SF 780 Cornell University Library SF 780.U6M41 V.I Laws relating to contagious diseases of 3 1924 000 359 608 CORNELL UNIVERSITY THE Stlnuif r Bctennarg library FOUNDED BY , ROSWELL P. FLOWER for the use of the N. Y. State Veterinary College 1897 This Volume is the Gift of Commonfo^alt^ irf glassEr^usilts. [Cattle Bureau of the state board of agriculture. LAWS iLATiNG TO Contagious Diseases OF Domestic Animals. 1902. BOSTON : BRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square. 1902. m Cornell University Library The original of tiiis bool< is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924000359608 Cattle bureait of the state board of agriculture. LAWS Eelating to Contagious Diseases OF Domestic Animals. 1902. BOSTON : p WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square. 1902. ( I *-* vv I U >, D > O U4 ■^'o.l^Q^b SF 780, Mil \(i- €^0mm0ii.fotall^ ai Stassarlfetisttts. Laws relating to Contagious Diseases of Domestic Animals- Acts of 1902, Chapter 116. AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF CATTLE COMMISSIONERS AND TO CREATE A CATTLE BUREAU OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Section 1. The board of cattle commissioners is Board oi cattie hereby abolished. rbXK"'"^' Section 2. A bureau of the state board of agriculture cattie bureau is hereby created, to be known as the cattle bureau of the of aCTkiultm'e state board of agriculture. crealed. Section 3. The governor shall annually appoint a oMef of cattle chief of the cattle bureau of the state board of agricul- appotatea''* ture, who shall have the powers and perform theMuties ^'^'''"'^y- ^ heretofore conferred and imposed upon the board of cattle duties of. commissioners ; provided, that no orders or regulations certain orders made by him under authority of sections four and seven Sons^tfte'' of chapter ninety of the Kevised Laws shall take eflfect g^^eraor a/d until approved by the governor and council. His ap- council. pointment shall be confirmed by the executive council. He shall make a written report on or before the tenth ^^^boardof days of January and July in each year to the state board agriculture. of agriculture, and the board shall include an abstract of his reporjjs in its annual report to the general court. He shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars and the amount of his necessary expenses, and may ap- point a clerk at a salary of twelve hundred dollars a year, salary, etc. Section 4. Section one of chapter eighty-nine of the cMef of cattle Kevised Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the a mlSjM-of word " agriculture", in the third line, the words : — the ^*g*r^5iture.°* chief of the cattle bureau of the state board of agriculture, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1. The governor and lieutenant governor, ex officiis, the secretary of the Commonwealth, the president of the agricultural college, the secretary of the state board of agriculture, the chief of the cattle bureau of the state board of agriculture, one person appointed from and by the Massachusetts society for promoting agriculture, one person appointed from and by each agricultural society which receives an annual bounty from the Commonwealth, and three other persons appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall constitute the state board of agricul- ture. Section 5. So much of section three of this act as authorizes the appointment of said chief of the cattle bureau shall take effect thirty days after the passage of this act, and the remainder of the act shall take effect as soon as the said chief has been appointed and qualified. \_Approved February 25, 1902. Note — Since, by the provisions of section three of the above chapter, the powers and duties heretofore conferred and imposed upon the Board of Cattle Commissioners now devolve upon the Chief of the Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, the words, " Chief of the Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture " should be substituted for " Board of Cattle Commissioners " wherever found in the laws which follow. Revised Laws, Chapter 90, OF THE BOARD OF CATTLE COMMISSIONERS AND OF CON- TAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. H^fi^A™ Section 1. [There shall be a board of cattle commis- Callic coin- ^ ^1_ /»iiTi missioners. sioners consistiuff of three persons, one of whom shall chap. 116 1902, annually, in May, be appointed by the governor, with the ' '^' advice and consent of the council, for a term of three years from the first day of the following June. The governor and council may remove any member of the board and may revoke the commissions of the entire board if, in their opinion, the public safety will permit. Each member of the board shall receive, as compensation, not more than five dollars a day for each day of actual service and his actual travelling expenses which have been necessarily incurred.] aglntel eto?^'''' SECTION 2. The board may appoint a clerk who shall ^«o*'?,¥?? receive such compensation, not exceeding five hundred dollars a year, as the board may determine. It may also from time to time appoint officers, agents and assistants, who shall have the authority and powers of inspectors under the provisions of section twenty-three, shall receive such compensation as the board may determine and may at any time be removed by the board. Section 3. The board shall keep a full record of its Records and doings and shall annually, on or before the tenth day of SSed by January, or sooner if required by the governor, make a i^o^.ue, §3. report thereof to the general court, an abstract of which shall be printed in the annual report of the state board of agriculture. Section 4. The board may from time to time make Eeguiaaons, orders and regulations relative to the prevention, sup- Modmed'iDy pression and extirpation of contagious diseases of domes- ^^^' ^^^' ^ ^• tic animals, and relative to the inspection, examination, quarantine, care and treatment or destruction of such animals which are affected with, or have been exposed to, such diseases, and relative to the burial or other disposal of their carcasses and the cleansing and disinfection of districts, buildings or places in which such contagion exists or has existed. It shall also from time to time make and prescribe forms for records of inspectors, certif- icates of examinations, notices and orders of quarantine, orders for killing and burial, and for returns of inspectors which are required by this chapter. All orders and regu- lations made by the board shall be entered on its records, and a copy thereof shall be sent to each inspector in the city or town to which the orders or regulations apply, and be published by him in such manner as the orders or regulations may prescribe. Section 5. The board may establish hospitals or quar- Hospitals and antine stations, with proper accommodations, wherein, i"'*'""™®- under prescribed regulations, animals selected by it may be confined and treated for the purpose of determining the characteristics of a specific contagion and the methods by which it may be disseminated or destroyed, and may direct inspectors to enforce and carry into effect all regu- lations made from time to time for that pui^pose. Section 6 . If the board or any one of its members or isolation, etc., agents, by examination of a case of contagious disease of animais. domestic animals, is of opinion that the public good so requires, it or he shall cause the diseased animal to be securely isolated or to be killed without appraisal or pay- 6 Regulations for inspection of meat. Modified by 1902, 116, § 3. Examinations l)y the board under oath. ment. An order for killing shall be issued in writing by the board or any of its members, may be directed to an inspector