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

will best protect the health OF the do.
mestic animals of the locality.
| Sec 5. Whenever. as in the fourth
section of this act provided, the commits
sion shall direct the killing of any DO
mestic animal or animals, 1t shall ap-
point three diSinterested citizens of the
state to act as appraisers of the animal
or animals to be killed. who, after be-
| ing duly sworn, shall make an inven-
tory and appraisement of the animal or
| animals condemned, aud in fixing the
value thereof the appraisers shall be
| governed by the value of like animals
| IN the locality at the date of appraise-
ment. without reference t. any diminu
| ton of value resulting from the dis
eased or exposed condition on account
of which said animal or animals has or
have been ordered condemned.
Sec. 6. When the commission shall
have determined the quarantine and
other regulations necessary to prevent
the spread among domestic animals of
any malignant, contagious or infectious
disease, found to exist among the live
stock OF the state, and given its order as
hereinbefore provided, prescribing quar-
antine and other regulations, it shall
notify the governor thereof, who shall
issue his proclamation proclaimipg the
orders, rules and regulations prescribed
| by the commission, which proclamation
| may be published by written or printed
haDdbills posted within the boundaries
or on the lines OF the district, premises,
| places or grounds Guaranteed, or by be-
ing publizhed in the official state paper
Provided, That if the commission de
eide that it is not Necessary, by reason
| of the limited extent Of the district in
which such disease exists, that procla
NATION should he issued; but such con-
mission shall give such notice as may
to it seem best to make the quarantine
established by it effective.
Sec. z. The commission provided for
in this act shall have power TO employ,
st the expense of the state, such persons,
and purchase such supplies and materi-
ais, as may be necessary to carry into
full effect all orders by il given, as here
inbefore provided: Provided, however,
that no labor shall be employed, nor
material or supplies purchased by the
| commission, except such additional Ia
bor, material and supplies, as may be
necessary to carry into effect the quar-
antine and other regulations prescribed
by the commission.
Sec 8. When any animal or animals
| are killed under the provisions of this
| act by the order of the commission, the
owner thereof shall be paid therefor the
appraised value as fixed by the appraIse-
| ment hereinbefore provided for, and sp-
proved by the commission: Provided,
however, that DO animal shall be paid
| for by the state which IN the judgment
| of the commission became affected after
the taking effect of this act, and prior
| to the date of notice thereof being for
| warded to the commission as herein
| provided for The right of indemnity
on account of animals killed by order of
the commission under the provisions
] OF this act, shall not extend to the owner
of animals which have be Ell brought into
the state IN diseased condition, or from
| a state, country, territory or district in
| which the disease with which the ami
NAL is affected, or to which 1t has been
exposed, exists. Nor shall any amin al
be paid for. by the state which may be
brought into the state in violation of any
law or quarantine regulation thereof, or
the owner of which shall have violated
any of the provisions of this act, or dis
regarded any rule, regulation or order of
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 to the United States be paid for
by the state.
Sec. 8. 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 d. mestic animals in his
charge. are affected with any contagious
| or infectious disease 10 Immediately re-
port such fact, belief or suspicion to the
commission, or any member thereof, and
to the sheriff and county clerk of the
COUNT IN which such domestic animal
Is; and it 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. 10 The sheriff and county Gle TX
TO whom the existence of any infectious
or contagious disease of domestic ami.
mails is repor ed shall forthwith proceed
to the place where such domestic ami
NAL is and examine the same, and forth
with report the II suit of such examina
/ llOb W vi al hAOuOCA
thereof, ana they shall prescribe such
temporary quarantine regulations as will
prevent the spread of the contagiUn OF
infection until the live stock sanitary
c mmission can provide and order suit
able quarantine rules and regulations.
Sec II. The Live Stock SANITARY
Commission shall have power to estab
lish quarantine against Infectious or con
tag mus diseases, existing In other States
Territories or counties, or paris thereof
and prescribe the rules and regulations
thereof, and the Governor shall by prOcla
nation proclaim the S ms, and from the
date of the publication of such pr"cla
nation, which publication shall bt
made in the official State paper, SAID
quarantine and the rules and rtgula
tions thereof, shall be in force and
effect.
Sec. u Any person who shall viO' t.
disregard. SIR evade, or attempt To dIsTe.
gard or evade any of the pr VISIONS oI
this act or who shall wei sc, disregard
or evade, or attempt to disregard OF
evade any of The rules, regula'Ious, orders
or directions of the Livestock Sanitary
| Commission establishing and governing
| quarantine, shall BE- deemed guilty of f
| misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum moi
less than one hundred nor more than
ten-thousaud dollars.
Sec. 10. Any person who shall bring
into this state, from any state, territory
or country where any contagious or in
| fictitious disease of domestic animals
| other than Texas or Spanish fever ex-
isis, any domestic animal, shall be
deemed guilty OF mi sdemeanor, and
| shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined
IN any sum not less than five hundred
nor more than FIVE thousand dollars.
Sec. IA Anv common carrier or pr
vate carrier WIN shall transport into the
| state of Kansas any domestic animal
| affected with any contagious or infec-
tious disease other than Texas or Span
] ish fever, shall be liable to fine of one
| hundred dollars for each of such ami
mails so transported into the state, TO be
4 recovered in a civil action prosecuted
4 by The tOrney general IN the name OF
1 the sia-e of Kansas
| Sec. 10. Any person who shall bring
into this state any domestic animal which
is affected with any contagious or iDfcc-
| tious disease, OF any animal which has
been exposed TO any contagious or intec-
| tious disease. other than Spanish al
Texas fever, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. and, upon conI lotion
thereof, sh all be fined IN any sum not less
than five hundred mr. more than five
thousand dollars.
Sec. 16 ANY person who owns, or i,
in possession of live IT ok which Is Oh
which is suspec It'd nr reported 20 b.
affected with any infectious or eort Igiou!
disease, who shall refuse To allow the
state veterinarian Ia examiF e such stock
or shall hinder OF obstruet the sia.e vet
erlDarian IN any exc minauon at, or In al
attempt II examine such stock, shall b.
deemed guilty 0f a Disdemeanor, and
upon conviction the eof, shall be 6nsd II
any sum not /. So Than one hundred dol
lars nor more than I've hundred dollars
And the appraisers of live stock here
lnbefore provided for, and the employees
authorized to be employed by the com.
mission shall receive the sum of-dol
lars per day for the time employed, tn,
same to be paid as hereintofore proYid
ed for the payment of expenses Incurred
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