The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-15
CHAPTER so.

AN ACI supplemental TO ana tkND,
an Act, passed March thirty-fi, mon
teen hundred and eighty-four, LOT Of
one hundred and fifty-seven enlarge
Act to prevent the spread of inoak,
or contagious diseases among I
stock of this State. ri
SECTION 1. And be 1t eaactSkeEi
General assembly of Maryland, 20
commission is hereby establishedlcs
shall be known under the name and /
of the State Livestock Sanitary Be
to consist of three commissioners Web
practically engaged in the breeding bic
stock, who shall be appointed by t
ernor, by and with the advice an ord
of the Senate, Immediately on tn anu
of this Act, and biennially thei and
such time as executive appoint
required by law to be made, and and
hold their offices until their succ, -
duly appointed and qualified.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, 10
shall be the duty of said Board as;e
possible to protect the health of the
tic animals Of the State from all a
contagious or infectious diseases; ans
ders in horses, and for this puiseyid
authorized and empowered to tea
maintain and enforce such guarantee
itary or other regulations as it may
necessary, and shall maintain an Of
the City of Baltimore, and be cloth@'
all the powers and duties imposed
Governor by the said Act of eighteen
dred and eighty-four, chapter one hui
and fifty-seven, except the power to an
Chief Veterinary Inspector, it q
stitute and prosecute diligent iT:sSsle
the several counties, and ascertaaake
possible the exact condition of the,
of the livestock in said countipald
seek to have such counties as shafIHtsl1t $
to be free from contagious or nc
diseases exempted from existing Or
quarantine regulations of other 70
Territories, and the Local Boards OF
in the several counties shall investN
reported cases of contagious or inf
diseases of livestock in their resp
counties, and if found to be contag
infectious, shall report the same at O
the said State Livestock Sanitary
SECTION 3. And be it enacted
each member of said board shall b.
the sum of five dollars per day, and
sary expenses for time actually spent
discharge of his duties.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted,
the sum of three thousand dollars pc
be and the same is hereby appropriate
so much thereof as may be necessa
meet the necessary expenses of said b
including rent, printing, &c.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted, T
shall be the duty of all persons pract
veterinary medicine in this State to r
Immediately to said board all cases of
tious or contagious disease among lives
which may come to their knowledge
a failure so to do for forty-eight
after he or they shall come into such k
edge, shall be deemed misdemeanor
on conviction thereof shall be fined a
not exceeding fifty dollars for each Of
SECTION 6. And be it enacted, III
shall be unlawful for any person to il
late any animal in this state with the
of any infectious or contagious discas
cident to animals without the conse
said Live Stock Sanitary Board, and
any persons convicted of this offence
be fined sum not less than one hui
nor more than FIVE hundred dollars,
discretion of the court.
| SECTION Z. And be it enacted, TIL
the performances Of the duties impos,
them by the Act of which this is su
mental, all constables, sheriffs or d.
sheriffs, or other state officers, shall be
as for the performance Of similar d
under existing laws.
SECTION s. And be it enacted, ~
shall be the duty of all States ATTIC
to prosecute all persons accused of viol
this Act or the Act to which this is a
plement.
SECTION 8. And be it enacted, tt
rules and regulations formulated and
by said board in pursuance of the p
hereby conferred on them shall hav
force of law, and all violations thereof
be punished as provided in the origins
of eighteen hundred and eighty-four,
ter one hundred and fifty-seven, al
appraisements of animals to be slaugt
or of buildings to be destroyed, shs
approved by said board before such
mails are slaughtered or such building
stroyed, and said board shall have thu
erection to have such appraised anima
stroyed or quarantined.
SECTION 10. And be it enacted, T.
much dissection eight, of the Act Of eig
hundred and eighty-four, chapter one
bred and fifty-seven, as limits the an
to be used in any two years for the pay
of animals slaughtered, be and the sa
; hereby repealed, and that all Acts or
of Acts inconsistent with this Act b.
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION IL. And be it enacted,
this Act shall take effect from the d
its passage.
approved April 1, 1886.
We hereby certify that the aforego
correct copy of an Act of the g.
Assembly of Maryland, passed ia
Session, 1886.
Z. B. PRETTYMAN
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delega
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