or other person, and shall contain such direction as to the examination and disposal of the carcass and the cleansing and disinfection of the premises where such ani- mal was condemned as the board or commissioner consider expedient. A reasonable amount may be paid from the treasury of the commonwealth for the expense of such killing and burial. If thereafter it appears, upon post mortem examination or otherwise, that such animal was free from the disease for which it was condemned, a reason- able amount therefor shall be paid to the owner by the commonwealth. If any cattle which are condemned as afflicted with tuberculosis are killed under the provisions of this section, the full value thereof at the time of con- demnation, not exceeding forty dollars for any one animal, shall be paid to the owner by the commonwealth if such animal has been owned within the commonwealth six con- secutive months prior to being killed, or if it has been inspected and satisfactory proof has been furnished to the board by certificate or otherwise that it is free from disease, and if the owner has not, prior thereto, in the opinion of the board, by wilful act or neglect, contributed to the spread of tuberculosis ; but such decision shall not deprive the owner of the right of arbitration as hereinafter pro- vided. Section 7. The board may make regulations for the inspection of meat, which shall conform to the regulations of the United States bureau of animal industry for the inspection of meat for export and for interstate com- merce. Section 8. The board may examine under oath all persons who are believed to possess knowledge of material facts relative to the existence or dissemination, or danger of dissemination, of contagious diseases among domestic animals', or relative to any other matter within the pro- visions of this chapter and each member of said board, for the purposes of this chapter, shall have all the powers vested in justices of the peace by chapters one hundred and sixty-one and one hundred and seventy-five to take depositions, to compel witnesses to attend and testify be- fore said board and to administer oaths. Witnesses shall receive the same fees for attendance and travel as wit- nesses before the superior court. The expense of procur- ing the attendance of such witnesses shall be paid by the commonwealth. Copies of the records of said board, or of any order or regulation issued by it or by any of its members, if duly certified by its clerk, and any certificate by its clerk of the issuing, recording, delivering or pub- lishing of such orders or regulations under the provisions of section four, shall be competent evidence of such fact in any tribunal. Section 9. A member of the board or an inspector am by sheriffs, may require sheriffs, constables and police officers to assist ^*"' him in the performance of his duties, and sheriffs, con- stables and police officers shall upon request assist such commissioner or inspector and shall have the same powers and protection, while engaged in the performance of their duties, as peace officers. Section 10. If animals are brought into this com- Quarantiae of monwealth from places outside, which, in the opinion of S^^ the board, are infected, they may be seized and quaran- tined by the commissioners at the expense of their owners or consignees, so long as the public safety requires ; and, if in their opinion safety so requires, they may cause such animals to be killed without appraisal or payment. Section 11. The board of health of a city or town, Notice to board any member or agent thereof or any other person who diseaseef ""^ has knowledge of or reason to suspect the existence of any contagious disease among any domestic animals in this commonwealth, or that any domestic animal is af- fected with such contagious disease, whether such knowl- edge is obtained by personal examination or otherwise, shall immediately give notice thereof in writing to the board of cattle commissioners or to any of its members, agents or inspectors. Whoever fails to give such notice shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ; but no such notice shall be required in the city of Boston relative to glanders, farcy or rabies, which shall be cared for by the board of health of said city. Upon the receipt 'of such notice, the board shall inspect or cause its authorized agent to inspect any such animals, and if upon such inspection said board or agent suspects or has reason to believe that contagion exists, it or he shall proceed according to the provisions of section,? \ I , / eighteen to twenty-one, inclusive. ' Section 12. The mayor and aldermen in cities, ex^ inspectors of cept Boston, and the selectmen in towns shall annually, " * ' ' ) ) ; ■■I /.l.'i - ( 1 8 Inspectors of animals, ap- pointment of, oy board. — oath of; compensation. — records of. - duties of. Infpfctidn of , domestic ^dnlmals. in March, subject to the approval of the board of cattle commissioners, appoint one or more inspectors of animals, and before the first day of April shall send to said board the name, address arid occupation of each qualified in- spector. They may remove any inspector, and shall thereupon immediately appoint another in his place and send notice thereof to said board. Section 13. A city or town shall, for each refusal or neglect of its officers to comply with the requirements of the preceding section, forfeit not more than five hundred dollars. Said board may appoint one or more inspectors for such city or town, and may remove an inspector who refuses or neglects to be sworn or who', in the opinion of the board, does not properly perform the duties of his office and may appoint another inspector for the resi- due of his term. Section 14. An inspector shall be sworn to the faith- ful performance of his official duties, and shall receive a reasonable compensation from the city or town for which he is appointed. If he is appointed by the board of cattle commissioners, his compensation shall be fixed by said board, shall not exceed five hundred dollars a year, and shall be paid by the city or town for which he is ap- pointed. In towns having a valuation of less than two and one-half million dollars, one-half of such compen- sation, not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for each inspector in any one year, shall be paid by the com- monwealth. Section 15. An inspector shall keep a record of all inspections made by him and his doings thereon, and shall make regular returns thereof to the board. The board shall prescribe the form in which and the times at which such records and returns shall be made and it may at any time inspect them and make copies thereof. Section 16. An inspector shall comply with and en- force all orders and regulations which may be directed to him by the board of cattle commissioners or by any of its members. If he refuses or neglects so to do, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dol- lars. ,/ Section 17. Said inspectors shall make regular and thoi-qugh inspections of all neat cattle, sheep and swine /found within the limits of their several cities and towns, except as provided in section eleven. Such inspections 9 shall be made at such times and in such manner as the board shall from time to time order. They shall also from time to time make inspections of all other domestic animals within the limits of their several cities and towns if they know, or have reason to suspect, that such animals are affected with or have been exposed to any contagious disease, and they shall immediately inspect all domestic animals and any barn, stable or premises where any such animals are kept whenever directed so to do by the board or any of its members ; but the provisions of this section shall not apply to the inspection of sheep or swine slaughtered in wholesale slaughtering establishments, or to the obtaining of a license for the slaughtering of such sheep or swine. Section 18. An inspector who is satisfied, upon an certificate of examination of any neat cattle, sheep or swine, that they dition?