The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-08

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ipeadence for the better maintehanCe 81
| their families. and the discharge az their
Obligations. we bear 81 Il nnconfortably
and think 81 that commandment: Thou
shalt not sieaIsl
There Is no should not ID the announce
iaent nor ouglit not -thon shalt not suits
our notions Of the necessities Of social life,
and We think that we may safely warn.
everybody who has ears 10 hear hence.
forth, . FL. II "a. I: .5.. r.sH III
Thou shaltnot steal. Z,
among tie good things done by our
Legislature in 81 and SO was The pas
sage Of An Act IN relation % marks and
.brands.y IN which provision II made for
the projection 81 the community from the
occasional loses Occurring through accident
| Or from dishonesty willie trains or ,lroYts
Eof cattle IRE passing through The toJatfy.
THE Pound Keeper, ana Ill public officers
loi the Territory, are required 10 examine
NIL trains aud droyes OF cattle passing
through their respective counties Or lircs
cincts, and L they find 'any animal o.
animals having recorded brands, which
said brands do not belong to the indiyidu.
III PurportiAg to own said animal Or ami,
mails and the same has not been reversed.
To take the said animal or animals into
their custody as stolea property, aud al,
ser,ize the owner Of snId brand thcre,
lof,v etc. S.saa ].
Possibly some folks who might he sub
ljectcd 70 such An examination would ID,
lgard i as an implication Of their dis.
honestyi hut there are certain duties
which the public have a. right 10 expect
Il from their pnllir officers, without copsGit
ing every body nice notions u dignity.
and the legislators, We think, were wise
men in making this one OF tho, occasions
10 which individual scpsltiseaess should
4 be set aside for lie assurance of public
& safety. No man who has honestly naitI
for his cattle win be troubled al tlle EN-,
animation Of their brands, Oh the con.
trary be viii take d speciaI pleasure ID
exhibiting 70 q pnIlic officer lie evidences
/ of his leaving tle country without Tie
stigma Of thicf, Or even The suspicion Of
q, being linked with bis name.
/ We have recently heard some things
reported about eattle being fpliaa iilI
trains that started lately from ihe. TtF
ritory. where The brands were not only nal
reversed but where new brands were rat
on the cattle, and at lie same time the
new possessor Is reported to have takent
little pains 70 either shoN bis claim Or t t
contest Gle unlocked for claim Of the real
owner i How many cattle hare been takeni
~ such accidenis as this, Nc know mol bnt5
We think the people who have lost cattIei
and those who may lose Them Of thes
range, owe il TO themselves, 10 soc iEai4
the simple law npplieabl6 ii this eireanII
stance ! i not allowed Ike ,uaiy Others ,ai
die and be forgotten: rhe penalty isi
clearly defined 10 The act We have quoted
and We recommend il 10 Tie at,ention.ot8
those interested either as transsre ssofs o.
victims y unless parties apgriersti prefer
the maxim of she good old time when
il was said:
~ those take who hate the pogtr.s
.. And those may ketp who rsii 1, 4. If
The ministers Of Justice. however, have
no snch choice and should do their duty