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of all diseased animals, provided that a sum not exceeding one- 
half the value of a healthy animal is to be allowed. Should the 
sum first awarded not be sufficient to eradicate the disease, an 
additional amount may be allowed. Any State failing to adopt 
the prescribed regulations within two years from the passage of 
this act is to be debarred from its benefits. The sum of $100,- 
000 is appropriated for carrying out the act. The supplemental 
act for adoption by States provides that upon the outbreak of any 
infectious disease in other States so connected that animals may 
be transported in a compartively short time, the Governoi is to 
issue a proclamation prohibiting the importation into the State of 
all animals belonging to the class affected. This prohibition is 
also to extend to all articles in a -fresh state, except butter, cheese 
and milk, but it is not to affect the trade in perfectly dry or well 
salted hides, wool, hair, tallow, perfectly air-dried bones and hoins, 
and hoofs free from soft animal matter. As soon as any case 
occurs within the State the owner of the animal is to inform the 
Governor, who is to dispatch a veterinary surgeon to investigate 
the disease. The owner must not slaughter the animal until the 
nature of the malady has been determined by the surgeon. Upon 
receiving the report of the surgeon the Governor is to issue a 
proclamation prohibiting the removal of all animals of the class 
affected from the locality in which the outbreak occurred, and to 
authorize such quarantine measures as he may deem expedient. 
He is also to notify the President of the National Board and 
ask the co-operation of that board. All measures for the suppres¬ 
sion of diseases are to be determined by the surgeon of the 
National Board and the surgeon appointed by the Governor. 
They may prepare such rules as they may deem expedient, with 
such penalties as will compel a faithful compliance, and on ap¬ 
proval by the Governor these rules are to have the force of law. 
The Governor, on the presentation of satisfactory evidence of 
the complete suppression of the disease, is to issue his proclama¬ 
tion suspending all quarantine measures. 
