The Portland daily press., 1869-04-06
Chapter 73.

AIN All aQd1tOnal TO cnapter one nunoreQ twenty
six of the revised statutes, for the prevention of
cruelty to animals. 81 l1-e4f -ff1 4f-E 1-At
SECT. /. Whoever shall overdrive, overload, over
work, torture torment. deprive of necessary susie
nance, cruelty beat mutilate or kill or cause or pro-
cure to be so overdriven, overloaded overworked,
tortured tormented deprived of sustenance cruelty
beaten, mutilated killed, any horse, OK, other
ANIMAL and whoever having the charge or custody of
any such animal either owner or otherwise, shall
fail TO provide such animal with proper
food drink and shelter protection from the wealth.
er shall for every such offence be punished by imprs
onment In the jail not exceeding year, or by fine
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by both such
SECT. q Every owner of or person having the
charge or custody of any horse, or other animal
init the to be subjected to suffer unnecessary
torture cruelty shall be punished for every such
offence in the manner provided in section one.
SECT. g. Every owner, driver possessor, or per-
son having the charge custody of an old, MANNED
or disabled diseased horse, mule other animal
who shall cruelty work the same when unfit for work
or cruelty abandon the same, shall be punished for
every such offence in the same manner provided in
section one. taar l Nt
SECT. A. Any person who shah carry or cause to
be carried in or upon any vehicle or otherwise, any
animal in unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner.
snail be punished in the same manner provided in
SECT s. No railroad company in this state, in the
carrying or transportation of cattle, sheep, swine
other animals, shall confine the same in for
longer period than twenty-eight consecutive hours
unless delayed by storm other accidental cause,
without unloading for rest, water, and feeding for
ting such confinement, the time the animals have been
confined without such rest connecting roads from
winch they are received, shall be computed 1t being
the intention of this act to prevent their continuous
confinement beyond twenty-eight hours, except upon
contingencies herein before stated; and animals
loaded II rest water, and feeding under the provis
ions of this act shall be properly fed, watered, and
sheltered during such rest by the owners persons
In custody thereof in case of their default in
doing, then by the railroad company transporting
them at the expense of said owners or persons III
custody thereof. s .s-af s.r -frf .lfrl
SECT 6. If any owner OF person in charge of said
animals refuses or neglects pay for the care and
feed OF animals rested the railroad company may
charge such expense to the owner or consignee and
retain lien upon the animals until the same Is paid
and no claim for damages for detention shall be re-
the time they are detained under the provisions of
this act. satrfr
SECT z. Any railroad company, owner consgnee,
person in charge of such CATTLE sheep other ami
mails, who shall violate any provision of the fifth
sixth sections of this act shall for each and every
such violation, forfeit and pay penalty of one hun
dred dollars 4.t
SECT s. ANY person may take charge of any ami
NAL whose owner has abandoned 1t, or Is falling to
properly take care and provide for it, and may fur
nish the same with proper shelter, nourishment and
care at the owners expense and shall have lien
such animal for the same.
SECT 9. In all cases where a lien Is given under
this act. the person corporation having such en
NAV sell such animal or animals at public auction in
the town or city where such animal was found or is
detained. after giving the party claiming or owning
such animal three days notice In writng or in case
such party cannot be found then by publishing notice
of the time and place of SALE three times In any news
paper printed In the county where such animal was
found or detained; and from the proceeds of such