The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
no,,sE Bill MOI.
The Law Creating the once of state
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The Lass Creating the Once Of State
VeferfnaFy Surgeon
The bill creating the office of state vet
Urinary surgeon passed b hth the senate
and the house yesterday sad will become
law. The fuIiiext OF the bill was pub
Jishedlin The News of Wednesday, but
We reproduce II as follows for the bene-
at of our readers:
AN ACT
To pfovide for tbs appointment of a
state veterinary surgeon. SID TO prescribe
his dulles and fix his compensation.
Be IL enacted By the Legislature Of tie
State Of Rdnsas;
Section /. The Governor, BY and
with the advice and consent of the sea
ate, shall, immediately upon the passage
of this act, appoint competent and
skilled veterinary surgeon for the state,
who, at the date of such appointment,
shall be graduate IN good standing of 8
recognized college of veterinary surgery,
and who shall hl,ld his Office until his
successor is appointed and qualified, IN
less sooner removed for cause, by the gov
ernor The governor shall also, at the
regular session of the legis' eture in
1885, and every two years thereafter. and
during q reg ular session of the legisls-
ture, by and with The advice and consent
of the senate, appoint competent and
skilled surgeon for the state, having the
qualifications above mentioned, whose
term of office shall be tor two years from
the first day of April next succeeding his
appointment, unless sooner removed as
hei einbefore provided. The veterinary
surgeon for the state shall keep his office
at the capitol of the state, in room to
be provided by the secretary OF state,
and shall receive salary
of twenty-five hundred {$2,50OA
dollars per anoum, payable as.the sala-
ries of stste officers are paid, and actual
necessary travelling expenses by him H.
CURED and paid in the discharge of his
duties, to be drawn from the treasury
upon itemiZed accounts thereof properly
We ified rendered monthly and approved
by the governor. The governor shall
Immediately FL all vacancies which may
at any time occur in the office of state
veterinarian.
Sec. 2 Before entering upon the duties
of his Office the state veterinarian shall
take aud subscribe an cath to faithfully
| discharge the duties of his said Office,
and shall execute bond to the state OF
Kansas ia the sum of five Thousand
| q, COO dollars, with good and sufficient
surtties, conditioned for the faithful per-
| torrance of the duties of his office /;
which bond and sdltIes thereto shall be
| approved by the governor, and said bond,
| together with his aih of office, shall be
| deposited in the office OF The secretary of
state.
Sc, 3. 1t shall be the duty of the state
| veterinarian, uGder direction OF the live
| stock sanitary commission for the state
to investigate any and all cases of con-
| tagious or infectious diseases among do
mesIic animals of the state, which may
come to his knoWlt dge or be brought to
| the notice of the live stock sanitary COM
mission, and for this purpose shall visit
at oacs any l)cali,y within the state
| where any such contagious or Infectious
disease of domestic animals may be re-
| ported to exist, aud make full and care
| fuI examination of all animals supposed
| to be diseased, and inquire into the ma
| ture aud cause of any such disease
which he may discover, prescribe the
proper care, necessary remedies, and d.
| rect the sanitary measures necessary to
prevent the spre+d thereof: and to make
full report of his findings and doings
| in the premises to the live stock sanI-
| t6rY commission, with recommendations
and suggestions as to the means peces-
sary to be employ ed 10 prevent the
| spread, and best calculated 10 extermln-
/ dLc all MI va ih-
| fictitious diseases by him found to exist
among the domestic animals OF the
state.
Sec The state veterinarian shall
make u contsnuous scientific study and
| investigation of all diseases OF domestic
animals, and the causes, pTeveDtivos
and cures thereof, and report the result
of his study and investigation to the sec
rotary of the state board of agriculture,
| giving in plain, ordinary language the
symptoms by which any of such diseases
may be identified; how liable to bs In
troduced and spread the causes and
conditions to which may be attributed
the spontaneous production of any such
diseases, and the sanitary and other
measures best calculated 20 prevent the
| termination ana arrest the spread of any
such contagious and Infectious diseases
among live stock, together with the best
known treatment and remedies, also the
| treatment necessary in case of injury TO
domestic animals. ia time for publication
| in the several reports required by law OF
| the said board of agriculture, and per
| form such other service and duties as
may be required by law Or directed by
| the live stock commission in the interest
of the state.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect and
be 10 force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.