The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-04

ally increased TOR seven years, till there
snail be five hundred.
b. Their situations shall be determined
by our minister of the interior, according to
the wnnts OF breeders, and other local CIR
Gums ances.
z. In order tn form these depots, all the
rams shall be taken which are on our impe-
rial farms, except a reserve for their own
wants all those, which sllalr in future be
produced thereof; all those, which arrive
In fiocks, imported from Spain by our orders
and all those, which shall from time to
time be bought of individuals, they being as
ccrtained by the inspectors, of whom men-
ton will be made below, to be of pure race
and without admixturc.
8. Every owner of flock, therefore,
which is known to be of pure blood, as above
described, is forbidden to cause any Ram
whatever to be castrated, until one of our
said inspectors shall have examined the a.
nimals, bath old and Young shall have gil
ven to the sheep owner an attestation there
OF; shall have chosen rams for the depots,
and shall have licensed the castraton of
those left rs defective, which he shall mark
for that purpose. The surplus shall be
bought from time to time on account of go
vernment.
9. Every owner of flock Of the mixed
breed, who is within the depot, & to whom
Viz ,NSpol Can tuTnlSE rams LOT MS ewes,
shall be held bound to call his males to be
Castrated.
10. Any breach of the articles shall be as
certained by the inspectors of the flocks, or,
at their requisition, by the officers of the DO
Ice, and punished by conf,scation of the cas-
trated animals, in the case described by the
article 8, and the animals not Castrated, in
the case described by article 9, and further,
by the penalty of not less than one hundred,
and not more than one thousand francs,
which shall, however, be doubled if the Of
fence be repeated.
IL. There shall be for the superinten-
donce and inspection of the depots, for the
purpose of making purchases, and exerci-
sing the police, four inspectors general, and
common Inspector for each district, the
extent of which shall be regulated by our
minister of the interior.
~. The inspectors general shall be char
ged to visit, once year, every depot, & eve
ny flock OF pure and improved blood, each
in that part OF the empire which shall be
assigned to him make purchases of rams
on account OF government, comprehending
al the Information which he can obtain
with respect to that branch of rural econo-
my.
Is. The common Inspectors shall s,,rerin-
tend the depots, distribute the rams for the
iNNNSo'i, 'iSie viz 'ioSho WltlCn tilGy dTS Set
wing, prescribe salutary measures, and cause
them to be executed inspect the pure and
improved fiocks, as well as correspond with
the minister of the interior, the project and
inspector general under whom they shall b.
PLACED.
IA. The inspector generals shall have
salary of 5000 francs per annum, and
1000 francs for the: expences of their cir
| cult.
Is. The common inspectors shall have
salary of 5000 francs per annum, and
1000 francs for the expenoes of their cir.
cult.
16. carry the preceding measure into
execution. there shall be placed, at the dis
posal of our minister of the interior, a fund
of 100000 francs for 1871, and successfully
for other years, the sum necessary to com.
plese and maintain the depots till the sys-
tenn OF amelioration shall be fully attained
Our ministers of the interior, of finance
and the treasury, are charged, each as ia,
| as 1t concerns him, with the execution of the
present decree, which shall be inserted il
the bulletin of laws.
(Signed)
~ NAPOLEON.
BY command Of the emperor,
II. b. Duke Of Bassano.