^ ™°" are free from contagious disease, shall deliver to the owner or to the person in charge thereof a written certificate of their condition, in such form as the board shall prescribe, signed by him, and shall enter a copy of said certificate upon his records. Section 19. An inspector who, upon an examination Quarantine of n J ,. .1 . 1 ii_T infected ani- or a domestic animal, suspects, or has reason to believe, mais. that it is affected with a contagious disease shall imme- diately cause it to be quarantined or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of the person in whose charge it is found, or in such other place or inclosure as he may designate, and shall take such other sanitary measures to prevent the spread of such disease as may be necessary or as shall be prescribed by any order or regulation of the board. He shall also deliver to the owner or person in charge of such animal, or to any person having an in- terest therein, a written notice or order of quarantine signed by him, in such form as the board shall prescribe, and shall enter a copy of said notice upon his records. Section 20. Such notice or order may be served by service of an officer qualified to serve civil process, or it may be quarantine. delivered by the inspector to the owner or person having an interest in the animal concerned or to the person in charge of such animal, or it may be left at his last and usual place of abode or may be posted upon the premises where said animal is quarantined or isolated. A copy thereof, with the return of said officer or inspector thereon that such service has been made, shall be competent evi- 10 Expense of quarantine. Notice of quarantine to board. JJntry on premises. Examination of barns, etc. dence in any court that sucli quarantine has been imposed. If an animal has been so quarantined, it shall remain in quarantine until the further order of the board or of one of its members. Section 21. If animals have been quarantined, 'col- lected or isolated upon -the premises of the owner or of the person in possession of them at the time such quaran- tine is imposed, the exjpense thereof shall be paid by such owner or person ; but if specific animals have been quar- antined or isolated under the provisions of section five or section nineteen for more than ten days upon such prem- ises, as suspected of being affected with a contagious disease, and the owner is forbidden to sell any of the product thereof for food, or if animals have been quaran- tined, collected or isolated on any premises other than those of such owner or person in possession thereof, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the common- wealth. Section 22. An inspector who has caused a domestic animal to be quarantined, as provided in the preceding section, shall immediately give a written notice thereof, with a copy of the order of quarantine, to the board, and shall give such information to no other person. " Seotiost 23. An inspector, duly qualified, may enter any building or part thereof or any enclosure or other place where an animal is kept, for the purpose of in- specting or examining such animal and may examine or inspect the same. Whoever prevents, obstructs or inter- feres with such inspector or other person having the power and authority of an inspector in the performance of any of his duties as provided herein, or whoever hinders, obstructs or interferes with his making such in- spection or examination, or whoever secretes or removes any animal, for the purpose of preventing it from being inspected or examined, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and im- prisonment. Section 24. Inspectors shall, in addition to their in- spections of animals for contagious diseases, examine the barns, stables or other enclosures in which neat cattle are kept, with reference to their situation, cleanliness, light, ventilation and water supply, and the general con- dition and cleanliness of the said neat cattle, and shall 11 make a detailed report, with names and residences of owners, to the board, which shall embody it in its an- nual report to the general court. , Section 25. An animal Avhich has been quarantined Penalties. , or isolated by order of the board of cattle commissioners or of any of its members or agents, or of an inspector, shall, during the continuance of such quarantine or isola- tion, be deemed to be affected with a contagious disease. Whoever knowingly breaks or authorizes or causes to be broken a quarantine so imposed, or whoever, contrary to such order of quarantine or isolation, knowingly removes an animal or authorizes or causes it to be removed from a building, place or enclosure where it is quarantined or isolated, or whoever, contrary to an order or notice of quarantine, knowingly places or causes or authorizes to be placed any other animal or animals within a building, place or enclosure where an animal is quarantined, or in con- tact therewith, or whoever knowingly conceals, sells, removes or transports, or knowingly causes or authorizes to be concealed, sold, removed or transported, an ani- mal, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is affected ^dth a contagious disease, or whoever know- ingl}' authorizes or permits such animal to go at large upon any public way Vithin this commonwealth, or who- ever knowingly brings or authorizes or permits to be brought from another country, state, district or territory into this commonwealth, an animal which is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, or whoever disobeys a lawful order or regulation of the board of cattle commissioners or of any of its agents or inspectors in the performance of their duty under the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 26. If the owner who is entitled to compen- Assessment of nation under the provisions of section six for the destruc- *"'*^®^' tion of an animal affected with tuberculosis cannot agree with the commissioner condemning the same as to its value, the value shall be determined by arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the commissioner and one by the owner, or if the owner neglects or refuses for twenty- four hours to select one the arbitrator already selected shall select another, and if such arbitrators cannot agree, they shall select a third arbitrator. Such arbitrators shall 12 be sworn faithfully to perform the duties of their office, and shall determine the value qf such animal according to the provisions of section six ; and the full value, so deter- mined, shall be paid to the owner as provided in said sec- . tion. Either party aggrieved by the doings of the board or of any of its members, under the provisions of section six, or by the award of such arbitrators, may file a peti- tion for the assessment of his damages in the superior court for the county in which such animal was killed or in the county of Suffolk. Such petition shall be by or against the board of cattle commissioners, and a copy thereof shall be served upon the respondent or, if the petition is against said board of cattle commissioners, upon one of the commissioners, in the same manner as other civil process. The petition shall be filed in . the clerk's office of the superior court within thirty days after the killing of such animal or animals and shall be subject to the provisions of sections fifty-six and seventy-four of chapter one hundred and seventy-three and the petition may be tried in the same manner as other civil cases. If, upon the trial, it is