Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17
CHAPTER 50.

an Act, passed March thirty first,
eighteen hundred and eighty-tour.
chapter one hundred and tifty-seven
entitled an Act to prevent the spread
of infectious or contagious diseases
among the livestock OF this State.
SECTION |. ind Be It enacted By tie
General 1Swmbly or Myy}"Hd. That Il
commission is hereby established which
shall be known under the name and
stvle of the State Livestock SANITARY
| Board. to consist of three commits
sionerS who are practically engaged
in the breeding of livestock. who
shall be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, Immediately on the
approval of this Act. and bleunlallN
| thereafter at such time as executive
appointments are required by law To
be made. and who shall hold their
offices until their successors aie duly
appointed and qualified.
SECTION > and be It enHctt3. That
it shall be the duty OF said Board
as far as possible to protect the
health Of the domestic animals of the
State from all exotic. contagious
or infectious diseases, and CHAMBERS in
horses. and for this purpose il Is
authorized and empowered to estah-
lish. maintain and enforce such quar-
antine, sanitary or other regulations
as it may deem necessary, and shall
maintain an office in the City Of
Baltimore. and be clothed with all the
powers and duties imposed on the
Governor by the said Act of eighteen
hundred and elghty-four. chapter one
hundred and tifty-seven. except the
power IL appoint 'hiet Veterinary
Inspector. it shall institute and prose
cute dihgent inquiries in the several
counties. and ascertain "a far as
possible the exact condition of the
health of the livestock in said coun
ties. and to seek to have such counties
as shall be found to be free from con
tagiouS or infectious diseases exempted
from existing or future quarantine
regulations of other States or Terri
tories and the Local Boards of Health
in the several counties shall inve>tI-
gate all reported eases of contagious
or infectious diseases of livestock III
their respective counties. and II found
TO be contagious or infectious. shall
report the same at once To the said
State Livestock Sanitary Board.
SECTION ). iad he It eHd~'ej. That
each member of SAID board shall be
paid the sum of five dollars per day.
and necessary expenses for time
actually spent in the discharge OF his
duties.
SECTION t. AMI b, Il ,nGr',d. That
the sum of three thousand dollars per
year be and the same Is hereby appro-
priated. or 50 much thereof "a may hc
necessary. 10 meet the necessary ex-
penSeS of said board. including rent.
printing, &c.
SECTION :. iHf h e cIsn~r,d. That
it shall be the duty of all persons
practlclng veterinary medicine in
this State to report Immediately To
said board all cases of infections or
contagious disease among livestock.
which may come To their knowledge.
and a failure so to do for fortv-eight
hours after be or they shall come into
such knowledge. shall be deemed a
misdemeanor. and on conviction there
Of, shall he fined a sum not exceeding
fifty dollars for each offence
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