Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-14


 Bay@ The following is the Cattle Bill'' in tuA which was passed by the Senate last week,
 and signed by the Governor, and is now the law
 of the State. We give it out of it's usual order
 for the reason of the unusual interest felt by
 Farmers on the subject at this time, and their desire to get hold of the bill as it has passed the Legislature:
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, M,y Session, IS O.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEC. l. That three Commissioners be appointed by His EXceilency, the Governor, (whn shall have the power to remove either all of taid Com missinners and appoint others in their stead or to suspend the action Of said Commissioners or any of them Ut his tiscretion,) whose duty it shall be to visit. without delay, the several places in this State where the disease called '' Pulmonary Mur- rain or Pleuro Pneumonia may be known or suspected to exist among neat cattle, and who shall have full power to cause all neat cattle be- longing to the herhs in which the saiI disease has appeared or may appear, or which have be- longed to such herds since the disease may be known to have existed there;n, or such herds as in the opinion of the Commissioners may be ex posed to the same, to be forthwith isolated and removed by their owners to such safe distance from all surrounding cattle and to within such fixed bounds and limits to be named by said Commissioners as will prevent the spread of said disease.
 SEC. ? The introduction of all neat cattle into this State except neat cattle from countries be- yond the limits of the United States. may be pro- hibted by said Commissioners, public notice be- ing given by posting copy of such prohibition on all the travelled roads at or the line men, toned in such prohibition, and in such other manner as they shall deem necessary. And any person or persons who shall introduce. aid. or assist in introducing any neat cattle into this State where said prohibition may be made, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be punished by fine not ex- ceeding five hundred dollars, or be inn risoned in the common jail not eXcee ing six manths. or by such fine and imprisonment both, at the discre- tion of the Court.
 SEC. 5. Said Commissioners are hereby author ized, whenever in their judgment it shall be nee essay, to prevent spread of said disease within
 this State, to ii and establish certain bounds and limits, and to prohibit the removal of any neat cattle from within said bounds and limits to any other place and to prohibit the driving of any neat cattle on the public highways within said limits and bounds beyonds the premises or farm of the owner of such neat cattle, and on which
 they may be at the time of said prohibition. Said Commissioners shall cause notice of such proh
 Ltion to he given to all persons interested there in, by publishing such prohibition in all the news papers published in such county where the pro- hbtion is made, and in such further manner as they shall deem necessary, and any person who shall, after such notice thereof neglect or refuse to comply with such prohibition, shall be deemed guilty of q misdemcanor. and shall, on convict ion the. eof. he punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the common jail not exceeding six months, or by such fine and imprisonment both, at the dscre ton of the Court.
 SEC. A. Said Commissioners shall cause to be appraised all damages which the owner or owners of any neat cattle removed, as hereinbefore pro vided, from one locality to another, shall rcason- ably suffer in consequence of such removal, or isolation, which appraisal shall be made by three disinterested men who shall be duly sworn, one of whom shal! be appointed by said Commission CTS, one by the owner or owners of said cattle and the third by said appraisers and in case said owner or owners will not appoint an appraiser raid Commissioners shall appoint two, and the two thus appointed shall choose third. And the owner or owners of said cattle so removed by said Commissioners shall receive the amount so appraised fol such damages from the Treasury of the State, as hereinafter provided, and said ap- pr,isa shall be- binding, and from the same there shall be no appeal.
 SEC. 5. Said Commissioners shall duly certify | all damages which may be appraised to any per- on persons for the removal or isolation of neat cattle under this act, to the Comptroller of this State and the Comptroller is hereby directed to | draw orders upon the Treasurer in favor of the person or persons who nay be entitled to such damages, for the respective amounts thereof; and said Commissioners shall duly certify all other expenses incurred by them, or under their d,rec- tion, in the execution of their service, to the | Governor. together with the vouchers therefor. | and. upon the approval of the Governor, endors- ed thereon, the Comptroller is hereby directed to draw orders on the Treasurer for the amount thereef, in favor of said Commissioners, prouidtd the amount expended under this act shall not ex- ceed the sum of twenty five thousand dollars.
 SEC. s; Said Commissioners shall make full report of their proceedings and of the result of their observations and inquiries relative to the nature and character of the disease, and of the expenses incurred, once every month, to the dov- ernor, and shall also make @ full report to tne next General Assembly.
 SEC. z. Said Commissioners shall recelve, as for their services, the sum or three dollars each, per day, while actually employed, and their expenses, and may employ sucn asslst- ance as they may deem necessary, at reasonable
 SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of every owner IF keeper of neat cattle he shall know or believe hat any of said neat cattle are ailing or sick with sid ssPulmonary Murrain' or have died of said disease, or if he shall have reason to believe or