determined that such animal was not affected with the disease for which it was condemned, reasonable compensation may be awarded therefor, and if the owner recovers damages in 'excess of the amount previously awarded to him by the arbitrators or allowed to him by the commissioners, he shall recover costs ; other- wise he shall pay costs. The damages, costs and expenses incurred by the commissioners in prosecuting or defend- ing such action shall be paid by the commonwealth. Notice to be SECTION 27. Whoever kills an animal or causes it to given or conta- gious diseases, be killed, with the consent of. the owner or person in possession thereof, upon suspicion that it is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, and who, upon the inspection of the carcass thereof, finds or is of opinion that it is affected with a contagious disease, shall forth- with notify such owner or person in possession thereof and the board, its agent or inspector of the existence of such disease, and of the place where the animal was found, the name of the owner or person in possession thereof and of the disposal made of such carcass. Whoever vio- lates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided in section twenty-three. di'seasls'de. SECTION 28. Contagious diseases, under the provisions flnea. Qf tjjjg chapter, shall include .glanders, farcy, contagious 13 pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, Texas fever, foot-and- mouth disease, rinderpest, hog cholera, rabies, anthrax or anthracoid diseases, sheep scab and actinomycosis. SECTioisr 29. "Whoever fails to comply with a regula- Penalty for tion made, or an order given, by the board of cattle com- S'^dero't*^ missioners or by any of its members, in the discharge of ^°"'^' its or his duty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year^ Section 30. Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, Indian or certain cattie other cattle, which the board has reason to believe may oS'ste^te^^tc" spread contagious disease, shall not be driven on the streets of a city or town or on any road in this common- wealth, or outside the stock yards connected with any railroad in this commonwealth, contrary to an order of the board, and they shall be kept in different pens from those in which other cattle are kept in all stock yards in the commonwealth. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. Section 31. Tuberculin as a diagnostic agent for the ueeof tubercu- detection of tuberculosis in domestic animals shall be used only upon cattle brought into the commonwealth and upon cattle at Brighton, Watertown and Somerville ; but it may be used as such diagnostic agent on any animal in any other part of the commonwealth, with the consent in writing of the owner or person in possession thereof, and upon animals which have been condemned as tuberculous upon physical examination by a competent veterinary surgeon. Section 32. A person who has animals tested with for'^dmafi"'' tuberculin shall not be entitled to compensation from the '^^li?,.^^ commonwealth for any animals which react to the tuber- culin test unless they .have been tested by the board of cattle commissioners or its authorized agents, acting as such at the time of the test, and such testing shall be sub- ject to the supervision and control of the board. Section 33. No compensation shall be allowed by the no ccmpensa- commonwealth to an owner of condemned cattle who has lators of failed to comply with the reasonable regulations of the ™^ board relative to cleanliness, ventilation, light, disinfec- tion and water supply. An owner of cattle who refuses to comply with any such regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. 14 S°pro?isions. SECTION 34. The Superior court shall have jurisdic- tion in equity to enforce the provisions and restrain vio- lations of the provisions of this chapter. Inspection of meat, provi- sions, etc. Notice to be given board of cattle com- missioners in certain cases. Eevised Laws, Chapter 58, Section 70. MEAT AND PROVISIONS. Section 70. Boards of health of cities and towns may inspect the carcasses of all slaughtered animals and all meat, fish, vegetables, produce, fruit or provisions of any kind found in their cities or towns, and for such purpose may enter any building, enclosure or other place in which such carcasses or articles are stored, kept or exposed for sale. If, on such inspection, it is found that such car- casses or articles are tainted, diseased, corrupted, de- cayed, unwholesome or, from any cause, unfit for food,, the board of health shall seize the same and cause it or them to be destroyed forthwith or disposed of otherwise than for food. All money received by the board of health for property disposed of as aforesaid shall, after deducting the expenses of said seizure, be paid to the owner of such property. If the board of health seizes or condemns any such carcass or meat for the reason that it is affected with a contagious disease, it shall immediately give notice to the board of cattle commissioners of the name of the owner or person in whose possession it was found, the nature of the disease and the disposition made of said meat or carcass. Issue of licenses. Kecord. Fee. Revised Laws, Chapter 75, Section 100. Section 100. The mayor and aldermen, selectmen,, or such other officers as they shall designate, or in a town, having a population of more than five thousand, the board of health, if any, may annually issue licenses to carry on the business of slaughtering neat cattle, sheep or swine to applicants therefor. The fee for each license shall be one dollar. The license shall name the persons licensed to conduct such business, and the building or establish- ment in which it is to be carried on, and it shall continue in force until the first day of May of the year next ensu- ing, unless sooner forfeited or rendered void. A record shall be kept by the board or officers authorized to issue 15 licenses of all applications for licenses under tlie pro- visions of the preceding section and of all licenses issued, which shall be evidence of the issue of any such license. Such board or officers shall annually, on or before the first cat?™" fo?"^"" day of June, send to the board of cattle commissioners a "senses to be /. , , , . -1 , , -. sent to board copy 01 every application made to them under the pro- of cattle com- visions of the preceding section and their action thereon, ifst^oTp^evSjus and a list of all persons with their addresses, who although in|°fappfy^' engaged in the business named in the preceding section ^°^ ^i^ewal. on the last day of the previous .April, failed to make application for a license. Revised Iiaws, Chapter 75, Section 111. Section 111. A person, partnership or corporation Kuungaird engaged m or desiring to engage in the business of killing horses, etc. horses, or in the carrying on of a melting or rendering establishment, shall annually, in March, apply for a license to the board of health of the city or town in which such business is to be carried on. The application shall be in writing and signed by the person or persons who desire to carry on such business, or, if the applicant is a cor- poration, by a duly authorized officer thereof. It shall state the names in full and the addresses of all the persons who desire to carry on such business, or, if a corporation is the applicant, the names of all the officers thereof and the street or other place where the business is to be con- ducted. The board of health of a city or town may grant such, licenses after it is satisfied that the applicants have a suitable building and plant in a situation approved by said board and that they have suitable trucks or wagons for the removal of dead animals. The license shall state the name of the licensee, the situation of the building or establishment in which the business is to be carried on, and shall continue in force until the first day of April of the year next ensuing, unless sooner revoked. The board of health shall keep a record of such licenses Boards of which are granted by it, and shall notify the board of ^^ordof'^^*'* cattle commissioners of the granting of any such license, gSed, and giving the name and address of the licensee. The fee for gf^ae°com- a license shall not exceed one dollar, and a license may ™f'|5j°?