The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-20

Infection or contagion, or who shall
move or drive any domestic animal il
violation of any direction, rule, Fegula
iation, or order establishing and regula.
| ting quarantine, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be fined in any sum moi
| less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each OF
such diseased or exposed domestic ami
mails which he shall permit to run al
large, or keep. or sell, ship, drive, trade,
or give away in violation of the provis-
IONS of this act: Provided, That any
| owner of any domestic animal which
has been affected with or exposed to any
contagious or infectious disease, other
than Texas or spanish fever, may dis
pose of the same, after having obtained
from the State Veterinarian q bill OF
health for such animal.
Sec. 10. When any live stock shall be
killed by order of the commission, IL
shall issue to the owner of the cattle so
killed 8 certificate, showing the amount
to which the holder IS entitled, and re-
port the same to the auditor of state.
And, upon presentation of a certificate
! to the auditor, he shall draw his war
rant on the treasurer for the amount
therein stated.
Sec. 10. The provisions of this act
shall not be construed to include the Or
binary diseases which are common
among the live stock of the state, nor
shall Il be so construed as TO repeal any
of the laws now In force relating TO live
stock.
Sec. 90. That the members of The com.
mission, appointed by the governor as
hereinbefore provided, shall receive five
dollars per day for the time by them rec
essariIy employed in the discharge of
the duties required by this act. And
each member of the commission herein.
before provided for shall receive the &C.
tual necessary travelling expenses by him
incurred and paid in the discharge OF
the duties required of him by the pro.
VISIONS of this act, which said per diem
and expenses shall be drawn from the
treasury on the warrant of the auditor,
to be issued on the filing in his Office OF
an itemized account thereof, properly
verified.
Sec. 81. Whenever the governor OF
the state shall have good reason to be-
lieve that any dangerous contagious or
infectious diseases has become epizootic
in certain localities in other states, terri
conditions which render such domes-
tic animals from such infected districts
liable to convey such disease, he shall
by proclamation, prohibit the imports-
tion of any live stock of the kind dis
eased into The state, unless accompanied
by certifica' e of health, given by a duly
authorized veterinary Inspector, and all
such animals ARRIVING in the stale shall
be examined without delay By the state
veterinary surgeon, and if deemed neces-
sary, placed in close quarantine until all
danger of infection IS passed, when they
shall be released by the order Of Veteri
surgeon of the Livestock Commission.
Sec. %. Any person who shall violate
any of the provisions OF section - OF
this act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall, upon convict on
thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars.
Sec. %. For the purpose of this act
each member of the live stock sanitary
commission is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer oaths and
affirmations.
Sec. 81. This ct shall take effect and
be in fierce from and after its publica
ton once in the official state paper.