Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-03-24

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The following IL the bin for The prs.
vcnlion ofcmolly 20 animals ~ passed
by the Senate aad House. and amond
ed 20 as to apply to the whole State 3
/ AN ACT ron rnr PUNISHMENT on Gnu.
rirY TO ANIMALS iN rius COMMON
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SrcrloN BE Il cadcfcd bg the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives. of ;hc
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania ia Gen.
erdi Assembly met, and Il IS hereby enact
ti bV the authority Of The same, That
any person who shall within this Com
monwcalth wantonly or cruelty i'll
treat, overload, beat or otherwise
abuse any animal, whether belonging
90 himself or otherwise, or shall keep
or use in any way be connected with
OF interested in tho management OF,
or shall receive money for the adms-
sion of any person to any place kept
or used for the purpose of lighting Or
batting any bull, bear, dog, cock or
other creature, and every person who
shall encourage, aid or assist therein,
or who shall permit, or suffer any place
to be so kept or used, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdcmeanor, and on being
convicted thereof before any alderman
or magistrate shall be fined by the
said alderman or magistrate for the
first offence in sum not less than ten
dollars nor more than twenty dollars,
and for the second and every subse-
quent offence in sum not less than
twenty dollars nor more than fifty dol.
lars TO be paid one-half TO the informer
(who shall be a competent witness
notwithstanding such interest and the
other half to the county where the
offence may be committed, and if said
fine or penalty and tho costs of the
proceedings be not paid, then said
alderman or magistrate shall commit
said offender TO the county prison,
there to remain until discharged by
due course oflaw; prOUided, that when
the fine imposed exceeds the sum of
ten dollars the party complained
against may appeal from the decision
of said alderman or magistrate to the
Court Of Quarter Sessions upon his
entering bail in the nature Of a recog-
nizance, in the usual manner, for his
appearance at said court, when the
offence shall be prosecuted in the same
manner as is now directed by law in
other cases OF misdemeanor.
SEC. =. If in lieu of deciding the
cause such alderman or magistrate
shall bind over or commit such person
to appear at the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, or if such person shall appeal as
aforesaid or upon such binding over
or commitment appear before the said
court, and be there convicted of such
misdemeanor, be shall be sentenced to
pay a fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars, payable as aforesaid, or under
20 an Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SEC. 8. If any person shall be ar
rested for carrying, or causing, or
allowing to be carried in or upon any
cart or other vehicle whatsoever, any
creature in a cruel or inhuman man.
ner theperson taking him intocustody
may take charge of such vehicle and
its contents, and deposit the same in
some safe place of custody, and any
necessary expenses which may be in
CURED for taking charge of and
keeping the same, and sustaining any
animal attached thereto, shall be o
lien thereon to be paid before the
same can lawfully be recovered, or
the said expenses, or any part thereof
remaining unpaid, may be recovered
by the person incurring the same Of
the owner Of said creature in any ac-
tion therefor.
SEC 4. If any MANNED, sick, infirm
or disabled creature shall be by any
person abandoned to die in any public
place, such person shall be guilty ola
misdcmeanor, and it shall be lawful
for any alderman or magistrate TO
appoint suitable persons to destroy
and remove such creature, il unfit for
further use, at the cost Of the owner
thereof, recoverable before the said
aldermen or magistrate thereof
SEC. 8. Any policeman or constable
of any city or county, or any agent
for the Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals,
shall, upon his own view of any such
misdemeanor or upon the complaint
of any other person who may declare
his or her name and abode to such po-
liceman, constable or agent, make ar
rests and bring before any alderman
or magistrate thereof offenders viola.
TING the provisions Of this act.