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 exposed 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 appraisers shall subscribe to an oath in writing to fairly value such animal in accordance with the requirements of 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 shall become the duty of the owner to immediately destroy such animals and dispose of the same in accordance with the order of said board, or member thereof, and upon failure to so 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 use, 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. [As amended June 15, 1887; Laws 1887, p. 13.

*40. Appointment of veterinary surgeon -- salary of. 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 said 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 assistant veterinarians upon terms not exceeding that paid the State veterinarian. The State veterinarian shall receive for his services 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 said board of commissioners.

41. Quarantine. § 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 one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each and every offense, and shall become liable for any and all damages and 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 animals 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 any place in or out of this State, and any person or persons who shall bring any such diseased, or, knowingly, shall bring any exposed animal or animals into this State from another State; and any person or persons who shall knowingly buy, receive, sell, convey or engage in the traffic of such diseased or exposed stock, and any person who shall violate any quarantine regula tions established under the provisions of this act, shall, for each, either, any and all acts above mentioned in this section, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, or of any one of said acts, shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail until the fine and costs are paid and shall forfeit all right to the compensation for any animal or property destroyed under the provisions of this act. Any veterinary practitioner having information of any contagious or infectious disease in this State, and who shall fail to promptly report such knowledge to the board of live stock commissioners, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than one year for each offense. [As amended April 20, 1887; Laws 1887, p. 10. 42. Commissioners to report - proclamation— penalty for violating act. § 5. Whenever said board shall become satisfied that any dangerously contagious or infectious disease among domestic animals exists throughout any municipality or geographical district in this State, and, in their judgment, it is necessary to quarantine such municipality or geographical district in order to prevent the spread of such disease into contiguous territory, they shall report the same to the governor, who may thereupon, by proclamation, schedule and quarantine such district, prohibiting all domestic animals of the kind diseased within such district from being moved from one premises to another or over any public highway or any unfenced lot or piece of

ground, or from being brought into, or taken from, such infected district, except upon obtaining a special permit, signed by the board of live-stock commissioners, or member thereof, or agent or officer of the board duly authorized by it to issue such permits; and suclr proclamation shall from the time of its publication bind all persons. After the publication of the aforesaid proclamation, it shall be the duty of every person who owns, or is in charge of animals of the kind diseased within the scheduled district to report to said board within one week the number and description of such animals, location, and the name and address of the owner, and during the continuance of such quarantine to report to said board all cases of sickness, deaths or births among such animals. It shall also be the duty of any and all persons within the scheduled district receiving, having and purchasing cattle for slaughter, to delay the killing of such animals until a veterinary surgeon with authority from said board is present to make a post-mortem examination of the carcasses. Any violation of the aforesaid quarantine regulations and prescribed duties shall be visited with like penalties, which may be recovered in like manner as is provided for the violation of other quarantine as provided in section four of this act: Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be so construed as to prevent the movement of any animals of the kind diseased through such territory under such regulations as the board of live stock commissioners may prescribe and the governor approve: And, provided further, that all cattle within the scheduled district slaughtered by order of the board shall not be taken from said district for slaughter. [As amended April 20, 1887; in force April 20, 1887; amended June 15, pp. 11, 15.

43. Removal under order of board. 6. Nothing contained in this act, or any section thereof, shall be interpreted so as to prevent the removal or shipment of diseased or exposed animals, under the orders of the board created by this act, from one place to another by said board or its agents, by driving along the public highway or shipment on cars or steamboats, when, in the opinion of said board, such removal is necessary for the suppression of such contagious and infectious disease. [As amended April 20, 1887; Laws 1887, p. 11.

*44. Establishing quarantine-notice - penalty. § 7. Whenever quarantine is established in accordance with the provisions of section two of this act, valid notice of the same may be given by leaving with the owner or occupant of any premises in person, or delivering to any member of his family, or any employe over the age of ten years found on the premises so quarantined, notice thereof, written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, and at the same time explaining the contents thereof. Such quarantine shall be sufficiently proven in any court by the production of a true copy of such notice of quarantine with a return thereon of the service of the same in the manner above required. Any person violating said quarantine shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as is provided for in section 4 of this act, and, on conviction, shall be liable for all damage that may result to other persons in consequence of such violation: Provided, that any one feeling himself aggrieved by such quarantine may appeal to the full board of commissioners, who shall thereupon sustain, modify

or annul said quarantine as they deem proper. [As amended April 20, 1887; L. 1887, p. 11.

