The Dickinson press., 1908-04-11
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Of the North Dakota Live Stock
Board.

The first annual report of the
State Live Stock Sanitary board
for 1907 has been published and
contains much valuable and in
teresting data. This report was
compiled by w. L., Richards, sec
rotary of the board, and Dr.. W.
r. Crewe, state veterinarian, and
tells of the first years work of
this board which was instituted
April 9, 1907.
Below is given a synopsis of the
report telling of the board, it's
duties and what has been done
since its organization:
"A board is hereby established
to be known as the state live
stock sanitary board The board
consists of five members to be
appointed by the governor. One
shall be appointed for five years,
one for a term of four years., one
for a term of three years, one. for
a term of two years and one for
a term of one year., whose term
of office shall commence on the
first day of April, 1907, and the
successor of each shall be ap-
pointed for the term of five years
thereafter and until their sue
cessors are appointed and quail
fed. Each member shall be a
qualified elector of the state of
North Dakota. Three members
shall be persons who hare fnan-
cially interested in the breeding
and maintenance of live stock in
the state of North Dakota and
the other two members shall be
competent veterinarians who are
who are graduates of some regu-
larly organized and recognized
veterinary college or university"
Whenever a domestic animal
had been adjudged to be affected:
with a contagious or infectious
disease and has been ordered.
killed by said live stock sanitary
board or by an accredited agent
thereof, and within twenty-four
hours thereafter it's owner. or
keeper may file a protest against
the killing thereof which said
boardor it's accredited agent who
has ordered such animal killed.
Such notice shall state. under
oath that to the best:of the, knowl-
edge and belief of the: person
making such protest such animal
is not infected with any ce;io,nitagi-
GUS or infectious diseases, where
upon an examination OF: the ami
NAL involved shall be made by
three experts, one:of said experts
to be appointed by said state live
stock. sanitary board; one by the
person making such protest and
the two thus appointed to choose
a third, but all experts shall be
persons learned in veterinary
medicine and surgery and grad
yates of a regularly organized
and recognized veterinary col
lege."
Whenever the state veterinary
shall deem the slaughter of a
horse, gelding, mare, ass or mule
necessary he shall notify in wri-
ting a justice. of the peace of the
county in which said diseased
animals are, describing in said
notice the diseased animals with
a reasonable degree of certainty,
stating the name of the owner
when known. The justice Of the
peace shall, after entering the
same upon his docket, three dis.
interested citizens as witnesses
are summoned in justice court
who shall not be residents of.the
immediate neighborhoodin which
the animals are owned and Kept.
The appraisers shall, before on.
.tering upon the discharge Of their
duties, be sworn to make true
and faithful appraisement Of The
value Gof. said. animals ]: Is, without
prejudice or favor, and shall GER
tify in their return that they have
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