LEGISLATION RELATIVE TO TUBERCULOSIS. ALABAMA. Alabama has an old law relative to infectious and contagious diseases which might be construed so as to include tuberculosis of cattle; however, nothing has been done with reference to that disease under this or any other law. LAW. AN ACT for the prevention and suppression of infectious and contagious diseases of horses and other animals. (Approved February 28, 1887.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That it shall be the duty of any person, who is the owner or possessor of a horse, mule, or other animal having the glanders, or other fatal contagious or infectious disease, to keep such diseased animal away and removed from any public or other place where horses, mules, or other animals are usually kept in said counties, and also to keep such diseased animals at a distance from any common rendezvous for animals therein, whether such rendezvous or place of resort be maintained for public or private use and conveniences; and any person refusing or wilfully neglecting to obey this provision of law, by bringing such diseased horse, mule, or other animal, or causing the same to be brought, to any rendezvous of animals or other place where the same shall be usually kept, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be indicted therefor; and upon conviction thereof by or before any court of this State competent at this time to try and punish misdemeanors committed in said counties, shall be fined not exceeding $50, nor less than $5, for any violation of this law: Provided, That the prosecution and conviction of any person under this statute shall not be a bar to an action for civil damages against said person for loss or injury incurred by reason of the violation thereof. ARIZONA. Arizona has no special law relative to bovine tuberculosis, but the disease is included in the general law of March 1, 1897. The work against contagious diseases of animals in Arizona is done by the Live Stock Sanitary Board, consisting of three persons appointed by the Governor. The Governor also appoints a Territorial Veterinary Surgeon who operates under the Sanitary Board. The duty of the board is "to protect the health of the domestic animals of the Territory from contagious and infectious diseases of a malignant character, and for this purpose it is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, maintain, and enforce such quarantine, sanitary, and other regulations, including methods of disinfecting railroad cars, as it may deem necessary." The Territorial Veterinarian investigates reports of the presence of contagious or infectious diseases, and, if he finds that they do exist, establishes a temporary quarantine and reports the results of his investigations to the board, which establishes a permanent quarantine and prescribes rules and regulations for enforcing it. The proclamation of this quarantine is made by the Governor if the board so recommends. The veterinarian, with the consent of the board, may slaughter diseased animals after certain conditions shall have been complied with. The slaughter by the veterinarian of animals which have been exposed and do not show disease can be done only with the written consent of the owner and when the order for the same is signed by another veterinarian. There appears to be no provision for indemnity for animals slaughtered. It is made a misdemeanor to sell, drive, ship, trade, or give away any animals affected with or exposed to any contagious or infectious disease. Whenever the Live Stock Sanitary Board has reason to believe that such diseases exist in other States or Territories, it reports the fact to the Governor, who issues a proclamation of quarantine against those districts, prohibiting the importation from them of any live stock of the kind diseased unless accompanied by a certificate of health. An exception is made of cattle in transit through the Territory by railroad and not unloaded. It is also made a misdemeanor to bring into the Territory any animal which is affected with or has been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease. LAW. AN ACT to codify and revise the laws with reference to live stock. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona: SECTION 1. Three commissioners identified with the live stock interests of the Territory of Arizona shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the legislative council, who shall constitute the Live Stock Sanitary Board of the Territory of Arizona. Before entering upon the duties of his office each commissioner shall take and subscribe the oath of office according to law, and file the same with the Secretary of the Territory; and each commissioner before entering upon the performance of his duties shall execute a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of $2,000, conditioned that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office, and file the same with the Secretary of the Territory. The term of office of the first commissioner named by the Governor shall be for three years from the 1st day of April, 1897; the second one named shall be for two years, and the third one named shall be for one year from said 1st day of April, 1897, and the successors of each shall be appointed for the term of three years thereafter. The Governor shall have the power to fill vacancies in said board. Said board shall elect one of their number chairman. The board shall keep a full and complete record of their proceedings and make such report to the Governor as may from time to time be required, and a biennial report to the legislative assembly. The members of the board appointed by the Governor as herein before provided shall receive $5 per day for the time by them necessarily employed in discharging |