Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-04-30
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Inc lOllOWlDR Is lull text OF the Dill
to suppress and prevent dissemination
ofepizootic and communicable diseases
of domestic animals i'm the state of
Ohio, which has passed both houses:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of.the State of Ohio, That
the governor shall, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint three
persons, who shall constitute board
of live stock commissioners, who shall
hold their office in the order i'm which
they are named, the first for one year,
the second for two years and the third
for three years, and their successors in
office shall be appointed for three years
each. They shall meet rs soon as prac-
ticable after their and after
taking the oath of office shall appoint
from their number president and Sec
retary. u.
Sec. .. The board of commissioners
are authorized to use all proper means
TO prevent the spread of dangerous and
fatal diseases among domestic animals.
and to provide for the eXtirpation of
such diseases; and in the event of any
such contagious or infectious disease
breaking out in this state, it shall be the
duty of all persons owning or having i'm
charge animals infected with the same
to Immediately notify said board of
commissioners, or some member therel
of, of the existence of such disease and
thereupon it shall be the duty of said
board Immediately to cause proper ex.
animation thereof to be made bya COM
petent veterinarian, and if said disease
shall be found to be dangerously con.
tagious or infectious malady, the board
shall order the diseased animals, and
such as have been exposed to the con:
tagiOn, to be strictly quarantined I'M
charge of such persons as the board, or
an authorized member thereof, shall
designate, and to order any premises or
farms where such disease exists, or has
recently existed, to be put in quaran-
tine, so that no domestic animal, sub
ject to such disease, be removed front
or brought to the premises or places SO
quarantined; and the board shall pre-
scribe such regulations as they may
Deem necessary to prevent contagi0R
from being communicated In any way
from the premises so quarantined.
SEC. 3. The bodies of all dead ami.
mails shall be buried or burned by tho
owners thereof, as provided by law.
SEC. Any person having in his
possession or under his care any ami
NAL which he knows or has reason TO
believe is affected with dangerously
contagious or infections disease and
does not without unnecessary delay
make known the same to said board,
or some member thereof, or to the
sheriff Or constable of the proper coun-
ty, to be by him communicated to said
board or any person or corporation who
shall bring into this state, or sell or dis
pose of, any animal knowing the same
to be affected as aforesaid, or any ami
NAL having been exposed to such conta-
gion, within three months of such ex
posure, or shall move the animal so dis
eased or exposed from the quarantine
to which it was ordered by the board Of
commissioners without c0ncent of said
board, shall, upon conviction of either
of the aforesaid offenses, be fined i'm
any sum not exceeding $500.
SEC. 5. The board of commissioners
shall keep record of their acts and in
vestigations of diseases of live stock and
report the same to the Governor on the
first Monday of November annually,
and at such other times as the governor
may order, and such parts of said report
as shall be of general interest to breed
ers of live stock may be transmitted to
the department of agriculture to be-
published with their proceedings. Said
board shall receive for their services the
sum of four dollars per day and necessa-
ry travelling expenses for each day any
member is actually engaged in the in
vestigation of reported cases of out
breaks ofdisease as herein provided, or,
diseased animals, and other duties con-
nected Herewith; and when it becomes
necessary for said board to employ any
veterinarian, sheriff, constable, or such
, persons as may be deemed essential to
assist the commissioners in performing
their duties, as set forth in this act,
they are authorized to fix and certify
their compensation, properly item
lied account of which shall be made
out and certified by the board, and paid
upon the order of the governor.
Sec. 6. Forthe purpose of ofcarryingin-
to effect the provisions of this act, the
sum of 81 900, or SO much thereof az
may be necessary, is hereby appropriate
ed out ofany funds not already appropri-
ated.
SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and
be in force on and after its passage.