The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

in their respective districts having a pop
ulation of seventy-five thousand or more.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts OF acts IN
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed
Sec s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 253-S. F. NO. 49, az
AN ACT to amend chapter 10 OF .hn
General Laws of 1905. entitled: an AN
and ffty-two (352) of the General Laws
of the year one thousand nine nun n
dred and three Q903), entitled, An aG'
to establish the state live stock SAM !
tary board of Minnesota and to provide
for the suppression and controi vi u al
gerous, contagious and lniectious u'
eases of domestic animals. 80 N.
Be it enacted by the Legislature VI INC
State of Minnesota: +o-
Section J. That section OF chaPooeeEr
10 of the General Laws OF the year aed $50 go
be and the same is hereby aInehueo so
as to read as follows
whenever the state live stock sanl-
tary board shall decide upon the Kllng
of an animal affected with the dlsease
tuberculosis or CHAMBERS. it shall notify
the owner, or keeper, of such DECISION,
when in the judgment of the state i've
stock sanitary board such animal may
be ordered transported for immedlate
slaughter by the said board, through us
executive officer to any abbatolr WllIliii
the state where the United states Du t;an
of animal industry maintains Inspection,
and said state live stock sanitary poaro
shall pay the expense of said transports,
ton and yardage. Before being removed
from the premises of the owner 1ners
shall be appointed three competent and
disinterested men; one appointed py the
state. one by the owner, ana Lne ln nniI
by the first two, to appralse such All
NAL at its cash value.
Such appraisal shall in no case excee9
thirty-five (3500) dollars for COW, anu
seventy-fve 90 dollars for oa morse noIIe' a eN
horses, where the pedigree shail pe
proved by certificates of registry from
the herd books where registered, ana IN
not exceed seventy-five (75.00) dollars;
If upon slaughter such animal is found
by the Inspector in charge OF suen i ana
STOCK easSir sanitary board, to be free from
anv contagious or infectious disease,
then the full amount of such appraiser,
less the value of the carcass; r, sha from Go
purpose of carrying out this act.
But if upon post-mortem ex al M ion
ficted with tuberculosis or glanders' tnen
and in that case the value of the car
cass shall be deducted from the ap,
three-fourths go of the remainder shall
be paid to the owner by the state. pro-
vided, that the animal has been Kept Tor
one year in good faith in the state prior
to the. killing thereof.
The owner or keeper may file with the
board, which has ordered the killing
within forty-eight (4S hours after being
notified, a protest stating therein under
oath that to the best of his knowledge
and belief, the animal is not infected
with tuberculosis or glanders; blank
protests shall be furnished owner by the
board which has ordered such killing.
Thereupon If the animal be killed, an
autopsy shall be held by three experts,
who shall be graduate veterinarians of
a recognized college, one appointed by
the state board, one by the owner to be
paid by the owner, the third by the first
two to be paid by the state, who shall
appraise such animal before 1t is killed
at it's cash value, and the autopsy shall
then be held upon such animals by the
above mentioned veterinarians.
If the autopsy shows that the animal
Is entirely free from any Such disease,
the full cash value thereof immediately
before the killing shall be paid to the
owner by the state, less the value or the
carcass but If found to be diseased. the
owner shall be paid only the three
rourths value as hereinbefore provided.
The appraisements made under this act
shall be in writing and signed by the
appraisers and certified by the local
board of health and the state live stock
sanitary board, respectively, to the audi
tor of the state, who shall draw war
rant on. the state treasurer for the
amount thereof"
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1909.