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driven or exposed; such fine may be imposed by any station house Justice
of the Peace of the City of Baltimore, or any Justice of any county where
the offense shall be committed.

An. Code, sec. 13. 1904, sec. 13. 1888, sen. 13. 1888, ch. 519, sec. 13. 1916, ch. 337.

17. It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully expose any ani-
mal to others affected with a contagious or infectious disease, or to put or
suffer to be put any healthy or unexposed animal of the same species into
any stable, or on any premises which have been declared to be infected,
until the same shall have been declared to be free from such infection by
the said State Board of Agriculture or its duly authorized officers or
agents; any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be subject to a fine of not less than one nor more than five hun-
dred dollars for each offense; and the animal or animals so introduced into
such infected stables or premises, shall be slaughtered by said State Board
of Agriculture or its duly authorized officers or agents without appraise-
ment or compensation from the State.

An. Code, sec. 14. 1904, sec. 14. 1888, sec. 14. 1888, ch. 519, sec. 14. 1916, ch. 337.

18. In the event of any building or buildings, sheds, stables, stable
furniture, hay, straw or fodder or feed being reported to the said Board
by its officers as being incapable of proper disinfection, the said Board
may, in its discretion, have such buildings or articles so infected appraised,
as hereinafter provided for the appraisement of animals and destroyed.

An. Code, sec. 15. 1904, sec. 15. 1888, sec. 15. 1888, ch. 519, see. 15. 1906, ch. 431.

1916, ch. 337.

19. In the event of its being deemed necessary for the said Board to
prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease, to cause any animal
or animals so diseased, or exposed to such disease to be slaughtered, the
value of such animal or animals shall be appraised under such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture, by
two sworn appraisers, to be sworn before any officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths and affirmations, one of which appraisers to be appointed
by the owner or custodian of such animals, the other by the said Board of
Agriculture or its duly authorized representative, or in case the said
owner or custodian of such animals shall neglect or refuse to name such
appraiser, then by two appraisers to be appointed by said Board of Agri-
culture or its duly authorized representative, who in case of disagreement
shall call in a third; but in no event shall the appraisement, together with
the estimated value of the carcass, hide and offal exceed ninety per centum
of the fair market value of the animal or animals, or a total of five hun-
dred dollars for any one animal; and which said appraisement when
approved by said Board of Agriculture shall be filed with the Comptroller;
and the Comptroller shall forthwith issue his warrant to the Treasurer
for the amount of said appraisement, in favor of the said owner or own-
ers; and if the owner or owners of such animals or buildings or other
property shall not be satisfied with the amount of said appraisement, he