The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-07-22

AN ACT In Amendment of chapter 20 of
the General Laws. E1N'l.G "pt Oh.
Rhode island state Board of Agricul.
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AN ACT In Amendment OF th1pt'r ~ oi
the General Laws. t1u'l.G "ot th.
Rhode island state Board of AgricuI.
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Passcd April s. 1901
II is enacted by the General Assembly ~
follows.
Section T. Section 10 ut chapter % os IN,
General Laws is hereby amended SO uS {,
read as follows.
"Sco lo Whenever any nuiW1l shall D,
suspected hy either ~ tho uut'Ir commits
sioucrs Co ho affected with tuberculosis
the commissioners OF tho county wh.r,
the animal ~ found shall iwm"diutcl'
notify the secretary Uf fha stat" board ei
agriculture. who shall promptly "E a 'aF
when tn" commissions duly appointed rf
hareiubefor' provided shall visit the s.rs.
pcctcd animal with th, veterinarian. .r.
upon conformation 10 rr. disease Ir.
after oprrli~ru ut uf trs valve. E~ here
lnafter provided. the affected lu.~af
shall hr Killed and tuH carcass disposed =
IN such 10 NlUu.- Js will rrf N" 1"rr.-
mental to tho public health Anyone hsy-
iuC reason tD suspect that amy horse or
other animal BIS affected with g.lud-rs.
farCy. or any contagious pr roUuuriCa-
hle disease. shall Immediately r-por, the
Same 20 tho secretary ot the state board
of agriculture. who shall notify IN. yeter-
marian employed hy IN. board. and said
veterinarian shall promptly examine the
suspected animal and n it ~ found 20 be
affected with glnnders. fHrCy. or any
coutaG Gious or communicable disease or
suspected TO be- so affected. the vntori-
marian shall cause the said animal 90 be
killed aud the carcass 90 bc disposed ~
I'm such manner rs shall not be drtri-
mental tO the public health. Whenever
either of IA" cattle commissioners shall
find an animal which is suffering or sup
posed TO hc suffering from tuberculosis.
and to tho hest uf their Judgment said
animal cannot live until the veterinarian
employed lay The hoard shall arrive. s'id
commissioners shall have the power 70
slaughter said animal. II the owner shall
agree To have IL slaughtered at uwu,rs
risk. urd " upon post -Wort,m cNIwira-
tion II shalt hc found that the slaughtered
animal was affected with tuberculosis.
then the animal so killed shall hr paid
for ms IS hcvrlOu ftyr provided. lf ou the
other hand said animal proves to hc free
from tuberculosis the state shall not ho
uphlc FOR indemnity
Sec. o. Section II or Chugt"r go OF the
General Laws is hereby amended so MS to
read as follows:
sec. II For the purposes aforesaid the
veterinarian. with one &C thc cattle COM
missiuucrs I'm each county. SHALL constitute
tho honrd nf appraisers fur said county.
and the estimate Of NU'r, 10y such two
persons shall I've null. Provided. that not
more than urty dollars shah ho allowed
for any siuglc uutiyr animal. nor more
than scvou'N-Gvr dollars FOR amy single
grade animal nor moro than one hum
drcd dollars for any siugl" registered
animal aud written notice ~ tho amount
Of the appraisal signed Ivy tho board
" upprp ispvs shall hr Immediately given
to the owner or claimant NJ said ami
NAL. provided further. that any party
nrgriovcd 10y amy award made under
the provisions uf this section may
appeal thprctvum said board within
0yr dave W slid notice