*45. Fines - how used. § 8. All fines recovered under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the county treasury of the county in which the suit is tried, by the person collecting the same, in the manner now provided by law, to be used for county purposes; and it shall be the duty of State's attorneys, in their respective counties, to prosecute for all violations of this act. [As amended April 20, 1887; L. 1887, p. 11.

*46. Claim for slaughter of animals. 9. All claims against the State arising from the slaughter of animals, as herein provided for, shall be made to said board of commissioners, under such rules and regulations as they may prescribe, and it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to determine the amount which shall be paid in each case on account of animals so slaughtered, which, in case of animals of the bovine species, shall be based on the fair cash market value thereof for beef, or for use for dairy purposes, not to exceed $75 per head, and, in cases of animals of the equine species, on their fair cash market value, not to exceed $100 per head, and report the same to the governor, and the governor shall endorse thereon his order to the State auditor, who shall thereupon issue his warrant on the State treasurer for the

same.

*47. Power of commissioners and veterinary surgeon. 10. Said board of commissioners, or any member thereof, and the State veterinarian and his assistants, in the performance of their duties under this act, shall have power to call on sheriffs and their deputies, constables and peace officers, mayors of cities, city and town marshals and policemen to assist them in carrying out its provisions, and it is hereby made the duty of all such officers to assist in carrying out the provisions of this act when ordered so to do; and said commissioners and the State veterinarian and his assistants shall have, while engaged in carrying out the provisions of this act, the same powers and protection that other peace officers have, and any such officer who fails or refuses to enforce the lawful orders and quarantine of said board, or any member thereof, or any veterinarian acting under them, in the proper execution of the powers conferred by this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in section 4 of this act. [As amended April 20, 1887; L. 1887, p. 12.

*48. Board to co-operate with federal officers, etc. § 11. The said board shall co-operate with any commissioner, or other officer, appointed by the United States for the suppression of contagious diseases among domestic animals, so far as the provisions of this act and the appropriations made in accordance therewith will allow, in suppressing and preventing the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals in this State. [Amendment April 20, 1887; L. 1887, p. 12.

*49. Commissioners' record ― report.

12. It shall be

the duty of said board of commissioners to keep a record of all their acts and proceedings, and report the same to the governor annually, or oftener if required, for publication. The annual report shall include an itemized statement of all sums expended by them under this act, in

cluding a statement of all damages recommended by them to be paid for all animals slaughtered, and the amounts paid therefor.

*50. Expenses of board. 13. The members of said board shall each receive the sum of $5 for each day necessarily employed in the discharge of their duties, their necessary traveling expenses, and other incidental expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties under this act, to be paid on certified and itemized vouchers to be approved by the governor. [As amended April 20, 1887; L. 1887, p. 13.

51. Repeal. § 14. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

*52. Emergency clause. § 15. [L. 1887, p. 13.

PROTECTION OF STOCK-BREEDERS.

AN ACT to protect stock-breeders within the State of Illinois. [Approved June 10, 1887. In force July 1, 1887. L. 1887, p. 17.]

*53. Sire-service - lien - pedigree. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That in order to protect farmers in this State against damage resulting from breeding to sires advertised with bogus or fraudulent pedigrees, and to secure to the owner of sires payment for service, the following provisions are enacted: That every owner of a sire charging a service fee, in order to have a lien upon the get of any such sire under the provisions of this act for said service, shall file a statement, verified by oath or affirmation to the best of his knowledge and belief, with the secretary of the State board of agriculture, giving the name, age, description and pedigree, as well as the terms and conditions upon which such sire is advertised for service.

*54. Certificate of owner of sire. §2. The secretary of the State board of agriculture, upon the receipt of the statement as specified in section one (1) of this act, duly verified by affidavit, shall issue a certificate to the owner of said sire, a copy of which certificate shall be forwarded to the clerk of the county court in which said sire is stationed or located, and another copy furnished the applicant, which shall be posted by the owner in a conspicuous place where said sire may be stationed, which certificate shall state the name, age, description, pedigree and ownership of said sire, the terms and conditions upon which the sire is advertised for service, and that the provisions of this act so far as relates to the filing of the statement aforesaid have been complied with.

*55. Lien upon the get. 3. The owner or owners of any sire receiving such certificate by complying with section one (1) of this act, shall obtain and have a lien upon the get of any such sire for the period of four months from date of birth of get: Provided, said owner or owners shall, within six months of the time of the rendition of such service by such certified sire, file for record a statement of account verified by affidavit or affirmation with the recorder of the county wherein the service has been rendered, of the amount due such owner or owners for said service, together with a description of the female served.