SEC. 22. Any person who voluntarily submits to examination and treatment at a free public venereal clinic in this State, if venereally infected, must continue treatment for such venereal infection according to the direction and under the supervision of said venereal clinic, or, by subsequent election, a private physician, under the terms and conditions provided in section 21, until cured.

SEC. 23. Any person who fails or neglects to submit to treatment under the terms and conditions provided in sections 21 and 22 shall be quarantined or interned until cured under the same terms and conditions as govern venereally infected persons convicted of a crime involving sexual immorality.

SEC. 24. In addition to the grounds for quarantine or internment hereinbefore provided, local health officers are authorized and directed to quarantine or intern any person who has syphilis, gonococcus infection, or chancroid, whenever, in the opinion of said local health officer, or the State board of health, or its executive officer, quarantine or internment is necessary for the protection of the public health. In establishing quarantine, when no detention home or venereal clinic are available, the health officer shall designate and define the limits of the area in which the person known to have syphilis, gonococcus infection, or chancroid, and his immediate attendant, are to be quarantined; and no persons, other than the attending physician or physicians, shall enter or leave the area of quarantine without permission of the local health officer.

No one but an authorized representative of the State Board of Health shall terminate such quarantine, and this shall not be done until the diseased person has become noninfectious, as determined by such authorized representative of the State board of health by means of proper clinical examination and all necessary laboratory tests, or until permission has been given him to do so by the State board of health or its executive officer.

Communicable Disease Control and Promotion of Public Health-Counties and Municipalities Authorized to Make Appropriations for. (Ch. 203, Act Feb. 6, 1918.)

SECTION 1. Contagious discases, municipalities and counties may appropriate funds for suppression.—That the board of supervisors and all municipalities whether operating under special charters or under chapter 120 of laws of 1912 providing for commission form of government or under chapter 99 of code of 1906, be, and are hereby, authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to appropriate money to be used in the control, eradication, and suppression of contagious or infectious diseases and in the promotion or betterment of public health. The expenditure of money so appropriated shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors or municipality making the appropriation.

Rabies in Animals-Prevention and Control of, When Present in County or Adjoining County. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

SECTION 1. Whenever animal rabies is known to exist in any county of the State of Mississippi, the secretary of the State board of health shall immediately notify the county health officer of the county in which infection exists and when he may deem it necessary for the protection of the people he shall notify the county health officer of each adjoining county, and these rules and regulations as hereinafter provided shall be put into force in such county.

SEC. 2. When a county health officer is notified that rabies exists in his county or in adjoining county, it shall be his duty to promulgate these rules and regulations.

SEC. 3. Any person owning or having in his or her possession a dog or dogs shall be required to keep them securely within an inclosure for such a period as the county health officer may designate, any dog or dogs that he may own or have in his or her possession [sic]: Provided, That if it is not the desire of the owner or person having a dog or dogs in his or her possession to keep them secure within an inclosure as hereinbefore required, that each dog shall at all times wear a muzzle constructed of metal, shall prevent biting, shall permit of the dog opening its mouth, and shall be fitted to the dog. being changed from time to time, if necessary, with the animal's growth, except at such time as necessary to water or feed the dog or dogs.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of all persons to report to the county health officer the existence of any animal suffering from or suspected to be suffering from rabies of which he or she may have knowledge.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of all police officials, and any citizen may kill or otherwise destroy any and all dogs that are found running at large, unmuzzled, within the area in which these rules and regulations are in force.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the county health officer when notified that animal rabies exists or is suspected to exist in his county to immediately make an investigation and furnish the secretary of the State board of health with all information desired.

SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the county health officer in each county in which these rules and regulations are in force to make a report each week to the secretary of the State board of health. Such reports are to be made until such time as the secretary of the State board of health may deem it wise to withdraw the enforcement of these rules and regulations from such county.

SEC. 8. These rules and regulations are adopted under the authority vested in the State board of health by section 2489 of the Mississippi Code of 1906.

Rabies in Animals-Heads of Dogs or Other Animals-Preparation for Shipment to Laboratories. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That no express company or its agent shall accept for trans portation the head of a dog or any other animal unless it shall have been prepared for shipment as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. That the head of a dog or other animal shall be placed in a tin or other metal container which will not permit the leakage of fluids; such co tainer shall be placed in a second wooden or metal container with ice packed around it and so constructed that it will not permit the leakage of the ice water resulting from the melted ice.

