Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28


mails believed to be affected with any
such disease, and ascertain, if possible,
what, if any, disease exists among the
live stock reported to be affected, and
whether the same is contagious or in
fictitious, or not, and if said disease is
found TO be OF a malignant, contagious
or infectious character, he shall direct
the temporary quarantine and sanitary
regulations necessary TO prevent the
spread Of any such disease, and report
his findings and actions to the commits
sion.
Section 3 provides that any member
of the commission, when the exegencies
shailrequire, shall Immediately convene
the commission az such place as he may
designate, and, if upon consideration of
the report of the veterinarian, the COM
mission shall be satisfied that any con-
tagiOus or infectious disease of a malig-
nant character, which seriously threat
ems the health OF domestic animals. and
endansers the live stock interest of the
state, exists they shall proceed at once
to the infected district, ascertain and
determine the premises or grounds in
fected, and establish the quarantine.
sanitary and police regulations necessa-
~ to cireumsbTibe and exterminate
such disease also to list and describe
the domestic animals affected with such
disease, and those which have been ex-
posed thereto, and included within the
infected district or premises so defined
and quarantined, with such reasonable
certainty as would lead TO their identi-
iication, and for that purpose the said
commission may, in its discretion, cause
the live stock so included within the
quarantined lines established to be
marked or branded in such manner as
the commission may designate and no
domestic animal liable TO become infect
ed with the disease or capable of COM
municating the same, shall be permit
ted to enter or leave the district, prem
ises OF grounds 50 quarantined, except
by the authority of the commission.
Section 4. When, in the opinion of
the commission 1t shall be necessary, to
prevent the further spread of any con-
tagiOus or infectious disease among the
live stock of the state, TO destroy ami
mails affected or which have been ex-
posed to any such disease, it shall deter
mine what animals shall be killed, and
appraise the same and cause the same
TO be killed, ard the carcasses disposed
of as in its judgment will best protect
the health of the domestic animals of
the locality.
Section D. Whenever, as in the fourth
section of this act provided, the COM
mission shall direct the killing of any
domestic animal or animals. it shall be
the duty of the commission to appraise
the animal or animals to be killed. and
shall make an inventory of the animal
or animals condemned, and in fixing
the value thereof the commission shall
he governed by the value of said animal
or animals in the locality at the date of
appraisement.
Section g. When the commission shall
have determined the quarant ne and
other regulations necessary to prevent
the spread among domestic animals of
any malignant, contagious or infections
disease, found to exist among the live
stock of the state, and given its order
as heretofore provided, prescribing quar-
antine and other regulations, it shall
notify the governor thereof, who shall
issue his proclamation, proclaiming the
boundary of such quarantine and the
orders, rules and regulations prescribed
by the commission, which proclamation
may be published by written or printed
hand-bills posted within the boundaries
or on the lines of the district, premises.
places or grounds quarantined, or by
being published in the official state
paper.
Section : gives the commission power
to purchase necessary supplies and ma
terial, and employ necessary assistance.
Section S makes it the duty of the
railroad corporations doing business in
this state TO cleanse and diSinfect their
cars usedby them in transporting stock
in this state. at such times and places
as the commissioners may designate
whenever in the opinion of the commits
sioners any such order may be necessa-
~ to prevent the spread of infectious
and contagious diseases. Any corpora
ton violating any of the provisions of
this section shall be liable to penalty
of 500 for each offense, to be recovered
IN civil action to be prosecuted under
the direction of the attorney general, in
the name Of the state of Kansas.
Section 9 provides that the owner of
any animal killed under this act shall
be paid the appraised value thereof. but
no indemnity shall be extended to the
owner of animals which have been
brought into the state in diseased con-
ditlon, or from state, country, terri
tory, or district in which the disease
with which the animal is infected, or TO
which it has been exposed, exists. Nor
shall any animal be paid for by the state
which may be brought into the state in
violation of any law or quarantine reg
ulation thereof, or the owner of which
shall have violated any ofthe provisions
of this act, or disregarded any rule, reg
ulation, or order, of the livestock SAM
tary commission or any member thereof.
Nor shall any animal be paid for by the
state which came into the possession of
the claimant with the claimant S knowl-
edge that such animal was diseased or
was suspected of being diseased. or
which had been or shall be exposed to
any malignant. contagious or infectious
disease. Nor shall any animal belong
ing to the United States be paid for by
/ the state.