The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-05
Chapter H7G.


as follows-
SECT 1. A married woman, of any age, may in
her right real and personal estate acquired by decent
gift purchases and may manage sell, convey and devise
the same by WILL without the onder assent of her hs
band but real estate directly conveyed to her by her hus
band cannot be conveyed by her without the jonder of
In payment of bona de debt actually due to her from
her husband When payment made for property con-
Veed to her from the property of her husband or it was
conveyed by him her without valuable considerations
be taken the property of her husband to pay his
debts contracted before such purchase
[Approved February 70
Chapter E37.
AN ACT to Extrpate Contagious Diseases among Cattle
ahas Tor the purpose OF facatng ana en-
and for expatng all nsidous infectious and contagious
diseases now or that may be among cattle and other I've
is hereby authorized and required Immediately after the
passage OF this act toappont board Of cattle commits
ability, who shall be charged with the execution of the pro
visions of this act and who shall be known and designated
as the State of Maine Cattle Commission and whose pow
ers and duties shall be those provided for In this act and
whose tenure of Office shall be at the option of the COVER
The compensation of said commissioners shall be at
the rate of three dollars per day during the time they are
missioners The said commissioners shall respectively take
an oath to fathfulperorm the duties of their Office and
shall Immediately organize such commission by the cleo
ton OF of their number president thereof and
coed forthwith to the discharge of the duties devoved upon
them by the provisions of this act.
soners tocause investigation to be to the existence
and any other infectious contagious diseases. And
such commissioners their duly constituted agent are
hereby authorized to enter premises places nclud
ing stock yards and vessels within any county part
OF e state In or at winch tne nave reason TO teTe
exists any such diseases and to make search investigation
and inquiry in regard to the existence thereof Upon the
said hereby to give notice. by
publication of the existence of such diseases and the local
notify in writing the officials agents of any railroad,
steamboat or other transportation company doing business
IN or through such locality OF the existence OF Fch
diseases hereby authorized and required to establish
andmantan such quarantine of animals places premises or
localities, they deem necessary oprevent
of any such disease the appraisal of the
animal animals affected with the said disease, in accord
ter authorized and provided and also to cause the same to
be destroyed and pay the thereof
before Infection of any moneys appropriated by the
Legislature for that purpose; provided, however that
lars for animal with pedigree recorded recodabe
in the recognized herdbooks of the breed in which the
dollars for animal which has recordable pedigree
provided further that in no case shall compensation be
allowed for animal destroyed under the provisions OF
this act which have contracted or been exposed to
such disease IN foreign country or on the hh seas or
previous to such animals showing evidence or SUCH dis
ease; nor sha compensation De aoWe9 10 Any owner wo
the existence of such disease the fact of exposure
ceament by himself agent, is whole part owner.
SECT That the said commissioners are hereby author
regulations providing for and regulating the agencies,
methods, and manner OF conducting, and the investga
tonsaforesad regarding the existence contagious
Diseases for ascertanng entering and searching places
where such diseased animals supposed exist; for
pertaining what animals diseased have been
posed to contagious diseases; for making reporting and
recording descriptions of the said animals diseased
making payment therefor; and tomake all other need
full rules and regulations which may in the judgment of
the commissioners be deemed requisite to the full and due
execution of the provisions of this act All such rules and
regulations before they shall become operative shall be
approved by the governor of Nane and thereafter pub
shed in such may be provided for in such reg
uations after such publication such rules and regu
tons shall have the force and effect of law far the
inconsistent with this act and other laws of
the state, or United States
SECT. H. That any person persons who shall know
ngy and wfuy refuse permission to said commissioners,
either of them their duly constituted agent to make
who knowingly and wilfully obstruct said commission
ers either of them their duly constituted agent in
making all necessary examinations of and as to animals
supposed by said commissioners to be diseased aforesaid
destroying the same, who knowingly attempts to
prevent said either of hem their duly
constituted agent from entering upon the premises and
other places herenbeore specified where any of said dis
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and upon conviction
thereof of either of the acts in this section prohibited
shall be punished by fine not exceeding hundred dol
lars by imprisonment not exceeding ninety days. or by
both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court
SECT D. That any person who is the owner of, or who
possessed of any interest in any animals affected with
of the diseases named in section two of this act, any
wise is charged with duty in regard to animal
diseased exposed to the conagon of such disease
officer agent charged with any duties under the pro-
visions of this act who shall knowingly the exis-
of such contagious disease the fact of such
ppsure to said contagion, and who shall knowingly and
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