The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10
BOARD TO FIGHT
SHEEP INFECTION
Creation of Commission and
Appointment of inspectors
Provided for in Bill.
POWERS OF QUARANTINE
DIPPING AND CLEANSING or
DERS TO BE ENFORCED.

To protect and promote the sheep indus
try in this state Is the object of a house
bill introduced yesterday. The measure
proposes the creation of sheep commits
sion and provides for the inspection OF
sheep, the control and suppression of scab
and other infectious diseases and repeaIs
The existing law bearing on the subject
The commission is to consist Of three
members, all of whom must be flockmas-
tiers and experienced woolgrowers. Their
salaries are to be $500 a year and actual
travelling expenses; they are to be named
by the governor bond of $1,000 is re-
quired- \ secretary Is to receive 81 1000 a
year and an office must be maintained at
public expense.
Provision is made for the establishment
OF districts and the appointment of neces-
sary inspectors. The inspectors are TO re-
celve s. day and actual travelling eX-
penses for their services.
The board and the inspectors shall have
power TO quarantine and compel the
cleaning of any corral, shearing pens, dip
ping Vats at the expense of the owner of
The sheep; refusal TO obey the orders of
Ihe board or INSPECTORS shall empower
the state 10 perform the work of cleans
ing and disinfecting. the cost to be lien
on the property indicated. Two publicd-
lions of the boards orders shall cOnsti-
tute legal notice 20 all sheepmen. A sys-
tenn of reports is ordered.
Clean Bills of Health.
clean bill of health shall entitle the
owner Of sheep TO pass through the state
or from one district to another. When
ever sheep become infected the owner
must Immediately notify the board.
Quarantine must be established at once
and the zone defined wherein diseased
sheep may Craze or herd until cured. The
expense of dipping. hand dressing feed
ing and care must be borne by the owner
II is specified that only lime and sulphur
or sulphur and tobacco dips may be used:
the formula is set forth.
Whenever a person desires TO bring
sheep into Utah from another state he
must notify the board and the place and
time for entry shall be fixed For the in
spection of flocks from other states in
spectors are TO collect from the owners
their per diem and expenses. which must
be turned into the state treasury. Sheep
passing through the state in railroad cars
are excepted. The governor may. by pro-
clamation. quarantine against any district
in another state where he has reason to
believe disease exists and whence sheep
are likely to come into Utah
Violation of the provisions of the act
constitutes a misdemeanor and is punish
able by a fine not exceeding $500 or by
imprisonment not exceeding six months
or both.
New Measures Proposed.
House bill No. col by Thompson. elm
mates the word dumb" in connection
with the term deaf and dumb or deaf
dumb and blind.
\ few more Luke bills were given
life in the house yesterday by the special
judiciary committee. No. 2Se makes il
unlawful for any justice of the peace 10
issue a writ of attachment or for any
person TO procure the issuance thereof
before the affidavit is filed Violation is
made misdemeanor and the offender is
liable to the person whose property. cred
its. money or earnings are attached to
double their value and 10 all damages
incurred
No. 2s5 makes it unlawful for any per-
son to sell, assign or transfer any claim
for debt against resident of this state
for the purpose of having il collected by
attachment proceedings in courts outside
the state. with intent to deprive a resi-
dent of this state of his right of exemp-
ton, provided the creditor and debtor and
the person intended TO be reached are
within the jurisdiction of the courts of
this state. fine of not more than 1900
nor less than $50 is provided, and the
person whose personal earnings are so at
tached shall have right of action to re-
cover double the amount attached and
costs. either from the person assigning or
the assignee or both. The transfer as
siSnment or sale of any claim to a per-
son not resident of this state shall be
prima facie evidence of a violation of the
act
House bill No. 2sS provides that in case
of appeal. where the surety on undertake
ing becomes insufficient. the appellate
court may order a new undertaking to be
filed or may dismiss the appeal.