Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-08


or city in which they lie, and the amount of such
appraisement shall be paid provided in the first
section in such sums and at such times as the Sc
lectmen and mayor and aldermen shall respectively
prescribe prorded that rent shall be paid i'll adj
vance.
Sect g. Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen
may make regulations in writing TO regulate pro-
hibit the passage from, to, through their respec
tive cities towns, from place to place within
the same, of any neat cattle, and may arrest and
detain at the cost of the owners thereof all cattle
found passing in violation of such regulations, and
may take all other necessary measures for the en-
forcement of such prohibition, and, Also for pre-
venting the spread of any such disease among the
cattle in their respective towns and cities, and the
immediate vicinity thereof.
Sect. 6. The regulations made by selectmen, and
mayors and aldermen i'll pursuance of the torego-
ing section shall be recorded upon the records of
their towns and cities respectively and shall be pub
lished in such towns and cities in such manner as
may be provided in such regulations.
Sect. Z. Said seleetmen and mayor and aldermen
are authorized to cause all cattle infected with such
disease, which have been exposed thereto, to be
forthwith branded upon the rump with the letter T,
to distinguish the animal from other healthy
CATTLE and no cattle so branded shall be sold or
disposed of except with the knowledge and consent
of such selectmen and mayor and aldermen ANY
person, without such knowledge and consent, sell
ing disposing of an animal so branded or selllng
or disposing of animal known to be affected
with such disease, or known to have been exposed
thereto within one year from SUCH sale or disposal
shall be punished by fine not exceeding hve nun
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding one
year.
Sect S. ANY person driving or Transporting any
neat cattle contrary to the regulations made record
ed and published aforesaid, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by I'M
prisonment not exceeding one year
Sect. 8. Whoever knows or has reason TO suspect
the existence of any such disease among the cattle
in his possession under his care, shall forthwith
give notice to the selectmen OF the town. or mayor
and aldermen of the city where such cattle may be
kept and for failure to do, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or oy I'LL
prisOnment not exceeding one year. - -,
Sect TO- ANY town or city whose oIuceIe sliall he
gec refuse carry into effect the provisions Oh
sections one, two, three, four five, SIX ana seven
shall forfeit not exceeding five hundred dollars for
each day Is neglect. So.
Sect. IL. Ali apprasas made under the provisions
of this act shall be in writing and signed by tne APP
praisers and the shall be certified to the treasu
rer of the commonwealth by the selectmen and
MAYORS and aldermen respectively.
Sect. 10 This act shall take effect from It's passage
An Act in addition to an Act Concerning Contagious
Diseases among Cattle.
Sect. l. In addition to the commissioners appoint
ed under the provisions of chapter one hundred and
ninety two of the acts of the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, the governor by and with
the advice and consent of the council is hereby au-
thorzed to appoint two additional persons, to con-
stitute with those in Office, board OF colnIns-
soners upon the subject of peuro- pneumonia, or
any other contagious disease now existing among
the cattle of the commonwealth.
Sect. 2. When said commissioners shall make and
publish any regulations concerning the eXtIpatlon,
cure, treatment of cattle infected with, or when
have been exposed to, the disease of peuro-pneu-
monia, other contagious disease such regulations
shall supersede the regulations made by seectmen OF
towns, and mayors and aldermen of cities, upon the
same subject matter and the operation of the regua-
tiOns made by such selectmen ana mayors ana al
dermen shall be suspended during the time those
made by the commissioners aforesaid shall be IN
force. And said selectmen and mayor and alder
men shall carry out and enforce all orders and di-
rectons of said commissioners, to them directed, as
they shall from time to time issue.
Sect. 3. In addition to the power ana authority
conferred on the selectmen of towns, and mayors
and aldermen of cities by the act TO which this is in
herein conferred
commissioners, they shall have power to provide for
the establishment of hospital or quarantine in
some suitable place places, with proper accom-
modations of buildings, lands, SC. wherein may be
detained any cattle by them selected so that said
cattle so infected or exposed, may be there treated
by such scientific practitioners OF the meaning art as
may be appointed TO treat the same. And for this
purpose said commissioners may take any land and
buildings in the manner provided in the section OF
the acts to which this is in addition.