*enses be revoked at any time by the board of health. Licensees granted, ana shall report to the board of cattle commissioners, in such addresses of form and at such times as it may order, every animal "o^''^^^^- 16 IiicenseeB to report all ^ai'iDe. under prescribed regulations, animals selected by it may be confined and treated for the purpose of determining the characteristics of a specific contagion and the methods by which it may be disseminated or destroyed, and may direct inspectors to enforce and carry into effect all regu- lations made from time to time for that purpose. Section 6 . If the board or any one of its memljers or isolation, etc., agents, by examination of a case of contagious disease of antaais*'^ domestic animals, is of opinion that the public good so requires, it or he shall cause the diseased animal to be securely isolated or to be killed without appraisal or pay- ment. An order for killing shall be issued in writing by the board or any of its members, may be directed to an inspector or other person, and shall contain siich direction as to the examination and disposal of the carcass and the cleansing and disinfection of the premises where such ani- mal was condemned as the board or commissioner consider expedient. A reasonable amount may be paid from the treasury of the commonwealth for the expense of such killing and burial. If thereafter it appears, upon post mortem examination or otherwise, that- such animal was free from the disease for which it was condemned, a reason- able amount therefor shall be paid to the owner by the commonwealth. If any cattle which are condemned as afflicted with tuberculosis are killed under the provisions of this section, the full value thereof at the time of con- demnation, not exceeding forty dollars for any one animal, shall be paid to the owner by the commonwealth if such animal has been owned within the commonwealth six con- secutive months prior to being killed, or if it has been inspected and satisfactory proof has been furnished tp the board by certificate or otherwise that it is free from disease, and if the owner has not, prior thereto, in the opinion of the board, by wilful act or neglect, contributed to the spread of tuberculosis ; but such decision shall not deprite 8 Examinations by tbe board under oath. Aid by sheriffs, etc. Quarantine of imported animals. the owner of the right of arbitration as hereinafter pro- vided. Section 8. The board may examine under oath all persons who are believed to possess knowledge of material facts relative to the existence or dissemination, or danger of dissemination, of contagious diseases among domestic animals, or relative to any other matter within the pro- visions of this chapter and each member of said board, for the purposes of this chapter, shall have all the powers vested in justices of the peace by chapters one hundred and sixty-one and one hundred and seventy-fite to take depositions, to compel witnesses to attend and testify be- fore said board and to administer oaths. Witnesses shall receive the same fees for attendance and travel as wit- nesses before the superior court. The expense of procur- ing the attendance of such witnesses shall be paid by the commonwealth. Copies of the records of said board, or of any order or regulation issued by it or by any of its members, if duly certified by its clerk, and any certificate by its clerk of the issuing, recording, delivering or pub- lishing of such orders or regulations under the provisions of section four, shall be competent evidence of such fact in any tribunal. Section 9. A member of the board or an inspector may require sheriffs, constables and police officers to assist him in the performance of his duties, and sheriffs, con- stables and police officers shall upon request assist such commissioner or inspector and shall have the same powers- and protection. While engaged in the performance of their duties, as peace officers. Section 10. If animals are brought into this com- monwealth from places outside, which, in the opinion of the board, are infected, they may be seized and quaran- tined by the commissioners at the expense of their owners or consignees, so long as the public safety requires ; and, if in their opinion safety so requires, they may cause such animals to be killed without appraisal or. payment. (section 11 of Chapter eo of the Revised Laws, as amended by , * ' Chapter 608, Acts of 1912.) - peJtel oSntT Section 11. The board of health of a city or town , any gio^isUisease member or agent thereof or any other person who has to be sent to i_ i j /» , , , , * ^ commisBioneir J^nowlcclge 01 Or reason to suspect the existence of any con- industry. , ta^pus, disease among any domestic animals in this com- monwealth, or that any domestic animal is affected with such contagious disease, whether such knowledge is obtained by personal examination or otherwise, shall immediately give notice thereof in writing to the commissioner of animal industry, or to an inspector of animals for the city or town where the animal is kept. Whoever fails to give such notice shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Upon the receipt of such notice, by said inspector, he shall proceed as provided in sections nineteen to twenty-two, both inclusive. Upon receipt of such notice by the commissioner of animal industry he shall inspect or cause his agent to inspect such animal, and thereafter shall proceed as provided in section six. (Section 12 of Chapter go of the Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 608, Acts of 1012.) Section 12. The mayor and aldermen in cities, ex- inspectorB of cept Boston, and the selectmen in towns shall annually, ^°""* °' in March, nominate one or more inspectors of animals, and before the first day of April shall send to the com- in oiaes, one ^•i.j,.! 11 J Inspector to be missioner ot animal industry the name, address and oc- a registered cupation of each nominee. Such nominee shall not be se?Siap"378, appointed until approved by the commissioner of animal ^"'^ °* ^*^- industry. 1 * Section 13. A city or town shall, for each refusal or inspectors of neglect of its officers to comply with the requirements of nointment of, bv board the preceding section, forfeit not more than five hundred dolkrs. Said board may appoint one or more inspectors for such city or town, and may remove an inspector who refuses or neglects to be sworn or who, in the opinion of the board, does not properly perform the duties of his office and may appoint another inspector for the resi- due of his term. Section 14. An inspector shall be sworn to the faith- ""pen^sl'tion. ful performance of his official duties, and shall receive a reasonable compensation from the city or town for which he is appointed. If he is appointed by the board of cattle commissioners, his compensation shall be fixed by said board, shall not exceed five hundred dollars a year, and shall be paid by the city or town for which he is ap- pointed. In towns having a valuation of less than two 1 Chapter 378 of the Acts of 1908 reads as follows : In all cities, at least one of the inspectors of animals appointed under the provisions of section twelve of chapter ninety of the Revised Laws shall he a registered veterinary surgeon. 