SEC. 3. That all such packages shall be labeled as follows: "Caution: This package contains the head of a dog (or name of other animal) suspected to have died of hydrophobia.”

SEC. 4. That any express company that accepts the head of a dog or other animal for transportation prepared other than hereinbefore required shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty as provided by statute.

SEC. 5. These rules and regulations are adopted under the authority vested in the State board of health by section 2489 of the Mississippi Code of 1908.

Tuberculosis in Cattle-Control and Eradication. (Ch. 215, Act Mar. 28,

1918.)

SECTION 1. Tuberculosis cattle; live-stock board to cooperate in tests.—That the State live-stock sanitary board be, and the same is hereby, directed to employ one or more qualified veterinarians to be paid from the funds at the disposal of said board, who shall cooperate with the veterinarians of the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, in testing cattle for tuberculosis in this State.

SEC. 2. Veterinarians to be detailed to aid counties.-That the State livestock sanitary board be, and same is hereby, directed to detail a veterinarian to assist such counties as desire to undertake the control and eradication of ruberculosis among cattle, and such assistance shall be given to the counties in the order in which request is made and to the extent that the funds of the live-stock sanitary board will permit.

SEC. 3. Elections on tuberculosis control, provisions for.-That the county boards of supervisors upon presentation of a petition of 20 per cent of the qualified electors of such county on the proposition of tuberculosis control and eradication, the board of supervisors [sic] shall order an election by giving 30 days' notice and if a majority of the qualified electors in the county voting in said election vote in favor of tuberculosis control and eradication, then said work of tuberculosis control and eradication shall be taken up under the direction of the State live-stock sanitary board in cooperation with the Federal Government, and such cattle tested for tuberculosis as may be required by the State live-stock sanitary board. Where a county refuses by a vote to go into eradication of tuberculosis, or before the question has been voted in any County, any owner of cattle may apply to the board of supervisors and upon such application the provisions of this law may apply to such owner individually.

SEC. 4. Payment for condemned cattle; appraisement.—That the county board of supervisors of the various counties be, and the same are hereby, authorized to pay out of the general funds of any county in Mississippi, in which an election has or has not been held on the proposition of tuberculosis control and eradication, two-thirds of the appraised value of all cattle that may in the future be condemned for tuberculosis by a veterinarian commissioned by the State live-stock sanitary board a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, working in cooperation with the State live-stock sanitary board and the various counties, and all cattle which may in the future be condemned for tuberculosis shall be appraised in a manner prescribed by the Mississippi live-stock sanitary board, and the maximum appraisal for each grade animal so condemned shall be $25 and each registered animal so condemned $60.

SEC. 5. Test of cattle; disposition of condemned animals.-Cattle which react to the tuberculin test or show marked diagnostic symptoms of tuberculosis shall be condemned and branded with the letter "T" on the left jaw, and be disposed of as directed by the live-stock sanitary board. Should there be any revenue derived from cattle condemned under this act, such moneys, if they exceed the amount allowed, the residue shall be paid to the owner.

SEC. 6. Penalty for violations of this act.-That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act, or any of the rules and regulations of the live-stock sanitary board, relative to the control and eradication of tuberculosis, made and promulgated under this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $10 nor

more than $300, or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.

SEC. 7. Provided, That this act shall not apply to beef cattle until January 1, 1921, except [with] consent of the owner.

State Tuberculosis Sanatorium-Establishment by, of Bureau for Tuberculosis-Duties of Bureau. (Ch. 176, Act Mar. 26, 1918.)

SECTION 1. Tuberculosis prevention, statistics, how obtained, laws 1916, chap ter 109, section 4, amended (Hemingway code, sec. 7918).—That section 4, of chatter 109' of the laws of 1916, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. A bureau for tuberculosis shall be established and operated by the sanatorium. The said bureau shall have the following duties:

"(1) It shall obtain reports of all cases of tuberculosis in the State. "(2) It shall keep a register of all tuberculous persons reported in the State. The bureau shall have exclusive control of such register and a knowledge of its details shall be open only to the following: 1. State, county, or municipal officers. 2. Representatives of organizations interested in making financial provisions for the care of tubercular persons. 3. Those who may seek scientific Informa tion for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.

