Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-07-14

rest, the foregoing provisions III re-
gard to their being unloadcl, shall
not apply.
Sec. 4. Any person may take
charge OF any animal whose owner
has abandoned it, or who fails To
properly take care and provide for it,
and may trrnish the same with prop
cr shelter, nourishment ard care at
the owners expense, and shall have
lea on such animal tor the same,
which lien at the expiration OF three
months shall become a perfect title
to the property as provided il chap
ter 1O2, laws Of the Ninth General
Assembly.
SEC. 5. In this act the word "an-
mali or animals" shall he held TO
include all creatures, and the words
"owncr," "pcrson," and whoever"
shall be held to include corporations
as well rs individuals, and the knowl-
edge and acts of agents of, and per-
sons employed by corporations, IN
regard to animsls transported, own
Ell or employed by, or III custody OF
such corporation, shall bc held to be
the acts aal knowledge Of such
corporations
SEC. G. I. shall be the duty OF
all sheriffs, deputy sheriff, consta
bles, police officers and city marshaIs,
to prosecute all violations Of the pro-
visions OF this act which shall come
TO their notice or knowledge. and all
fines and forieitures collected under
this act shall be pail into the county
treasury tor the use of the school
fund, when the offence for which
the fine was imposed was committed.
SEC. I. Any person who shall
keep or use, or in any way be con-
nectcd with or interested in the
management Of or. shall receive
money, for the admission of any per-
son to any place kept or used, for
the purpose of fighting or bai,ing
any bull, bear, dog, cock or other
creature, and every person who shall
encourage, aid or assist therein, or
who shall suffer or permit any place
to be so KEEP: or used, and any per-
son who shall engage in, aid, abet.
encourage or assist IN any bull, bear,
dog, cock fight or a fight between
any other creatures shall upon con-
| viction thereof, be aiiudged guilty
OF = misdemeanor
SEC. s. Any person who shall
impound or confine, or cause to be
impounded or confined, in anypound
or other place, any creature, shall
supply to the same, during such con
finemGnt, sufficient quantity OF food
and water, and default thereof shall
upon conviction, be adjndyel guilty
OF a mislcmranor.
SEC. 8. In case any creature shal
be at eny time impoundei as afore
said, and shall continue to be withoul
necessary food and water tor more
than twelve successive hours, 1t s:,al
be lawinl for any person, from time
| to time, and as often as it shall be
necessary, to enter into anil upor
any pound, in which any such crea
turc shall be so confined. and to sup
ply it with necessary food and wa
ter SO long as it shall remain 50 con
fined; such person shall not be liable
to any action Tor such entry, and tht
reasonable cost OF such food and wa
ter may be collected by him OF th'
owEer OF such creature.
SEC. 10. It shall be lawful 10
any sheriff. constable, police officer
officer OF any society for the proven
tionot cruelty to animals, or any mag
istrate, to destroy any horse or othe,
animal having the disease called ant
known as the glandcrs, or any dis
ablei creature unfit for furthe use.