breed or Texas) to the Justice 
of the Peace by whom they were summoned, who shall, after 
entering the same upon his record and making an endorsement 
upon each, showing it to have been properly recorded, return it, 
together with the duplicate order of the Veterinarian, to the 
person or persons owning the animals slaughtered, and it shall be 
the duty of the Territorial Veterinarian to superintend the 
slaughter of such animals as may be condemned, and also the 
destruction of the carcass, which latter shall be by burning to 
ashes, and shall include every part of the animal and hide, and 
also excrement as far as possible. He shall cause the said slaugh¬ 
ter and burning to be done as cheaply as practicable, and shall 
pay the expense from the contingent fund hereinafter provided, 
taking proper vouchers for the same., 