10 Inspectors of animals, records. - duties of. Inspection of domestic animals. Certificate of healthy con- dition. Quarantine of infected animals. and one-half million dollars, one-half of such compen- sation, not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for each inspector in any one year, shall be paid by the com- monwealth. Section 15. An inspector shall keep a record of all inspections made by him and his doings thereon, and shall make regular returns thereof to the board. The bbard shall prescribe the form in which and the times at which such records and returns shall be made and it may at any time inspect them and make copies thereof. Section 16. An inspector shall comply with and en- force all orders arid regulations which may be directed to him by the board of cattle commissioners or by any of its members. If he refuses or neglects so to do, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dol- lars. Section 17. Said inspectors shall make regular and thorough inspections of all neat cattle, sheep and swine found within the limits of their several cities and towns, except as provided in section eleven. Such inspections shall be made at such times and in such manner as the board shall from time to time order. They shall also from tinle to time make inspections of all other domestic animals within the limits of their several cities and towns if they know, or have reason to suspect, that such animals are affected with or have been exposed to any contagious disease, and they shall immediately inspect all domestic animals and any barn, stable or premises where any such animals are kept whenever directed so to do by the board or any of its members ; but the provisions of this section shall not apply to the inspection of sheep or swine slaughtered in wholesale slaughtering establishments, or to the obtaining of a license for the slaughtering of such sheep or swine. Section 18. An inspector who is satisfied, upon an examination of any neat cattle, sheep or swine, that they are free from contagious disease, shall deliver to the owner or to the person in charge thereof a written certificate of their condition, in such form as the board shall prescribe, signed by him, and shall enter a copy of said certificate upon his records. Section 19. An inspector Avho, upon an examination of a domestic animal, suspects, or has reason to believe, that it is affected with a contagious disease shall imme- 11 diately cause it to be quarantined or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of the person in whose charge it is found, or in such other place or inclosure as he may designate, and shall take such other sanitary measures to prevent the spread of such disease as may be necessary or as shall be prescribed by any order or regulation of the board. He shall also deliver to the owner or person in charge of such animal, or to any person having an in- terest 'therein, a written notice or order of quarantine signed by Mm, in such form as the board shall prescribe, and shall enter a copy of said notice upon his records. Seqtion 20. Such notice or order may be served by service of an officer qualified to serve civil process, or it may be qSaran°Le. delivered by the inspector to the owner or person having an interest in the animal concerned or to the person in charge of such animal, or it may be left at his last and usual place of abode or may be posted upon the premises where said animal is quarantined or isolated. A copy thereof, with the return of said officer or inspector thereon that such service has been made, shall be competent evi- dence in any court that such quarantine has been imposed. If an animal has been so quarantined, it shall remain in quarantine until the further order of the board or of one of its members. Section 21. If animals have been quarantined, col- Expensed lected or isolated upon the premises of the owner or of i"arantino. the person in possession of them at the time such quaran- tine is imposed, the expense thereof shall be paid by such owner or person ; but if specific animals have been quar- antined or isolated under the provisions of section five or section nineteen for more than ten days upon such prem- ises, as suspected of being affected with a contagious disease, and the owner is forbidden to sell any of the product thereof for food, or if animals have been quaran- tined, collected or isolated on any premises other than those of such owner or person in possession thereof, the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the common- wealth. Section 22. An inspector who has caused a domestic Notice o( animal to be quarantined, as provided in the preceding tStoS!"' section, shall immediately give a written notice thereof, with a copy of the order of quarantine, to the board, and shall give such information to no other person. 12 Entry on premiaes. Examination of 1)arns, etc. Penalties. Section 23. An inspector, duly qualified, may enter any building or part thereof or any enclosure or other place where an animal is kept, .for the purpose of in- specting or examining such animal and may examine or inspect the same. Whoever prevents, obstructs or inter- feres with such inspector or other person having the power and authority of an inspector in the performance of any of his duties as provided herein, or whoever hinders, obstructs or interferes with his making such in- spection or examination, or whoever secretes or removes any animal, for the purpose of preventing it from being inspected or examined, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and im- prisonment. Section 24. Inspectors shall, in additiou to their in- spections of animals for contagious diseases, examine the barns, stables or other enclosures in which neat cattle are kept, with reference to their situation, cleanliness, light, ventilation and water supply, and the general con- dition and cleanliness of the said neat cattle, and shall mak,e a detailed report, with names and residences of owners, to the board, which shall embody it in its an- nual report to the general court. - Section 25. An animal which has been quarantined or isolated by order of the board of cattle commissioners or of any of its members or agents, or of an inspector, shall, during the continuance of such quarantine or isola- tion, be deemed to be affected with a contagious disease. Whoever knowingly breaks or authorizes or causes to be broken a quarantine so imposed, or whoever, contrary to such order of quarantine or isiolation, knowingly removes an animal or authorizes or causes it to be renioved from a building, place or enclosure where it is quarantined or isolated, or whoever, contrary to an order or notice of quarantine, knowingly places or causes or authorizes to be placed any other animal or animals within a building, place or enclosure where an animal is quarantined, or in con- tact therewith, or whoever knowingly conceals, sells, removes or transports, or knowingly causes or authorizes to be concealed, sold, removed or transported, an ani- mal, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is affected with a contagious disease, or whoever know- 13 ingly authorizes or permits such animal to go at large upon any public way within this commonwealth, or who- ever knowingly brings or authorizes pr permits to be brought from another country, state, district or territory into this commonwealth, an animal which is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, or whoever disobeys a lawful order or regulation of the board of cattle commissioners or of any of its agents or inspectors in the performance of their duty under the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 26. ' If the "owner who is entitled to compen- Assessment of sation under the