Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-06-16
CHAPTER 10
an Act to preuent the Importation and
Sale Of Diseased Horses.

an ACt 10 pTsCeHt INC lMpOFtuttOD ana
Sale Of Diseased Horses.
An Act to prevent the importation, run
ming at large, and sale Of Horses,
Mules or Asses, diseased with Nasal
Gleet, Chambers or Button farcey.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Iowa, That
it shall be unlawful for the owner of any
horse, mule or ass, or any person having
the same in charge, knowingly to import,
or bring into this State, any hose, mule,
or ass, affected by the diseases known as
Nasal elect, Chambers. or Button-iarcey &;
aud any person 50 offending, shall te
deemed guilty OF n ml ml,demranor, and
shall, on conviction, be punished by u
tne OF not less than titty dollars, nor
more than FIVE hundred dollars, ami in
default of payment, shall be imprisoned
months, or by both fine aud imrrison
ment a, the d screlion Of the Court.
Sec. ?. Any person, being the owner
OF horses, mules or asses, or having the
same in charge, that are known to De dis =
eased with Nasal Gice,, G,arders, or But
ton tArcey, that shall sulter the same to
run at large upon any cummon, hig hway,
or unl"closed land, or use, or tie the same
IN any public place, or eff bis or their
own premises, or who shall sell, trade or
.her the same for .!c or trade, knowing
the same t. be 50 diseased, shall De guilty
OF misdemeauur, ami shall, on con.Ic-
than fifty do lars, nor more than five hun.
dred do lars, aud, in default of payment,
shall be Imprisoned tor any period not to
exceed twelve months, or by both fac
and impr'srnnent, al tie discretion Of
the Court.
See. 3. All fines recovered under the
provisions of this Act, shall be paid INTO
the County Treasury, for the benefit Of
the SchJoi FunI.
Sec. 1. N,thing in this Act shall be
SO construe! AS to prevent any person
that may be Injured by the importation,
>e'ing, 'rad'ns al!o wing to run at large,
.r exposing in public places, of horses,
mules ur asses. knowa to be Iii ,ease with
Nasal G'eet, Chambers, or BuIton-tarcey,
from recovering damages in civil ac-
ton, against ANY person or persons, who
may 50 import, sell, trade, allow to run
ut large. ur otherwise expose in public
places, or outside of their oxn premises,
any such ANIMALS.
Sec. 5. Should any horse, mule, or
ASS, reasonably supposed to be seasel
wlta Nasal Gleet, Chambers, or Baton
tarcey, be funnd running at large, with
out any known owner, i: shall b, lawful
TOR the finder thereof, to take the horse,
mule or ass, SO found, before some Jus
tlce OF the Peace, who shall forthwith
cause the sameNo be examined hy some
veterinary surgeon, or other person SIX led
Ia such diseases, and if, o.. examination,
1t IS asc, rtained t, be so diseased it shall
be competent for such Justice of the
Peace to order such disea sed animal t,
be immediately destroyed and effectively
pat out OF The way and the necessary
expenses accruins under the provisions
OF this section shall be betrayed out of
the County Treasury
Sec. 6. This Act being deemed of i'm.
mediate Importance. shall tax. effect and
be IN force, from aud aztec its publication
IN the Iowa State Register, and Iowa
Homestead. newspapers pu tlished q, Des
MONIES, Iowa.
Approved February %, 1866.
| hereby certify that the fore going Act
was published in the Iowa State Register,
February 25;h. 1866. and in the Iowa
Homestead On the 7,h day of March,
1866
JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.