The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27


the live stock sanitary commission or
any member thereof Nor shall any an
imal be paid for by the state which came
into the possession of the claimant with
the claimants knowledge that such ami
NAL was diseased or was suspected of be-
ing diseased, or which had been exposed
to any malignant, contagious or infec-
tious disease. Nor shall any animal be-
longing 10 the United States be paid for
| by the state.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of any
owner or person IN charge Of any domes-
tic animal who discovers, suspects or has
reason to believe that any of his domes:
tic animals, or domestic animals in his
charge, are affected with any contagious
or infectious disease to Immediately re-
port such fact, belief or suspicion to the
commission, or any member thereof, and
t. the sheriff and county clerk of the
county IN which such domestic animal
49, and 1t shall be the duty Of any person
who discovers the existence of any con-
tagious or infectious disease among the
domestic animals of another TO report
the same at once to the sheriff and coun-
ty clerk of the county in which such do
nestle animal is.
Sec. II. The sheriff an d co unity Gle TX
to whom the existence of any infectious
or contagious disease of domestic ami
mails is reported shall forthwith proceed
TO the place where such domestic ami
NAL lie aud examine the same, and forth
with report the result of such examinR-
| ton TO ths commission or any member
thereof, ed they shall prescribe such
temporary quarantine regulations as win
prevent the spread of the coniagion OF
infection until the live stock sanitary
commission can provide and order suit
| able quarantine rules and regulations.
Sec. IL. ANY person who shall know.
inglY bring into this state any domestic
animal which is affected with any CON
| tagious disease, OF any animal which has
been exposed TO any contagious or in
fictitious disease shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not less
than five hundred nor more than five
thousand dollars.
Sec. Ii Any person who owns, or il
| in possession OF live stock which Is OF
! which is suspected or reported to be
affected with any infectious or contagious
disease, who shall refuse to allow the
state veterinarian To examine such stock
| or shall hinder OF obstruct the state vet
erInarian in any examination OF, or In an
| attempt to examine such stock, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined II
any sum not ], 50 than one hundred dol
lars nor more than I've hundred dollars
Sec. IA. Any person who shall have
in his possession any domestic animal
| affected with any contagious or lnfec-
tious disease, knowing such animal to be
30 affected or after having TT ceived notice
that such animal is 50 affected, who shall
permit such animal To run at large, Oh
who shall keep such animal where other
| domestic animals not affected by OF pre-
viously exposed to such disease may be
exposed to its coptagion or inf Ction, OIL
| who shall sell, ship, drive or trade, Oh
| give away such diseased animal or ami
mails which have been exposed TO such
| Infection or contagIOp, or who shall
move or drive any domestic animal IL
| violation of any direction, rule, regula
] lation, OF order establishing and regula-
ting quarantine, shall be deemed guilty
| of a miSdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum no
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for esch o.
such diseased or exposed domestic ami
mails which be shall permit to run a
large, or keep, or sell, ship, drive, trade
| or give away IN violation of the proyis
|
owner Of any domestic animal which
has been affected with or exposed to am
| contagious or infectious disease, may dis
pose OF the same, after having obtained
from the State VetTinarIan d bill o
health for such animal.
Sec. 10 When any live stock shall b
appraised and killed by order of tn,
commission, IL shall issue to the Owne
of the live stock SO killed certificate
showing the number and kind of ami
mails killed and the amount to which
the holder is entitled, and report thu
same to the auditor of state. And upOl
presentation OF such certificate to Tia
auditor, he shall draw his warrant on tn
treasurer for the amount therein stated
payable out OF any money appropriate
for the payment of such claims.
Sec. 16. The provisions of this &C
shall not be construed to include the OF
binary diseases which are Commol
among the live stock of the state, no
shall It be so construed as 30 repeal an
of the laws now Ia force relating to liv
stock.
Sec. II. That the members of the con-
mission, appointed by the governor a
hereinbefore provided, shall receive fiv
dollars per day for the time by Them T &c
essarily employed in the discharge @
the duties required by this act An
each member of the commission hereir
before provided for shall receive the az
tual necessasy travelling expenses by hir
incurred and paid in the discharge c
the duties required of him by the pre-
vIsIons of this act, which said per dIer
and expo n ses shall be drawn from tn
treasury on the warrant of the auditor
to be issued on the filing in his Office {
an itemiZ q account III. rtof, properl
verified.
Sec 10. Wheneysr the governor {
the q ate shall have good reason to be
lieve that shy dangerous contagious {
infectious diseases has become epizooti
in certain localities in other states, terri
tories or countries. or that there al
conditions which render such dome
tic animals from such infected district
liable tn convey such disease, he sha
by proclamation, prohibit the imports
, tion of any live stock of the kind di
ca ell into the state, unlt IS acccmpanie
: by q certificate uf health, given by dul
authorized veterinary inspector, and a
r such animals arriI ing in the state sha
: be examined without delay. by the sta
? veterinary surgeon, and if deemed nece
) sary, placed in close quarantine until a
: danger of Infection Is passed. who n the
shall be released by the order of Il
veterinary surgeon of the Live-StOC
| | Commission.
r Sec. 10 The Owners of any stoC
yards doing business III this state, wht
] requested by tae Live Stock Sanital
! stantly in the ir employ al their eXpens
T competent inspector OF live stoc
s whose du'y it shall be to daily inspe
e with care all animals brought into Il
8 stock yards in whose employ any sue
: inspectors may be, and upon the dI
! cuvery by such-Inspt ctnr IN such yard
j of any animal affected with any mali
e nani, contagious or infectious disease
e shall direct the manner in which al
4 such diseased animal shall be dispos,
q of so as to prevent the spread OF al
q such malignant, cIntagious or infection
s disease, and tor this purpose may can
!, any such diseased animal to be kIlle
, and The csrcasses 10 be dispose
;: of at the expense of Il
= owner thereof in such manner as will pI
n Z vent the spread of any such disease but
n no event shall any such diseased stock
! permitted to be driven or shipped out
l. any such stock yards, except to son
Y rendering establishment or other suit
e able place for killing and dispOsing
such diseased animals as hereinbefo
IT provided tor, and then under such reg
:, lations and restrictions as may be necG
5, sary to prevent the spread of the discs
j. on account of which any such animl
o have been condemned: Provided, th
: the owner of any animal or animals
T, dered to be destroyed by any inspectt
" shall have the right to appeal from a
lie decision of such inspector to the sts
3 veterinarian IF the State Live Stock Sa
'e tarY commission; and during the per
r ency of such appeal, the condemned a
ID mails shall be kept IN strict guaranti
at the expense of the owner thereof, q
j. less the sta e veterinary shall deci
is such stock is not so diseased, then 50
rs expense shall be paid by the owners
in said stock yards. And. provided, +
Ia ther, that no compensation shall be ms
IN by the state TO owners Of diseased Il
~ stock found in pubiic stock yards q
Ut destroyed as herein provided The
Us spector of live stock in any stock va