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GLANDERS AND DOURINE 233

dourine shall be paid one-half the appraised value, as provided in Section 3 of this Act, when such appraisement, condemnation and destruction of animal has been properly certified to by the agent of the Livestock Sanitary Board; provided, that the right of indemnity shall not exist and payments shall not be made in the following cases:

1st. For animals belonging to the United States or the State of North Dakota, or any city, county, township or village in the state.

2nd. When the owner or claimant at the time of coming into possession of the animal or animals knew such animal or animals to be diseased with dourine or exposed to such disease.

3rd. For animals found to have been diseased at the time of their arrival in this state.

4th. For animals that are brought into the state to do contract work.

5th. When the animal or animals at the time of their destruction have been in the state less than six months.

6th. When the owner or owners shall have been guilty of negligence or willfully exposing his or their animal or animals to the influence of infected animals.

7th.When the owner or claimant is not a resident of the State of North Dakota. All claims shall be approved by the State Auditing Board, and the State Auditor shall issue warrants against the Glanders and Dourine Horse Fund for the amount of indemnity.

§ 5. EMERGENCY] An emergency exists from the fact that the state has become obligated to the Federal Government to incur the expense of one-half the indemnity for animals destroyed for dourine, and there is no designated fund out of which the warrants to be issued for such claims can be paid; therefore, this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved, March 11, 1915.