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


keep the same where animals not affect
ed shall come in contact with it, or shall
sell, ship, or drive it away, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and fined rot
less than 500 nor more than $500 for
each of such diseased or exposed ami
mails but he may dispose of the same
if he have bill of health of such ami
NAL from the state veterinarian.
Section Is. When any livestock
shall be appraised and killed by order
of the commission, it shall issue to the
owner of the livestock so killed a GER
tificate showing the number and kind
of animals, amount to which the holder
is entitled, and report the same to the
auditor of state. And upon presenta-
ton of such certificate to the auditor.
he shall draw his warrant on the treas
urer for the amount therein stated. pay
aUle out of any money appropriated for
the payment of such claims.
Section l6 provides that this act shall
not interfere with chapter IA, session
laws of 1883. This is the chapter re-
lating to the appointment of sheep in
spectors by the county commissioners. I
Section IL makes the pay of the MEM
bers of the commission 81 per day when
employed and necessary travelling ex-
penses.
Section Is provides that whenever the
governor of the state shall have good
reason TO believe that any dangerous.
contagious or infectious disease has be-
come epiZootic in certain localities in
other states, territories, or countries. or
that there are conditions which render
such domestic animals from such in
/ fected districts liable to convey such
disease, he shall, by proclamation,
prohibit the importation of any live
stock of the kind diseased into the state
unless accompanied by certificate of
health, given by duly authorized vet
Urinary inspector, and all such animals
arriving in this state shall, when ordered
10y the livestock commission be exam
ined without delay by the state veter-
mary surgeon, and, if deemed necessary
placed in close quarantine until all dan
ger of infection is passed, when they
shall be released by order of the veteri-
nary surgeon or the livestock commits
sion. y fine of from 500 to $500 is
imposed for the violation of any of the
provisions of this section.
Section 10 makes it the duty of the
owners of any stockyards doing bust
ness in this state, when requested by
the livestock sanitary commission. to
appoint and keep constantly in their
employ at their expense, a competent
/ Inspector of livestock, whose duty il
shall be TO daily inspect with care all
animals brought into the stockyards in
whose employ any such inspector NAV
be, and upon the discovery by such in
spector, in such yards, of any animal af-
fected with any malignant, contagious.
or infectious disease, he shall direct the
manner in which any such diseased an
imal shall he disposed of so as to pre-
vent the spread of any such contagious
or infectious disease, and for this pur-
pose may cause any diseased animals to
be disposed of at the expense of the
owner thereof, in such manner as will
prevent the spread of such disease; but
In no event shall any such diseased
stock be permitted to be driven or ship
ped out of any such stOckyards, except
to some rendering establishment, OF
other suitable place for killing and dis
posing of such diseased animal as here.
inbefore provided for. and then under
such regulations and restrictions as NAV
be necessary to prevent the spread OF
the disease on account of which any
such animal has been condemned: but
the owner of animal ordered DESTROYED
may appeal from the decision of the in,
spectOr to the state veterinarian, and
pending the appeal the animal shall be
kept in strict quarantine at the expense
OF the owner. No compensation is tC
be allowed by the state for any diseased
livestock found in public yards and des.
trOyed.
Section 20 allows the commissioners
power to call upon any sheriff. under
sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable tc
execute their orders, and such officers
shall obey the orders of such commits.
sioner, and the officers performing such
duties shall receive compensation there.
for as IS prescribed by law for like ser.
vices, to be paid as other expenses OF
said commission as hereinbefore pro-
vided; and any officer may arrest OF
view, and take before any magistrate
OF the county, any person found violat.
ing any of the provisions of this act
and such officer shall Immediately mott.
fy the county attorney of such arrest
and he shall prosecute the person so of.
Tending according to law.
Section p provides that the provis-
ions of this act shall not apply to sheer
and hogs except when exposed 70 foot
and mouth disease, or to cattle when
affected by the disease known as Texas
or Spanish fever.
And this last section appears to be
the only lame one in the entire bill. II
1t does not include Spanish or Texas
fever it is of very little account to this
county; but we can't think it will ex-
empt the Texas fever. AS heretofore
mentioned another bill was passed Civ
ing the commissioners power to act in
case of this fever, and we do not be-
lieve the members from this section OF
the state would permit the danger from
the disease that has cost this State more
than all others combined, to escape the
sanitary bill. We believe time will
prove that some southwest Kansas
member was smart enough to watch
out for this.
In accordance with the provisions of
the bill the governor has appointed and
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