The Republican journal., 1911-04-06


tiou one of this act and, wheueVer Il
appears to the state superintendent that
any town should receive special aid o.
eIcoura cement for the purpose of rails
ing the standard of qualifications Of
common school teachers or Of increasing
the length of the school year or other
wise adding to the efficiency of the COM
mon schools he shall issue to the gov
ernor and council a. recommendation
relative thereto and the governor and
council shall have authority to draw q
warrant in the favor of the treasurer
of said town for the payment from The
equalization fund OF a sum which shall
be expended under the direction of the
experimenting school committee of said
mendation as made by the state super
intendent of public schools and within
the purposes of this act. The state
superintendent of public schools shall
investigation of educational facilities
as herein provided a sum not to exceed
two thousand dollars which shall be de-
Quoted from the equalization fund and
he shall annually publish in his print
ed report complete statement relative
to all disbursements as provided in this
act Approved March 31)
Chapter 1893.
An Act repeating Section thirty-one of
Chapter three of the Revised Statutes,
relative to Certain amendments.
Section thirty-one of chapter three of
Approved March 81
Chapter 1874.
An Act relating tc the compensation of
the Trustees of the University of Maine
Section l. Beginning with the first dav
of August, in the year of our Lord, on
thousand nine hundred and eleven the
trustees of the University of Maine shall
serve without pay, excepting that said
trustees shall be entitled to receive from
the state treasury out of any money not
otherwise appropriated, after proper audit
or voucher sum sufficient to defray any
actual expenses incurred by them in con-
nection with their duties whether for
travel or other expense.
Section 2. All acts and parts OF acts in
consistent herewith are repeaed.-( ZAP
proved March 81
Chapter 1875.
An Act to extirpate contagious diseases
among cattle, horses. sheep and swine
Whereas the term OF Office of the present
state of Maine cattle commissioners expires
May first. nineteen hundred and eleven, and
whereas it is necessary for the live stock
interests in Maine that this act should take
effect on the first day of May, in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and eleven
therefore in the judgment of the legislature,
the measure herein proposed is Immediately
necessary for the preservation of the pub
lie peace health and safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State
of Maine, follows:
Section /. That for the purpose of facili-
tating and encouraging the live stock in
terests of Maine, and for eXtrpating all in
sdious. infectious and contagious diseases,
now or that may be among cattle, horses,
sheep and swine. and especially tuberca-
losis, the governor of the state is hereby
authorized and required, Immediately after
the passage of this act, to appoint one per-
son of known ability. who shall be charged
with the execution OF the provisions of this
act, and who shall be known and designated
as the live stock sanitary commissioner and
whose powers and duties shall be those pro
vided for in this act, and whose tenure of
office shall be four years, unless sooner re-
moved by the governor. Said live stock
sanitary commissioner shall work in con-
junction with and under the general direc-
ton of the commissioner of agriculture.
The compensation of said commissioner
shall be fifteen hundred dollars per year
and actual travelling expenses and five hun
dreG dollars for clerk hire
He shall take oath to faithfully perform
the duties of his Office devolviny upon him
by the provisions OF this act
Section p That ii shall be the duty Of
the live stock sanitary commissioner to
cause investigation TO be made as to the
existence OF tuberculosis. pleuro pneumonia,
foot and mouth disease, CHAMBERS, hog
era ami other infectious and contagious dis
ease, among cattle, horses. sheep and swine
and such liv" stock sanitary commissioner
or his duly constituted agent. is hereby au-
thorized 10 enter any premises or places in
Guiding stock-yards ears and vessels, with
in any county or part Of the state. in or
at which he has reason 10 believe there OK
lists any such disease, and TO make search,
investigation and inquiry in regard TO the
existence thereof.
Upon the discovery OF the existence of
any of the said diseases, the live stock san
itary commissioner is authorized TO give
notice. by publication Of the existence of
such diseases, and the locality thereof, in
such newspapers he may select, and to
notify in writing the officials or agents OF
any railroad, steamboats, or other trans
portalon company, doing business in or
through such infecte. locality, OF the ex-
istence OF such disease and is hereby au-
thorizei ana required to establish and ma.a-
tain such quarantine OF animals, places,
premises Or localities as he may deem nee
essary to prevent the spread of any such
disease. and also 10 cause the appraisal of
the animal or animals affected with the said
disease. in accordance with such rules and
regulations, made by him, as hereinafter
authorized and provided. and also to cause
the same 10 be destroyed, and a proper DIS
position Of the carcass made, according 10
rule and regulation as aforesaid. and to
pay to the owner or owners thereof their
value, as determined upon at the time Of
the appraisal, out of any moneys appro-
priated by the legislature for that purpose
provided however, that no appraised value
shall be more Than one hundred dollars for
cattle with a pedigree recorded, record
able in the recognized herd books, Of thu
breed in which the cattle destroyed may
belong, nor more tlau fifty dollars, for the
cattle which has no reCordabe pedigree
and all other animals so destroyed shu.i
DC PAID Tor at tflt rate OF Dne-halt tntIf
cash value; provided further that ia no
case shall compensation be allowed for any
animal destroyed under the provisions OF
this act, which may have contracted or bean
exposed, 10 such disease in foreign com
try, or on the high seas or that may have
been brought into this. state, within on" wear
previous u such animal showing evidence
of such disease, and the owner or owners
thereof shall furnish satisfactory evidence
to the time such animal or animals SHAH
have been. owned in the state; nor shall
compensation he allowed 10 any owner who
in person, by agent knowingly and vii
fully conceals the existence of such d.
ease, the fact OF exposure thereto N
animals of which the person making such
coHcealment, by himself or agent is in
whole or part owner
Section 3. That the live stock sanitary
commissioner is hereby authorized and re-
quired to make record. and publish rulr
and regulations, providing for and rcsu-
lating the agencies, methods and manners
OF conducting the Investigation aforesaid,
regarding the existence of said contagious
diseases; for ascertainng, entering and
searching places where such diseased ami
mails are supposed to exist; for aScer,aining
what animals are so diseased, or have been
exposed to contagious diseases for making
reporting and recording descriptions of said
animals 50 diseased. exposed and destroyed
and for appraising the same. and for max
ing payment therefor and 10 make all other
needful rules and regulations, which may
. In his judgment be deemed requisite. TO the
. full and due execution of the provision.
; of this act All such rules and regulation
. before they shall become operative. shal