Sect 4. The governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the council is hereby authorized to APP
point three competent persons to be commissioners
to examine into the disease called pleuropneumon-
la, and who shall attend at the hospital or quaran-
tine established by the commissioners mentioned in
the foregoing section, and there treat ana expert
ment upon such number of cattle, both sound and
infected, as will enable them to study the symptoms
and laws of the disease and ascertain Tar as they
cam the best mode of treating cattle IN view OF the
prevention and cure of the disease, and who shall
keep full record of their proceedings, and make
report thereon to the governor and council, when
their Investigations shall have been concluded pro-
cided, that the expense of said commission shall not
exceed ten thousand dollars.
Sect. 5. The selectmen of the several towns, and
mayors and aldermen OF the several cities, shall,
within twentyfour hours after they shall have no
tce that any cattle in their respective towns and
cities infected with or have been exposed to any
such disease, give notice in writing to said commits
sioners of the
Sect 6. The commissioners are authorized to make
all necessary regulations for the treatment cure and
extirpation of said disease, and may direct the Sc
ectmen of towns, and mayors and aldermen OF cit
les, to enforce and carry into effect all such regula
lions from time to time be made Tor That
end, and any such officer refusing negectng to
enforce and carry out any regulation OF the com
missioners, shall be punished by line not exceeding
five hundred dollars for every such offence.
Sec. Z. The commissioners may, when in their
Judgment the public good shall require it, cause to
be Killed ard buried any cattle which infected
with, or which have been exposed to said disease
and said commissioners shall cause said cattle to be
appraised in the same manner provided in the act to
which this is in additions and the appraised value of
such cattle shall be paid, one fifth by the towns to
which said cattle belonged and the remainder by
the commonwealth.
Sect 8. Whoever shall drive or transport any cat
tie from any portion of the commonwealth east of
Connecticut River to any part west of said river, be-
fore the first day of April next, without the consent
OF the commissioners named in the sixth section,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, by imprisonment i'll the county Jail
not exceeding one year
Sect. g. Whoever shall drive transport any cat
| tie from any portion of the commonwealth, into
any other state, before the first day of April next,
without the consent of the commissioners named in
the sixth section of this act, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prsonment in the county jail not exceeding one
year.
See. TO- Prosecutions under the two preceding sec
tons may be prosecuted in any county in this COM
mOnWealth.
Sect. IL. All appraisals made under this act shall
be in writing, and signed by The appraisers and ceri
fed by the commissioners, and shall be by them
transmitted to the governor and council, and to the
treasurers of the several cities and towns wherein
the cattle appraised belonged.
Sect. II. The provisions of chapter one hundred
and nlnetV-tWO OF the acts of thousand eight
hundred and sixty, except so far as they authorize
the appointment of commissioners, are hereby re-
pealed.
Sect 13 The commissioners shall keep full rec
ord of their doings, and make report of the same
before the - day of - next, unless sooner
required by the governor
Sect a. This act shall take effect from its passage
Mr. LUCE, of the Island district, moved to
amend the first section of the main bill, so
that fourfifths of the value be paid by the
towns and onefifth by the commonwealth, on
the ground that it would prompt the towns to
greater exertion for preventing the spread of
the disease. The amendment was opposed by
Messrs. Hotchkiss of Franklin, Odorne of
Suffolk, Bailey of Worcester, Clafln OF Mid
desex, and others, on the ground that all parts
OF the state were equally concerned in the ex-
tirpaton of the disease, and that the towns
where the disease prevails are already suffi-
GENTLY burdened Mr.. CLAFLIN of Middlesex
| proposed an amendment limiting the operation
of the bill, which was strenuously opposed
by Mr. Parker of Worcester, who said there
was need of permanent law to check the dis
ease. He was prepared to vote for the largest
sum for that purpose, and to impose the small
| est proportion of it upon the afflicted towns
Mr.. EDDY Of Worcester said that those towns
in his district in which the disease existed
were perfectly willing to pay one,fifth of the
expense as provided in the bill. He was op
posed to the amendments offered both by Mr.
Luce and Mr.. Claflin, as he thought both
would operate inJuriously to the State. In re-