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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 431

Section 15. In the event of its being deemed necessary by
the said veterinary inspector and the said board, in order to

To prevent
spreading of
contagious
disease.

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 in their then condition by two
sworn appraisers, to be sworn before any officer authorized
to administer oaths and affirmations, one of said appraisers
to be appointed by the owner or custodian of such animals
and the other by the said veterinary inspector, or the value
of such animal or animals may be appraised after they have
been slaughtered, by any two appraisers, in like manner
appointed and sworn, and who were acquainted with said
animal or animals and its or their value before being
slaughtered; and 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 inspector, who in case of disagreement shall call in
a third; which said appraisement, when approved by said
board, shall be filed with the Comptroller, and the Comp-
troller shall forthwith issue his warrant t'o the Treasurer for
the amount of said appraisement in favor of the said owner
or owners; and if the owner of such animals or building or
other property shall not be satisfied with the amount of said

Appeal may be
taken.

appraisement, he may, within sixty days, appeal to the Cir-
cuit Court for the county, or to the Baltimore City Court, if
such animals or buildings are within the city of Baltimore,
by filing in said court a copy of such appraisement, with a
petition for a writ of subpoena against the said veterinary
inspector, and said appeals shall be acted on by said court
in the same manner as appeals from justices of the peace ;
provided, no animal may be appraised or paid for .under the
provisions of this Act that has been slaughtered for more
than three years before the passage of this Act; and provided

Proviso.

further, that all animals that have been slaughtered as afore-
said within three years prior to the passage of this Act may
be appraised and paid for as hereinbefore set forth, and
including such animals as were not passed by said veteri-
nary inspector, but were slaughtered by reason of having
tuberculosis and upon the advice of any regular veterinarian
after a careful test by the injection of tuberculosis of Kack's
lymph; provided further, that such appraisement shall be