County Health Officers Made Assistant Sanitary Inspectors-Duties. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

The county health officers of the State are hereby designated assistant sanitary inspectors as well as county health officers. In the future it shall be one of their duties to promulgate the rules and regulations of the State board of health, and to see that same are obeyed in their respective counties. This they shall do promptly and effectively, reporting whatever they can not properly handle to the chief sanitary inspector.

Regulations of State Board of Health-Posting. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21,

1918.)

Any person in charge of a public-service place—that is, a business coming under the regulations of the Mississippi State Board of Health-shall keep a copy of the regulations pertaining to that particular business posted in a conspicuous place in the building where such business is conducted.

Foodstuffs-Sale-Protection from Contamination. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

Bakeries.—1. No person shall manufacture or offer for sale breadstuffs, cake, pastry, candy, confections or other articles of food

(a) Containing any substance which lowers, depreciates, or injuriously af fects its quality, strength, purity, or wholesomeness.

(b) Containing any cheaper or inferior substances than it is represented to contain.

(c) Which is in imitation or sold under the name of any other article. (d) From which any valuable or necessary ingredient has been abstracted or omitted.

Pub. Health Repts. Reprint 406, p. 137.

(e) Which is colored, coated, polished, powdered, or by any other means is made to appear of greater value than it is.

2. No person shall expose, sell, or offer for sale any breadstuffs, cakes, pastry, candy, confectionery, or dried fruits outside of any buildings, in any open window or doorway, or on any sidewalk, street, alley, or thoroughfares, except they be covered so as to protect them thoroughly from flies, dust, and dirt.

3. No person shall sell, or offer for sale, any butter or cheese except the same be covered so as to protect it thoroughly from dust and dirt.

Groceries.-1. All grocery stores and wherever food products are sold, the floors must be kept clean and free from litter and accumulated dirt.

2. The counters, shelves, drawers, and bins must be kept clean and free from foreign odors. All fruit and vegetables usually eaten without being cooked must be screened.

3. Whenever fruit, vegetables, and groceries are exposed near the door and on the sidewalk they must be placed at least 18 inches above the ground floor or sidewalk.

4. All lard, sugar, and such food products must be kept well covered and handled under sanitary conditions.

5. Bakeshops and cellars must be kept clean and well ventilated and lighted. 6. Persons suffering from cancer or infectious diseases shall not be employed in the sale of food products.

7. All food products shall be properly protected from the dust by suitable coverings.

8. No bedroom shall open into or have connection with any grocery store or fruit stand.

9. No privy shall open into, or have direct connection with, any grocery store wherein exposed food of any kind is handled or stored, except by special permit of a representative of the State board of health.

Fruit and vegetable vendors.-No person or persons engaged in the peddling or vending of fruits, vegetables, or other perishable food products shall be permitted to openly peddle any of the aforesaid products on any wagon, hack, buggy, or any other vehicle used for the transportation of said products, unless said fruits, vegetables, and other perishable products be encased in glass or properly screened with cloth so as to afford protection from flies and dust. Damaged food and foodstuff.--1. Any person who handles damaged foodstuff, whether damaged in transit or otherwise, shall sell same, or hold for sale in the original package without resacking, and shall attach to each package thereof a tag, upon which shall be printed the following words: "This package is damaged, and is sold at the purchaser's risk." Such food must then comply with the requirements of the section below.

2. No person shall sell or hold for sale, as damaged or otherwise, any meal, flour, or any grain product whatever, containing mold or other undue vegetable or animal organisms or insects of any kind.

Dairy Products-Production, Care, and Sale. (Ch. 191, Act Mar. 29, 1918.

SECTION 1.

Milk," "cream," definition.-That the term "milk," within the meaning of this act, is the fresh, clean lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, properly fed and kept, excluding that obtained within 10 days before and 5 days after calving, and contains not less than 8.5 per cent of solids not fat, and not less than 3 per cent of milk fats and not less than 11.75 per cent of total solids; and that the term "cream" within the meaning of this act, is that portion of milk rich in milk fats, which rises to