The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-06-06

IGeneral Nature No. SOL
AN ACTto prevent cruelty to ami
mails while IN transit by railroad or
other means Of transportation with
in the United States.
Bel cpacld bu he s nate and Hpiise Of
Representatives nth Unit q S,nt s q Am =
ioa il, Coagress nssonb' d, That no railroa1
company within the United States
whose road firms any part of a line Of
road over whSh cattle. SHEEP. swine
or other animals shall he conveyed
from one State to another. or the OWL
ers or masters of steam, sailing. or
other vessels carrying or transporting
cattle. Sheep swine or other animals
from one State to another. shall con
fine the same in cars. hNats. or vessels
Of any description for more than
twenty-eight consecutive hours. with
out unloading the same for rest. water
and feeding. for y period of at least
five consecutive hours. unless prevent
ed from 50 unloading by storm m
other accidental canses. In estimating
such confinement the time during
which the animals have been confined
without such rest on connecting roads
from which they are received shall be
included. it being the intent of this
act to prohibit their continuous con-
finement beyond the period Of twenty
eight hours, except npcn contingencies
hereinbefore stated. Animals 20 M
loaded shall be properly fel and wa
tered during such rest by the owner or
person having the custody thereof. or
in case of his default in so doing then
by the railroad company or owners or
masters of boats or vessels transport
ing the same at the expense of said
owner or person in custody thereof; !;
and said company. owners or masters
shall in such cases have Hen upon
such animals far fool. care and Gus
tody furnished, and shnll not be liable
for any detention Of such alilnals All
thOriZed by this sCt. Any Company,
owner, or custodian Of such animals
who shall knowingly and wiIiully fail
to comply with The provisions Of this
act shall, for each and every failure tC
comply with the provisions OF this act,
be liable to and forfeit and pay a pen
atty of not less than one hundred MOI
more than five lH,ndNddollars: Pro
uided, howereE That when animal,
shall be carried in cars. boats, OF
other vessels In which they can and dc
have proper food. wafer, space. auN
opportunity for rest, the foregoing
provisions IN regard tOtlleir being un
loaded shall not apply.
Sec. Q. That the penalty created By
the first section of this net shall be re
covered by civil action IN the name o
the Unite,l States. In the circuit or dis
trict court of the United States, hOklel
within the district where the violation
of this act may have been committed
or the person or corporation resides O
carries on its business /; aud it shall b,
the duty of all United States marshals
their deputies and suborliimtes, II
prosecute all violations Of this ac
which shall come to their notice o
knowledge
Sec. 8. That any person or corpo
ration entitled to lien under the frs
section of this act may enforce tn
same by petition filed IN the tlistric
court of tise United States holder
within the district where the food. car
and custody shall have been furnished
or the owner Or custodian of the prop
erty resides; anu said cnnrt shall hMv
power to Issue all suitable process 70
the enforcement Of such lien by sal
or otherwise, and to compel the pay
ment Of all costs, penalties, charges
and expenses of proceedings uIde
this act.
Sec. 4. That this act shall not g,
into effect until the first day of OctO
ber, eighteen hundred aud seventy
two.
Approved, Afarch ., 1873.