HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of said board, as far as possible, to
protect the health of the domestic animals of
the State from all exotic, contagious or infec-
tious diseases, and glanders in horses, and for
this purpose it is authorized and empowered

to establish, maintain and enforce such quar-
antine, sanitary or other regulations as it may
deem necessary, and shall maintain an office
in the city of Baltimore, and be clothed with
all the powers and duties imposed on the Gov-
ernor by the said act of eighteen hundred and
eighty-four, chapter one hundred and fifty-
seven, except the power to appoint a Chief
Veterinary Inspector; it shall institute and
prosecute diligent inquiries in the several
counties and ascertain, as far as possible, the
exact condition of the health of the live stock
in said counties, and to seek to have such coun-
ties as shall be found to be free from conta-

Duties.

gious or infectious diseases exempted from
existing or future quarantine regulations of
other States or Territories, and the local boards
of health in the several counties shall inves-
tigate all reported cases of contagious or infec-
tious diseases of live stock in their respective
counties, and if found to be contagious or
infectious, shall report the same at once to
the said State Live Stock Sanitary Board.

Veterinary
Inspector,

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That each mem-
ber of said Board shall be paid the sum of
five dollars per day and necessary expenses
for time actually spent in the discharge of his
duties.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the sum of

Per diem.

three thousand dollars per year be and the
same is hereby appropriated, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to meet the neces-
sary expenses of said Board, including rent,
printing, etc.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of all persons practicing veterinary
medicine in this State, to report immediately

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Expenses