provisions of section six for the destruc- damages. tion of an animal affected with tuberculosis cannot agree with the commissioner condemning the same as to its value, the value shall be determined by arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the commissioner and one by the owner, or if the owner neglects or refuses for twenty- ^ four hours to select one the arbitrator already selected shall select another, and if such arbitrators cannot agree, they shall select a third arbitrator. Such arbitrators shall be sworn faithfully to perform the duties of their oflice, and shall determine the value of such animal according to the provisions of section six ; and the full value, so deter- mined, shall be paid to the owner as provided in said sec- tion. Either party aggrieved by the doings of the board or of any of its members, under the provisions of section six, or by the award of such arbitrators, may file a peti- tion for the assessment of his damages in the superior court for the county in which such animal was killed or in the county of Suffolk. Such petition shall be by or against the board of cattle commissioners, and a copy thereof shall be served upon the respondent or, if the petition is against said board of cattle commissioners, upon one of the comjnissioners, in the same manner as other civil process. The petition shall be filed in the clerk's office of the superior court within thirty days after the killing of such animal or animals and shall be subject to the provisions of sections fifty-six and seventy-four of chapter one hundred and seventy-three and the petition may be tried in the same manner as other civil cases. If, upon the trial, it is determined that such animal was not 14 affected with, the disease for which it was condemned, reasonable compensation may be awarded therefor, and if the owner recovers damages in excess of the amount previously awarded to him by the arbitrators or allowed to him by the commissioners, he shall recover costs ; other- wise he shall pay costs. The damages, costs and expenses incurred by the commissioners in prosecuting or defend- ing such action shall be paid by the commonwealth. (Section 27 of Chapter 00 of the Revised Laws, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 515, Acts of 1008.) Notice to be SECTION 27. "Whoever kills an animal or causes it to Riven of conta- ■,•■•■,-,•,, sious diseases, be killed. With the consent of the owner or person in possession thereof, upon suspicion that it is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, and who, upon the inspection of the carcass thereof, finds or is of opinion that it is affected with a contagious disease, shall forth- with notify such owner or person in possession thereof, and the chief of the cattle bureau or an inspector of ani- , mals for the city or town in which such animal was kept, of the existence of such disease, and of the place where the animal was found, the name of the owner or person in possession thereof and of the disposal made of such carcass. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the same penalties as are provided in section twenty -three. Contagious diseases defined. Penalty for disobeaience of order of board. Certain cattle not to be driven on streets, etc. (Section 28 of Chapter 90 of the Revised Laws, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 6, Acts of 1911.) Section 28. Contagious diseases, under the provi- sions of this chapter, shall include glanders, farcy, mange, contagious pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, Texas fever, foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, hog cholera, rabies, anthrax or antliracoid diseases, sheep scab and actinomy- cosis. Section 29. Whoever fails to comply with a regula- tion made, or an order given, by the board of cattle com- missioners or by any of its members, in the discharge of its or his duty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year. Section 30. Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, Indian or other cattle, which the board has reason to bejieve may spread contagious disease, shall not be driven on the 15 streets of a city or town or on any road in this common- wealth, or outside the stock yards connected with any raih-oad in this commonwealth, contrary to an order of the board, and they shall be kept in different pens from those in which other cattle are kept in all stock yards in the commonwealth. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. (Section 31 of Chapter 90 of the Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 322, Acts of 1903.) Section 31. Tuberculin as a diagnostic agent for the useoftubeicu- detection of tuberculosis in domestic animals shall be used J,'j^'^«^'^«"<»^' only upon cattle brought into the commonwealth and upon cattle at Brighton, Watertown and Somerville ; but it may be used as such diagnostic agent on any animal in any other part of the commonwealth, with the consent in writ- ing of the owner or person in possession thereof, and upon animals which have been condemned as tuberculous upon physical examination by a competent veterinary surgeon. Teaufteeto Such tests by the use of tuberculin shall be made with- "'"^®°^- out charge to citizens of the commonwealth, and in all other cases the expense of such tests shall be paid by the owners of such animals or by the person in possession thereof. Section 32. A person who has animals tested with ^r" nfmais"" ' tuberculin shall not be entitled to compensation from the J^I'I^^J!^^ commonwealth for any animals which react to the tuber- culin test unless they have been tested by the board of cattle commissioners or its authorized agents, acting as such at the time of the test, and such testing shall be sub- ject to the supervision and control of the board. Section 33. No compensation shall be allowed by the Nooompensa- commonwealth to an owner of condemned cattle who has aXr'8°of'°" failed to comply with the reasonable regulations of the regulations. board relative to cleanliness, ventilation, light, disinfec- tion and water supply. An owner of cattle who refuses to comply with any such regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Section 34. The superior court shall have jurisdic- Enforcement . tion in equity to enforce the provisions and restrain vio- ° ^™^^ ™^' , lations of the provisions of this chapter. 16 Killing and rendering of horses, etc. Boards of health to keep record of licensee granted, and notify chief of cattle bureau of all licenses granted, and names and addresses of licensees. See chap. 243, Acts of 1907. Licensees to report all cases oicontagious diseases to chief of cattle bureau. See chap. 243, Acts of 1907. Section 111, Chapter 75, Revised Laws. Section 111. A person, partnership or corpoi-ation engaged in or desiring to engage in the business of killing horses, or in the carrying on of a melting or rendering establishment, shall annually, in March, apply for a license to the board of health of the city or town in which such business is to be carried on. The application shall be in writing and signed by the person or persons who desire to carry on such business, or, if the applicant is a cor- poration, by a duly authorized officer thereof. It shall state the names in full and the addresses of all the persons who desire to carry on such business, or, if a corporation is the applicant, the names of all the officers thereof and the street or other place where the business is to be con- ducted. The board of health of a city or town may grant such licenses after it is satisfied that the applicants have a suitable building and plant in a situation approved by said board and that they have suitable trucks or wagons for the removal of dead animals. The license shall state the name of the