soon be an industry of the past, for once a good foot hold is obtained for this disease, there is no calculating the loss to any community.

Connecticut.

From the "Manual for the use of Local Boards of Health.

(Chapter V. "General laws concerning the Public Health and Safety." Section C. "Laws concerning diseased animals, quarantining of, and cruelty to.")

An Act concerning the Prevention of the Spread of Contagious Diseases. Chapter 1, Part 11, Title 3, Section 6, Gen. Stat.

1699. For the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious diseases among domestic animals, said Board of Agriculture may, when in its judgment public safety demands, prohibit the introduction of any such animal into this state. When any contagious disease exists in the state, the board may quarantine all infected animals, or such as they suppose have been exposed to contagion; prohibit any animal from passing on or over any of the highways near the place of quaran tine; enter upon any premises where there are animals supposed to be infected with any disease; and make all investigations and regulations necessary for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation of such disease.

Section 7.

1700. The board may appoint suitable persons to inquire into and report to it, all violations of law, and of any regulations made by it; and may also appoint three commissioners on diseases of domestic animals, who shall have all power of the board in regard thereto. *

CHAPTER XCIV.

An Act concerning quarantining of animals.

*

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened.

1701. Whenever any animal, supposed to be infected or to have been exposed to contagion, shall be quarantined by the state board of agriculture, or its commissioners, pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of Part 11, Chapter 1; Title 3 (page 1) of the general statutes, the actual pecuniary loss caused to the owner thereof by being deprived of the use of any animal or animals not infected during the period of quarantine, shall, upon the request of the owner, be ascertained by the commissioners upon evidence satisfactory to them, and the amount of such loss certified to by the commissioners shall, upon approval of the Governor, be paid by the state to said owner.

Approved, April 22, 1885.

(For Section 1702 see General Statutes.)

CHAPTER CVI.

An act amending an act conferring upon the state board of agriculture power to kill diseased animals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

1703. Section 2 of Chapter 73 (page 534) of the Public Acts of 1880 is amended to read as follows:

The commissioners shall cause all animals, before being killed under the provisions of the preceding section, to be appraised at their actual value at the time of appraisals either by agreement in writing between the commissioners and the owner or keeper of such animals, or, in case they cannot agree, by three appraisers acting under oath, one of whom shall be named by the commissioners, one by the owner or keeper of such animal and the third by the two so named, a majority of whom may make such appraisal; and in case the owner or keeper of such animals neglects or refuses, upon application of the commissioners to name an appraiser or the two appraisers named as before provided cannot agree upon a third, then any Justice of the peace of the town in which such diseased animals are, shall, upon application of the commis sioners, name such appraiser; and the appraised value of such animals; if killed, shall be paid to the owner thereof and one dollar shall be paid each appraiser, and one dollar to the justice, if any be called to act by the state upon approval by the governor.

CHAPTER LX.

An act concerning the diseases of domestic animals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened.

1704. Chapter 73 of the Public Acts of 1880, chapter 106 of Public Acts of 1885, and chapter 94 of public Acts of 1885, relating to the prevention of contagious diseases of domestic animals, shall not apply to contagious diseases of horses.

Approved March 18, 1886.

(See sections 1552 and 3671)

(Extracts from General Statutes, Revision of 1888, to which the section numbers in the foregoing extracts refer.)

1702. The State Board of Agriculture, or in case said board shall appoint commissioners on diseases of domestic animals, under the provisions of Section 1700, then said commissioners may, when in their judgment, the public good shall require it, caused to be killed and to be disposed of afterward as in their judgment may be expedient, any animal or animals which in their judgment are infected with or have been exposed to and are liable to communicate to other animals any contagious disease.

1552. Every person who shall knowingly sell or offer for sale or

cause to be sold or offered for sale, or who shall use or expose, or allow to be used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as the glanders or farcy, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

3671. Any duly appointed agent of said society may enter upon any premises where there are animals supposed to be infected with the disease known as the glanders, or farcy and examine such animals; and such agent may, when authorized by said society call a veterinary surgeon to assist in making said examination; and if, in the opinion of said agent and surgeon, said animals, or any of them, are in fact, infected with the glanders, or farcy, said agent shall thereupon notify the owner or keeper of such animals, if known, that they have been examined and are believed to be so infected, and the person so notified shall be deemed to have knowledge of the actual condition of such animal or animals.

3672. The preceding section shall not be so construed as to give to said society, or any officer or agent thereof, or to any state or local board power to condemn or to take charge of any animal examined under its provisions.

"An Act to revise the law in relation to the suppression and prevention of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals,' approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885; as amended by an Act approved and in force April 20, 1887, in force July 1, 1887.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint three practical stock breeders, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, who shall constitute a Board of Live stock Commissioners, who shall hold their office in the order in which they are named, the first one year, the second for two years, and the third for three years; and their successors in office shall be appointed for three years each. Before entering upon the duties of their office they shall take and subscribe to an oath of office for the faithful performance of their duties as such commissioners, and shall file the same with the Governor.

