The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04
STATE VETERINARY SURGEON.

An Act to Provide for the Appointment Of
. state Veterinary Surgeon, and to Pre-
scribe His Duties,
Kansas: "
SECTION l. The Governor. by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall imme-
diateiy upon the passage of this act, appoint a
competent and skilled veterinary surgeon for
the state, who, ut the date of such appoint
ment, snal De graduate in good standing Of
recognized college of veterinary surgery
and who shall hold his office until his succeseo,>
Is appointed and qualified. unless sooner
removed, for cause, by the Goveror The
the Legislature in 1876, and every two wears
thereafter, and during q regular session Of
the Legislature, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint a competent
and skillful Veterinary Surgeon for the STATE
paving the qualifications above mentioned
whose term of office shall be for two years
from the first day of april next succeeding
MS appointment, unless sooner removed as
hereinbefore provided The Veterinary Sur
geOn for the State shall keep mis- Office at the
Capitol of the State in a room to be provided
by the Secretary of State, and shall receive a
salary of twenty-fiv hundred tS25OO) dollars
per annum, payable as the salaries of State
officers are paid, and actual necessary travel
ing ing by him incurred and paid in
from the Treasury, upon. itemized ac-
counts thereof properly verified,
by tse oveTn monthly The and sgpTOyed
mediately fill all vacancies which may at any
time occur i'm the office of State Veterinarian.
SEC g. Before entering upon the duties of
take and subscribe an oath to faithfully
discharge the duties of his said office.
and shall execute bond to the State of Kan
sas In the sum of five thousand $4,000 dollars,
with good ano sufficient sureties, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties of
his office: which bond and sureties thereto
shall be approved by the Governor, and said
deposited in the Office of the Secretary of
State.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of the State
veterinarian. under direction of the Live
Stock Sanitary Commission for the State, to
investigate any and all ca of contagious or
infectious disease among domestic ami
to his knowledge or be brought TO
the notice of the Live Stock Sanitary Commits
sion, and for this purpose shall visit at once
any locality within the State where any such
contagious or infectious disease Of do
list. and make full and careful exam
nation of all animals supposed
cause of any such disease which he NAV dis
cover; prescribe the proper care, necessary
remedies and direct the sanitary measures
and to make the fu spread
port of his findings and dofngs in the
premises, to the Live Stock Sanitary Conn
mission, with recommendations and suQges-
tiOns as to the means necessary to be en-
ployed to prevent the spread. and best calc,i-
lated to exterminate any and all such con-
ta9ious or infectious diseases, by him found
to exist among the domestic animals of the
State.
SEC. 4. The State Veterinarian shall make
a continuous scientific study and investiga-
ton of all diseases of domestic animals and
the causes, representatives. and cures thereof
and report the result of his study
and investigation to the Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture,
giving in plain ordinary language the symp-
toms by which any such disease may be
identified; how liable to be introduced and
spread; the causes and conditions
to which may be attributed the spon-
taneOus production of any such
disease, and the sanitary and other meas
ures best calculated to prevent the germina-
ton and arrest the spread of any such conta-
giOus and infectious disease among live
stock. together with the best known
treatment and remedies, also the treat
ment necessary in case of injury to
domestic animals, i'm time for publication in
the seve.a al reports required by law of the said
Board o. Agriculture: and perform such
other service and duties as may be required
by law or directed by the Live Stock Commits.
sion in the interest of the State.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect and be ia
force from and after its publication in the
official State paper.