Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09

Montpelier Oct 7-Nearly all the men1-
bers of the House and about half the Sem
ate were present when the gaves fell at
O'Clock this afternoon. In his opening
prayer IN the Senate, Chaplain Farman
made touching reference to the death of
Gan W. w. Grout.
The bill introduced by Senator Brownell
providing for a plurality election in choice
Of representatives attracted no little at
tenton and favorable comment. The bill
is entitled An act relating to the election
Of representatives to the General Assem-
bly, 1t amends section 132 V. s. so that
the person receiving the greatest number
Of votes shall be declared elected No
vote shall be received after the box Is
turned but ten minutes intention to turn
the box shall be given by the presiding
officer. This bill is identical with the one
introduced in the House by Mr. Douglass
Of Wiliston
The bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Russell of Hinesburgh, creating a
board Of cattle commissioners and deiin-
ing and regulating its powers ard duties
to be better known as the tuberculosis
Bill is of vital interest to the farmers OF
Vermont and especially to those Of Chit
tenden county. The full text of the bill
is as follows:
CATTLE COMMISSION BILL.
An act creating a board of cattle com
missioners and to define and regulate its
powers and duties:
1t Is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly Ot the State of Vermont:
Section /. The governor shall in the
month of December A. D., 1902, appoint a
state board OF cattle commissioners con-
sisting or three members who shall be
residents OF this State and shall be grad
yates of some reputable veterinary col
leSe. one shall be appointed tor one year,
for nj
years. Said board shall choose from its
members a chairman and secretary. The
term of office of each or said member rs
shall commence on the first day of Janu-
AIRY A. D., 1893, and the governor shall
thereafter annually appoint one member
OF said board to succeed the member
whose term shall expire on the first day
Of January following The gov ernor shall
also fill all vacancies which shall occur in
said board.
Sec. .. The importation of cattle or 9TH
Ell domestic animals into this State is
hereby prohibited until the board of cattle
commissioners have been notified and the
animals shall have been quarantined for
such time as in the Judgment OF said
board the public good requires or exam
ined by member of said board and pro
nounced free from tuberculosis or any
other domestic disease.
Sec. g. Any person bringing cattle OF
contrary to the provisions of the proceed
ing section shall be fined one hundred
dollars for each offense and each animal
shall constitute distinct offense. one
quarter OF all fines collected under tho
provisions of this section shall be paid tc
the person entering the complaint and the
remaining threc-quartcrs shall be paic
into the State treasury.
Sec. 4. Any person who knows or sus-
poets that bovine tuberculosis or any 9th.
er contagious disease exists among hi.
cattle or other domestic animals may Al
his discretion notify the board of cattle
commissioners and the said board shall
AS soon as possible make a thorough ply.
steal examination of said animals aud II
deemed necessary to make thorough in
Vestieation of the case may apply the tu
bercuin test, and If the said animals ar,
found to have contagious disease shall
cause them to be killed forthwith, ant
the expense of Strengthening shall be paic
by the owner.
Sec. s. The value of all cattle or othel
domestic animals killed by order of III.
board of cattle commissioners shall b,
appraised by two dsinterestcd persons
one to be selected by the member of tn,
board in charge and one by the owner d
the cattle, and If these two cannot agrc,
upon the amount of the appraisal the,
shall select third dsnterosted person
who. together with them shall apprais
the animal. such appraisal to be made
just before killing and the amount to b,
as rear as possible their actual value
The owner of the animal shall
receive the full amount of the Appraisal
and in addition shall receive the slaugh
tered animal. Within sixty days of tn
date of the slaughter of said animals tn
amount which the owner is entitled to re
ceive shall be paid by the State to tn
owner Of such animal upon written or
der signed by the member of the boar'
in charge and countersgned by the secre
tary Of said board No indemnity shall
be paid to the owner of condemned cattl
or other domestic animals that have no
been owned or kept in the State for a
least six months previous to the discov
cry of the disease unless such animal
shall have been at the time Of importa
ton examined in accordance with the pro
visions of this act and pronounced FIRE
from disease.
Sec. g. II any person shall sell or one
TO sell any cattle or other domestic ami
NAL known by him to be infected with DO
vine tuberculosis or any other contagiou
disease, or any disease dangerous to tn
public health. or shall sell or offer to sci
any part or parts of such cattle or othe
domestic animal, he shall be fined no
more than two hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoned not moro than one year or both
Sec. T. Each member OF the board 0
cattle commissioners shall receive for hi
services Ave dollars for each day actual
spent In the performance of his dutie
under the provisions of this act and shall
receive also his actual expenses All ac
counts Of said board shall be audited b,
the State auditor and paid by the State.