The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-03
AN ACT
To Codify and Revise the Laws
 fin Reference to Live Stock.

in Reference to Live Stock. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly oi
 the Territory of Arizona
 CHAIRMAN. RECORD. PAY. MILEAGE Section 1. Three commissioners identified with the live stock interests of the territory oi Arizona shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the legislative council, who shall constitute the Live Stock San, itary Board of the Territory of Arizona Before entering upon the duties of his office, each com missioner shall take and subscribe the cath of office according to law, and file the same with the secretary of the territory; and each commis- sioner before entering upon the performance of his duties shall execute bond to be approved Inv the governor, in the sum of two thousand dollars conditioned that he will faithfully per form the duties of his office, and file the same 7~itt the secretary of the territory The term of i office Of the first commissioner named by the governor shall be for three years from the first dsv of April, 1s97i the second .ess lamed shall be for 5gYo years, and the third one nar1ed shall be for one year from said first day of April 1887, and the successorO of each shall be appoin, ed for the term of three years thereafter. The gover- nor shall have power to i'll vacancies n said board Said board shall elect one of their num- Der chairman The board shall keep full and complete record of their proceedings and make such report to the governor as may from time to time be required, and biennial report to the legislative assembly The members of the board apnoiuted by the governor as hereinbefOre pro- yided. shall receive five (s5) dollars per day for the time by them necessarily employed in dis charging the duties required by this act. Pro- vided. however, that in no one year shall the board be in session more than sixty days, except upon call of the governor, and each member of the board shall receive ten Q0) cents for each and every mile actually travelled, which per diem and mileage shall be paid on the warrant of the auditor, to be issued on the filing in the auditors office of an itimized account thereof, properly certified to by such member, duly coun- tersigned by the secretary, with the seal ot the board and approval of it's ch lirman.
 VETERINARY SURGEON.
 Section 9 The governor shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the leg islative council appoint skilled veterinary surgeon for the territory of Arizona. who at the date of such appointment sha be graduate in good standing of recognized college of veterln- srv surgeons and who shall hold his office for the term of two years unless sooner removed by the board; the salary of said veterinary sur geon shall be the sum of twelve ($1;2O0 hundred dollars per annum and ten cents per mile for each mile actually and necessarily travelled in the discharge of his duties. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the territor al veterinarian shall take and subscribe an ca h to faithfully perform the duties of said office, and shall execute bond to the territory of Arizona in the stun of five thousand ($5,0C0 dollars with good and sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of the dniies of his office which bond and suretes thereto shall be ap- proved by the governor, and said bond together with his oath of office shall be deposited ill the offic, of the secretary of the territory.
 DISEASED ANIMALS
 Sectiou g. It shall be tLe duty of any owner or r,e-sor isr r',arg oI auy doIQes,c animal or ani- rnaIs who discovers, suspects CT haa reasOa to besieye hat any Of his domestic animals, or dc nestle animals in his charge, are affected with any infectious or contagious disease to immedi- atey notify such fact, belief or suspicion to the board or any member of it, or to the territorial veterinarians; and it shall bc the duty of any person who discovers the existeuce of any con- tagious or infectious disease among the domes- tic animals of another to reI ort>the same to the said board or territorial vet rinarian, and any attempt to conceal the existence of such disease or to wilfIlly or maliciously obstruct or resist the said board or Ihe territorial veterinarian in the discharge of their duties, as herein set foIth shall be deemed a misdemCanor.
 DUTY OF COMMISSION.
 Section f. It shall be the duty of the board provided for in the first section of this act to protect the health of the domestic animals of the from, oII oio1,c infect dis ease of malignant character, and for this pur- pose it is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, maintain and enforce such quarantine sanitary and other regulations, including meth ods of disinfecting railroad cars, as it may deem necessary It shall be the duty of any member of said board, upon receipt by him of reliable information of the exiftence among the domes- tic animals of the territory of any malignant di ease, to immediately notify the territorial veterinarian, who shall go at once to the place where any such disease is alleged to exist and make careful examination of the animals be- lieved to be effected with any such disease, and ascertain, if possible, what if any disease ex- ists among the live stock reported to be affected and whether the sameis contagious or infectious or not and if said disease is found to be Of ma lignant, contagious or infectious character he shall direct the temporary quarantine and sani- tary regulations necessary to prevent the spread of any such disease, and report forthwith his findings and action to the chairman of the board.
 QUARANTINE
 Section 5 Upon the receipt by the chairman of the board of the report of the territorial vet erinaran provided for in section four of this act he shall immediately, if the exigencies of the case require it. convene the board at the most convenient place, and if upon consideration of the report ofthe veterinarian the board shall be 5a..s--- -l-, -. -9 7-'@'7, or inf ne Tf= ease exists which seriously aneets the health of domestic animals, they shall, after ascertaining and determining the extent of premises or grounds infected authorize the veterinarian to establish the quarantine, sanitary and police regulations necessary to circumscribe and extir- minate such disease; and no domestic animal liable to become infected with the disease, or capable of communica ing the same shall be permitted t. enter or leave the district. prem ises or grounds so quarantined, except by the authority of the veterinarian. The said board shall prescribe such rules and regulations as will enable the veterinarian to perfectly isolate the diseased and exposed animals from all other domestic animals which are susceptible of be- coming infected with tae disease; they shall also from time to time, prescribe and enforce such directions, rules and regulations as to sep arating. mode of handling treating feeding and caring tor such infected or diseased and exposed animals as 1t shall deem necessary to prevent the two cla- ses of animals from coming in con tact with each other and the said board or any of the members thereof or said veterinarian, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises to cary out the provis- l ions of this act.
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