Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

disease among domestic animals in
the state of Vermont shall Immediately
ascertain it any such epidemic disease ex-
lists and if so found shall in their judg-
ment quarantine the herds of domestic
animals where such epidemic prevails.
and shall take such measures for its ex-
termination as in their judgment the pub
lie good may require; but the foregoing
shall not be construed so as to include
tuberculosis as an epidemic disease.
Sec. 5. The value of all cattle or other
domestic animals killed by order Of the
board of cattle commissioners shall be
appraised by two diSintereSted persons,
one to be selected by the member Of the
board in charge and one by the owner Of
the cattle, and if these two cannot agree
upon the amount of the appraisal they
shall select a third disinterested person,
who, together with them shall appraisal
the animals, such appraisal to be madsI
just before killing and the amount to bel
as near as possible their actual value, butt
in no case shall the value of a diseased
animal exceed the sum Of fifty dollars.
The owner of the animal shall received
eighty per cent of the appraisal and in adj
dition the hide of the slaughtered ami
NAL the carcass of which shall be buried.
Within sixty days of the date of the|
slaughter of said animals the amount which,
the owner is entitled to receive shall bel
paid by the state to the owner of such ami
NAL upon the written order signed by theI
member of the board in charge and coun-1
tersigned by the secretary Of said board.
No indemnity shall be paid to the owner
of condemned cattle or other domestic an
imalsS that have not been owned or kept
in the state for at least six months pre-
vious to the discovery of the disease UNI
less such animal shall have been at the
time of Importation examined in accord
ance with the provisions of this act and
pronounced free from disease
Sec. 6. IF any person shall sell or offer
to sell any cattle or other domestic ami
mails known by him to be infected with
bovine tuberculosis or any other conta-
gious disease, or any disease dangerous
to public health, or shall sell or offer to
sell any part or parts of such cattle on
other domestic animals, except their skins,
he shall be fined not more than two hun
dred dollars or be imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
Sec. Z. Each member of the board OF
cattle commissioners shall receive for his
services three dollars for each day actual
ly spent in the performance of his duties
under the provisions Of this act and shall
receive also his actual expenses. All &C
counts of said board shall be audited BY
the state auditor and paid by the state
Sec. S. All prosecutions for violations
Of the provisions of this act shall be com
menced within six months from the com
mission thereof and not after justices
of the peace shall have concurrent juris
diction of all proceedings under this act
Sec. 9. The board shall keep a record o.
its doings and report the same to thu
governor prior to the fifteenth day O
September annually unless sooner re
quired.
Sec. 10. Sections 4Soe to 1920 inclusive
of the Vermont Statutes and all othe
acts or parts of acts inconsistent wit
this act are hereby repealed.