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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAPTER 439.
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AN ACT to prevent the spread of infectious or
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contagious pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of
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this State.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
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of Maryland, That whenever it shall be brought
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to the notice of the Governor of this State that the
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Suppress dis-
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disease known as contagious or infectious pleuro-
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ease.
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pneurnonia exists among the cattle in any of the
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counties of this State, or in the city of Baltimore, it
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shall be his duty to take measures to promptly sup-
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press the disease and prevent it from spreading.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That for such purpose
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Issue procla-
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the Governor shall have power to issue his procla-
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mation.
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mation stating that infectious or contagious disease
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exists in any county or counties of the State, or in
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the city of Baltimore, and warning all persons to
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seclude all animals in their possession that are affect-
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ed with such disease or have been exposed to the
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infection or contagion thereof, and ordering all per-
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sons to take such precautions against the spreading
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of such disease as the nature thereof may, in his
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judgment, render necessary or expedient ; to order
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that any premises, farm or farms, or stables where
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such disease exist or has existed, be put in quaran-
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tine, so that no domestic animal be removed from or
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brought to the premises or places so quarantined,
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Prescribe
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and to prescribe such regulations as he may judge
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legislations.
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necessary or expedient to prevent infection or con-
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tagion being communicated in any way from the
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places so quarantined ; to call upon all sheriffs and
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deputy sheriffs to carry out and enforce the provis-
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ions of such proclamations, orders and regulations ;
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and it shall be the duty of all sheriffs and deputy
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sheriffs to obey and observe all orders and instruc-
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tions which they may receive from the Governor in
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the premises ; to employ such and so many medical
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and veterinary practitioners and such other persons
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as he may from time to time deem necessary to assist
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him in performing his duty as set forth in the first
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section of this act, and to fix their compensation ; to
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