The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-06-21

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Dec. 8. This Act being deemed Of i'm
mediate importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and after Its publ
cation in the Daily State Register and
Iowa Homestead. .
Approved February Sd, 1865.
/ 4 hereby certify that the foregoing Act
VII published In the Iowa Daily State
Rogister on the eth day of February,
Il and in the Iowa Homestead on the
Il j day of Fcbruafy, 1866.
@ JAMES WRIGHT. Secretary Of state.
! CHAPTER 10 .-
Act to Prevent the Importation and
Sale Of Diseased Horses. &c.
- ACT to prevent the importation,
3mning at large, and sale Of Horses,
Mules, or Asses, tliseasctf wftif- NHsNf
Gleet, Chambers, or Button-farcey.
Section l. BE it enacted by the Gen
erai Asscn,biy Of the State Of Io,cd, 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
horse, mule, or ass, affected by the dis
eases known ~ Nasal elect, Chambers,
or Button-farcey; and any person SO Of
Tending, shall he deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall, OH conviction, be
punished by fine of not less than fifty
dollars, and not exceeding five hundred
dollars, and in default of payment, shall
be imprisoned for any period not to ex-
ceed twelve months; or both fine and
imprisonment at the discretion Of the
Court.
Sec. 2. Amy person, being the owner
of horses, mules, or asses, or having in
charge, that are known to he diseased
with Nasal elect, Chambers or Button-
farcey, that shall suffer the same to run
at large upon any common, highway,
or uninclosed land, or use, or tie the
same in any public place, or off his or
their own premises, or who shall sell,
trade or offer the same for sale or trade,
knowing the same to be so diseased,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall, on conviction, be punished by a
fine of not less than fifty dollors, nor
more than five hundred dollars, and, in
default of payment, shall be imprisoned
for any period not to exceed twelve
months, or both fine and imprisonment,
at the discretion of the Court. .-. -...
See. 3. All fines recovered under the
provisions OF this net, shall be paid into
the County Treasury, for the benefit Of
the School Fund. tsa~. ...., a.. a...-
See. !. Nothing in this Act shall be
SO construed as to prevent any person
that may be injured by the importation,
selling, trading, allowing to run at large,
Or exposing in public places, of horses
mules, or asses, known to be diseased
with Nasal elect, Chambers, or Rutton-
farcey, from recovering damages in civ
il action, against any person or persons,
who may so import, sell, or trade, allow
TO run at large, or otherwise expose ia
In public places, or outside of their own
premises any such animals.
Sec. 5. Should any horse, mule, or
ass, reasonably supposed to be diseased
with Nasal Gleet, Chambers, or Button
farcey, be found running at large, with
ont any known owner, it shall he lawful
for the finder thereof, to take the horse,
mule, or ass, SO found before some JUS
tice of the Peace, who shall forthwith
cause the same to be examined by some
veterinary surgeon, or other person
! skilled in such diseases, and if, Oh exam
| ination, it is ascertained to be SO diseas-
ed, it shall be competent for such JUS
ticc of the Peace to order such animal to
be Immediately destroyed and effective
ly put out Of the way; and the necessa-
ry expenses accruing under the provis-
ions of this section shall be betrayed out
of the County Treasury.
Sec. 6. This Act being deemed of inn
mediate importance, shall take effect
and be in force, from and after its publi-
cation in the Iowa State Register and
Iowa Homestead, newspapers published
at Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved FEBRUARY %, 1866.
thereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa State Regis
ter, February 25th, 1866, and in the
Iowa Homestead Oh the 7th day OF
March, 1868.
JAMES WRIGHT, Sec. of state.
CHAPTER L.