Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02

cultural products to soil. climate. and marksss encouraging the establishment of farmers clubs, agricultural libraries and reading rooms and of disseminating useful information in agriculture by ymeans of lectures, or otherwise and shall annually make detoiled report to the board.
 See. 10. The secretary or members delega- ted cy tue board shall as far as practicable. visit the different agricultural exhibitions in the state and report to the board upon mat tefs pertaining to the interests of agriculture as indicated by these exhibitions, Sec. H. For the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious diseases among neat cat tie and other domestic animals, authority is conferred upon the board of agriculture as follows: Whenever n the judgment of the board public safety demands, said board shall have the power to prohibit the bringing. trans portation or introduction Of any cattle or oth- CT domestic animals into this state from any place whatever, by any railroad or any incof- pofated company company or by any person. And every such company or person who shall bring transport or introduce any cattle or other domestic animals into this state after said bord shall have isseud an order to such company or person, forbidding the same, or after the board shall hsye published for five successive daysan order in such newspapers published in this state as the board may di- rect. fcrbidding any person dr company to. do so. shall pay a fine not exceeding three hun dred dollars for each and every offense, ann ofncer or agent of any company or other per- sous who shall violate such order shall be 1 subject to the fine aforesaid. In case of all the introduction into this state of a number of cattle or other domestic animals contrary to the orders of said board as aforesaid, she introduction of each animal shall be deemed ofa. T lir%t
 Sec. l2. Whenever any contagious disease breaks out or is known to exist Tn any section of this state, the board shall have the power ut thelr discretion to quarantine all inIected animals. or those supposed to have been sx- yosed to contagion, and to prohibit the driv. ing or transporting of such animals or any others upon the public highways in any toAn % district where such movement of animals IS considered by the road as dangerous to the public safety.
 Sec. 13. The board are authonzed to enter upon any premises where there are any anil finals that are supposed to be affected with any dlrease to investigate the facts and to make all necessary regulations for the pre- ventlon, treatment, care and extirpation of sucn disease, and whenever any person shall fail to comply with any regulation so estab- llshed by the said board. they shall be pun- lshed by f1ne not exceeding three hundred NN--'s~s VI A1PA1oOAAuOut AOt C4CS0u1BR one year.
 Sec. IA. The board may appoint suitable persons on or near the several highways rail- roads, and thoroughfares in the state, whose duty It shall be strictly to inquire into all vio- latlons of this act and to repoIt the same to the board for immmediate prosecution.
 Sec. l5 The board af agriculture may ap- point three commissioners on diseases of do- mestic animals and delegate to them the fnll ! n " anf ->Ga
 Sec. 16. All prosecutions for the violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be commenced within thirty days from the com mission thereof.
 Sec. IT. The sum of two thousand five hundred dollars is annually appropriated tor the use of the board, and the comptroller shall on the first day of Janurary in each year draw his order upon the treasurer of this state for this sum in favor of the board. The board shall appoint treasurer who shall re. ceive and safely keep all money appropriated for and belonging to the board. Bnd he shall pay 1t out only on bills approved by 9he board The treasurer shall make a full report to the board to be ivcluded in the report of the geo. retary to the General Assembly. Sec. IS. The first meeting of the board of organization shall be held in Hartford, on the fast Wednesday of August, 1871. Sub- sequent meetings may be called by the presi- ident or secretary upon the request of four members of the board.
 Sec. 10. All acts or parts of acts inco | Lsist- ent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 20 This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved July 27. 1871. CHAPTER cxxxvI.
 An Act amending .'An act concerning Con- munities and Corporations.
 Be it enacted by khe Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly conre,a- ed:
 Thot section IT, chapter 3 title VII, of the general statutes ot this stote, be, and is here by amended Oy striking the word "wlite" therefrom:
 Approved July 27th, 1871.
 CHAPTER CXxXvM. 1 An act in addition to an act relating to liens l on Railroads.
 | Be dt enacted by toe Senate and House 0f | Representatives. in General Assembly conoen. l ed:
 Sec. e. Every railroad in the construction, 1 grading or building of which, or any of it's appurtenances, any person shall have a claim tor materials furnished or services rendered by virtue of any contract made with or ap- proved by the corporation owning or manag- ing said railroad, shall with it's real estate, | right of way, material, equipmevt, rolling stock, and franchise be subject to the pay ment or such claim and the said claim shall be lien on the said railroad and its said property and appurtenances, and the man. nhr of filing. perfecting and foreclosing said
 lien, shall be in accordance with the provis- ions of title 38 of the revised statutes of 1866 and all the provisions of taid act are hereby extended and made applicable to railroads and persons furnishing services and materi- als. as above specified provided however | that the certificates required by he act to which this is an addition shall in cases aris- ing under this act. be filed in the office of the secretrry of state. who shall record the same in book kept for that purpose, re- ceiving the usual fees therefor and provided further that no lien claimed under this act shall take precedence of any mortgage now existing of the whole or any part of tho rail- road, railroad property or franchise upon which such lien may ottach, unless such mortgage be executed after the filing of the certificate of lien in the office ofthe secretary 1 ot state for record.
 Approved July 27, 1871,
 ARNOLD, CONSTABLE X CD,