Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 400, s. Published June 81, 1907.
CHAPTER 273, LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER 273, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 8, chapter 40,
laws of 1901, as amended, making the
same section 1492b, statutes OF 1898, re-
Iating to Strengthening and appraisement
of animals.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section l. Section of chapter 440, laws
of 1901, as amended by chapter %, laws
of 1908, as amended by chapter 81 or the
laws of 1905 is amended and made sec
ton of the statutes Of 1898, to read: Sec
ton 1492b I. Whenever the owner shall
not exercise the option mentioned in the
preceding section and 1T shall be deemed
necessary by the board to slaughter dis
eased animals, written notice shall be
given to the owner, his agent or the per-
son in charge Of such animals, and to
justice of the peace in the county In which
the animals may be, of the purpose to order
the slaughter thereof, giving the number
and description of the animals, and the
name of the owner.
2. Such notice shall be entered on the
docket of such justice who shall immedt-
ately thereafter summon such owner, agent
or possessor, and also three disinterested
citizens of the county not residents OF the
immediate neighborhood in which such anil
mails are known or kept, to appraise the
value thereof. Such appraisers shall, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of their
duties, be sworn by such justice to make
favor, of the value of such animals, and
if such slaughter is made on the premises
where said animals are kept, they shall
certify in their return that they have
seen the appraised animals slaughtered.
3. In making the appra1sement of dis
eased animals the appraisers shall deter
mine their value in the condition in which
they are found at the time of the APP
praisement.; but the appraised value of no
Single animal shall. exceed the
actual market value thereof at the time
e. -I,o
it exceed fifty dollars.
T. In case Of bovine tuberculosis II 1t
shall be deemed advisable by the live stock
sanitary board. such appraised animals
state and under the direction and control
of the board to some abattoir to be desig-
mated by the board for immediate slaugh-
ter under United States government inspec-
submitted to the secretary of the sanitary
board by member of the live stock SAM
tary board.
:. The proceeds of any such sale to-
gether with an account thereof and all
disbursements made in connection with such
shipment shall be returned to the secre-
tary of the board and such J., net proceeds
to the secretary of state who In turn shall
pay the same TO the state treasurer
6. If any such appraised animals
be slaughtered on the premises
such slaughter shall be made under the
direction of local health officer or the
chairman of the town board, or the state
veterinarian, or his assistant, or\any mem
her of the state live stock sanitary board
T. The owner of slaughtered animals
shall receive no compensation for the same,
unless said sanitary board Is satisfied that
the infected premises have been disinfect-
ed In such manner as to prevent the fur
Their spread of the disease.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 10, 1907.