LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Bale 6. Every person keeping cows for the production of
milk for sale shall cause every such cow to be cleaned every
day, and to be properly fed and watered wtth abundance of
pure, clean water.

Cows to be
cleaned
every day.

Rule 7. Any inclosure in which cows are kept shall be
graded and drained, so as to keep the surface reasonably dry ;
no garbage fecal matter or similar matter shall be placed or
allowed to remain in such inclosure unless sufficient straw or
similar good absorbent materials be used to keep the inclosure
clean at all times, and no open drains shall be allowed to run
through it.

Enclosure
grarted and
drained.

And any person who shall ship or sell milk contrary to the
aforesaid order of said board shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than twenty dollars for each day during which
shipments shall be made after notice of such order.

Guilty of mis-
demeanor.

21. The Live Stock Sanitary Board shall, at the request of
the owner or owners of dairy herds, furnish them with a cer-
tificate of health whenever the provisions of this article are
complied with, and there is no visible eign of disease amongst
such herds, such certificates shall be revocable in the discre-
tion of the board.
22. For the purpose of paying the expenses required in car-

Certificate of
health
granted.

rying out the provisions of this sub-title, the sum of three
thousand dollars is here appropriated annually, or so much
thereof as is necessary out of the moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and the Comptroller is authorized and
directed to draw his warrant on the treasury for such sum as
the said board shall produce vouchers for, not exceeding the
amount appropriated, payable monthly.

Appropria-
tion.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 9, 1898.

Effective.