licensee, the situation of the building or establishment in which the business is to be earned on, and shall continue in force until the first day of April of the year next ensuing, unless sooner revoked. The board of health shall keep a record of such licenses which are granted by it, and shall notify the boa^d of cattle commissioners of the granting of any such license, giving the name and address of the licensee. The fee for a license shall not exceed one dollar, and a license may be revoked at any time by the board of health. Licensees shall report to the board of cattle commissioners, in such form and at such times as it may order, every animal received by them which is found to be infected with a contagious disease. No unlicensed person shall carry on the business of killing horses or of melting and render- ing. So much of section twenty-five of chapter ninety as provides that no person shall knowingly sell an animal with a cbntagious disease shall not apply to any person who sells such animal to a licensee under the provisions of this section, if such animal is to be killed or ren- dered at the establishment of such licensee. "Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished 17 by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by im- prisonment for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Acts of 1907, Chapter 243. AN ACT EEIiATIVE TO THE NOTICE KEQUIEED BY LA'W TO BE GIVEN BY BOARDS OF HEALTH, CORPORATIONS AND PERSONS IN CERTAIN CASES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Section 1. The notice required by section seventy of Notice to be chapter fifty-six and by sections one hundred and one cattte bureau. hundred and eleven of chapter seventy-five of the Eevised Laws to be given by boards of health, corporations or persons to the .board of cattle commissioners shall be given to the chief of the cattle bureau of the state, board of agriculture ; and the penalties for failure to give such notice to the chief of the cattle bureau shall be the same as are specified in the said chapters for failure to give such notice to the board of cattle commissioners. S^ECTiON 2. This act shall take efiect upon its passage. [Approved March 25, 1907. Acts of 1911, Chapter 381. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSPECTION AND REGULA- TION BY THE CATTLE BUREAU OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE OF PLACES 'VPTaERE NEAT CATTLE, OTHER RUMINANTS OB STVINE ARE KEPT. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. The chief of the cattle bureau and his inspection, agents are hereby authorized to enter and inspect all where n^at'^^ bams, stables, pastures, yards and other places where keptf etc?'' '"'' neat cattle, other ruminants, or swine are kept. The chief of the cattle bureau may make and enforce all rea- sonable rules and regulations respecting the sanitary con- dition of such barns, stables and other places, and of the neat cattle, other ruminants and swine kept therein, such rules and regulations to be subject to approval by the governor and council. Section 2. The state board of health, the dairy bureau, Keport. and boards of health of cities and towns shall report to 18 renalty. Certain powers of the board of health not affected. the chief of the cattle bureau any and all cases brought to their attention where barns, stables or other enclosures, in which neat cattle, other ruminants or swine are kept, are found to be in an unsanitary condition. Section 3. Whoever prevents or hinders the chief of the cattle bureau or any agent thereof from exercising the powers hereby conferred shiall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days. Section 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to nullify or affect the powers and duties of boards of health conferred upon them by sections sixty-seven to seventy- four, inclusive, of chapter seventy-five of the Revised Laws, and by sections sixty-nine to seventy-two, inclu- sive, of chapter one hundred and two of the Eevised Laws. \_Approved May 1, 1911. Compensation for horses condemned as afOicted with glanders. Acts of 1913, Chapter 646. AW ACT KBIxATIVE TO COMPENSATION TO THE OWmBES OF ANIMALS KILLED ON ACCOUNT OP BEING AFFLICTED WITH GLANDERS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Section 1. If any horses, asses or mules which are condemned as afiiicted with glanders are killed, under the provisions of section six of chapter ninety of the Revised Laws the full value thereof at the time of condemnation, not exceeding fifty dollars for any one animal, shall be paid to the owner by the commonwealth if such animal was owned within the commonwealth twelve consecutive months prior to being killed, and if the owner thereof has not, in the opinion of the commissioner of animal industry, contributed to the spread of glanders by any wilful act or neglect. Section 2. If an owner entitled to compensation under the provisions of this act cannot agree with the commissioner of animal industry as to the value of the animal killed, the value shall be determined by arbitration in the manner provided by section twenty-six of chapter ninety of the Revised Laws. Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. {Approved May 13, 1913. 19 General Acts of 1817, Chapter 121. AN ACT TO PROVIDE POK THE EXTEBMHTATION OP THE FOOT Aim MOUTH DISEASE AMOIiTG DOMESTIC AIUMAIiS- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. All neat cattle and other domestic ani- root and mals, which are affected with, or have been exposed to, "°°"' '"*^'"*- foot and mouth disease, shall be destroyed when, in the opinion of the commissioner of animal industry, the pub- lic good so requires, and their carcasses shall be buried or otherwise disposed of. An order for killing and for the disposal of carcasses shall be issued in writing by said commissioner, and may be directed to an agent, an inspector of animals, or other person. The said com- missioner shall also issue such directions for the cleansing and disinfection of buildings, premises and places in which foot and mouth disease exists or has existed, and of property which may be on or contained therein, as in his opinion may be necessary or expedient. Any property on such premises which may be, in the opinion of the commissioner of animal industry or of his agents, a source of contagion may be destroyed by order of the commis- sioner. The necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section may be paid from the annual appropriation for the extermination of contagious diseases among domestic animals. Section 2. The commissioner of animal industry may Appraisals on appoint persons to make appraisals on live stock and property^jn"** other property the destruction of which is ordered under aSd*mouth*°°' the provisions of section one hereof, and fifty per cent of disease, the full value of such live stock and other property, as determined by the appraisal, may be paid from the annual appropriation for the extermination of contagious diseases among domestic animals, subject, both as regards live stock and other property, to the rights of arbitration and petition provided for by section twenty-six of chapter ninety of the Eevised Laws relative to the destruction of animals affected with tuberculosis, so far as the same may be applicable. In case the United States government makes an appropriation for payment of a certain portion 20 of the value of any animals and property destroyed in accordance with this act, the payment by the common- wealth for such animals or property shall be limited to the difference between such portion and the full value thereof determined as herein provided. Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved March 29, 1917. Binder Gaylord Bros. Makers Syracuse, N. Y. m. m. 21. lanii