Section 2. It shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to cause to be investigated any and all cases or alleged cases coming to their knowledge, of contagious or infectious diseases among domestic animals, and to use all proper means to prevent the spread of such dis eases, and to provide for the exportation thereof; and in the event of reasonable ground for belief that any such contagious or infectious disease has broken out in this state, it shall be the duty of the person owning or having in charge, any animal or animals infected with disease, or any other person having knowledge or reason to suspect the existence of such disease, to immediately notify said board of commissioners or some members thereof, by communication to said board of the existence

of such disease and thereupon it shall be the duty of said board, or some member thereof, or authorized agent of the board, immediately to cause proper examination thereof to be made, and if said disease shall be found to be dangerously contagious or dangerously infected malady, said board or any member thereof, or the state veterinarian or any assistant veterinarian shall order said diseased animals, and such as has been exposed to contagion, and the premises in which they are to be strictly quarantined for such time as the board, or any member thereof, or such veterinarian may deem necessary, in charge of such person as the board, or any member thereof or such veterinarian shall designate, and they shall have power to order any premises and farms where the disease exists, or has reasonably existed, as well as exposed premises and farms to be put in quarantine, so that no domestic animal which has been or is so diseased, or has been exposed to such contagious or infectious disease, be removed from the places so quarantined nor allow any healthy animal to be brought therein, except under such rule or regulation as the said board may prescribe; and said board shall prescribe such regulation as they may deem necessary to prevent such disease from being communicated in any way from the places quarantined. In all such cases of contagious and infectious diseases, the said board. or in case the number of animals shall not exceed five, any member thereof shall have power to order the slaughter of all such diseased and exposed animals. The said board shall have power to cause to be destroyed all barns, stables, premises, fixtures, furniture and personal property infected with any such contagious or infectious disease, so far as in their judgment may be necessary to prevent the spread of such disease, and where the same cannot be properly disinfected. When the board, upon the written report of the state veterinarian, or any of his assistants, determine that any animal is affected with, or has been ex posed to, any dangerously contagious or infectious disease, the board, or any member thereof, may agree with the owner upon the value of such animal or property, and in case such agreement cannot be made, said board, or the member acting in behalf of the board, may appoint three disinterested citizens of the state to appraise such diseased animal or exposed animals or property. Such appraiser shall subscribe to an oath in writing to fairly value such animal in accordance with this. act; which oath, together with the valuation fixed by said appraisers shall be filed with the board and be preserved by them. Upon such appraisement being made, it would become the duty of the owner to im mediately destroy said animal and dispose same in accordance with the order of said board, or member thereof, and upon failure so to do, said board, or member thereof, shall cause such animal or animals or property to be destroyed and disposed of, and thereupon the said owner shall forfeit all right to receive the compensation allowed by said appraisers and provided for by this act. When the board, upon the

written opinion of the state veterinarian, determines that any barns, stables, out-buildings or premises are so infected that the same cannot be disinfected, they may quarantine such barns, stables, outbuildings or premises from use for the animals that may be infected by such disease, and such quarantine shall continue until removed by the board, and a violation of such quarantine shall be punished as is provided for violations of other quarantine by this act.

Section 3. The governor shall appoint a competent veterinary surgeon who shall be known as the state veterinarian, who, together with his assistants, shall act under the direction of said board in carrying out the provisions of this act. In the event of the inability of the state veterinarian to perform all the work which he may be directed to do by said board of commissioners, he may, by and with the advice and consent of said board, appoint such other necessary Assistant Veterinarians upon terms not exceeding that paid the state veterinarian. The state veterinarian shall receive for his service the sum of eight dollars per day for each day actually employed under the provisions of this Act, together with his necessary traveling expenses, to be certified to by the said board of commissioners.

Section 4. Whenever said board of commissioners shall report to the governor that such diseases have become epidemic in certain localities in other states, or that their condition would render such domestic animals liable to convey such diseases, he may, by proclamation, schedule such localities, and prohibit the importation of any live stock of the kind diseased into the state, except under such regulations as may be prescribed by the said board and approved by the Governor. Any corporation which shall knowingly transport, receive or convey such prohibited stock, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1000 nor more than $10,000 for each and every offense, and shall become liable for any and all damage or loss that may be sustained by any party or parties, by reason of such importation or transportation of such prohibited stock. Such penalty shall be recovered in any county in this state, into, or through which such stock is brought upon information filed in the circuit or county court of any such county or the superior court of Cook county. Any person who, knowing that any contagious or infectious disease exists among his domestic animals, shall conceal such fact, or knowing of the existence of such disease, shall sell the animal or animals so diseased, or any exposed animal, or knowing the same shall remove such diseased or infected animal from his premises to the premises of another, or knowing of the existence of such disease, or exposure, shall drive or lead or ship the same by any car or steamboat to another place in or out of this state, and any person or persons who shall bring any such disease, or knowingly, shall bring any such exposed animal or animals into this state, from another state; and any person or persons