The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-08-07
GENERAL NATuRE-No. 8O.1

! GENERAL NATURE-NO. ~.
AN ACT to prevent cruelty to animals while u
| transit BY railroad or other means of trsnspor.
tation within the United States. =,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of E1,t.
ssntatiues Of the United States Of Amsiea ~ Cos.
gress,dssenbIed. That no railroad company ,T5thin
the United States whose road forms any Part o.
line of road over which cattle, sheep, swine, or
other animals shall be conveyed from one State
! to another, or the owners or masters of atsaps,
sailing or other vessels carrying or transporting
| cattle, sheep, swine. other animals from one
State to another, shall con6ne the same in cars.
boats, or vessels Of any description, for longer
period than twenty eight consecutive hours, with
out unloading the aeGse for rest, water and fsed-
| ing, for period of at least five cons scutive
hours, unless prevented from SO unloading BY
storm or other accidental causes. In estimating
| such confinement the time during which the ami
mails have been confined without such rest on
connecting roads from which they are received
shall be included, il being the intent OF this act
| to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond.
the period of twenty eight hours, except upon
contingencies hereinbefore stated. Animals NJ
unloaded shall be properly fdd and watered du. !.
ring such rest by the owner or person having the
custody thereof, or in case OF his default In 30
doing then by the railroad company or owners or
masters of boats or vessels transporting tho saWg
at the expense of said owner or person in custe-
ers shall in such cases have lien upon snch ant.
mails for food, care and custody furnished, and
shall not be liable for any detention ct such anI.
mails authorized by this act Any company, OWL
err or custodian of such animals who shall know
ingly and wilfull, fail to comply with the pro-
visions Of this act shall, for each and every suck
isildre 10 comply with the provisions Of this Act,
be liable for and forfeit and pay penalty OF no!
less than one hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars; Prov ided hoaceuer. That when animals
shall be carried in cars, boats, or other vessels
in which they can and do have proper food, Wa
ter, space, and opportunity for rest the foregoing
provisions in regard to their being unlosded SHAH
not apply . - &
SEC. 2. That the penalty created by the nrss
section of this act shall be recovered by civil 40
ton in the name of the United States, ~ tae
circuit or district court of the United states.
holden within the district where the violation OF
this act may have been committed, or the perssn
or corporation resides or carries on its business:
and it shall be the duty of all United States mar
shals their deputies and subordinates, to prose-
cute all violations of this act which shall come
to their notice kpowedgeo,. IL. ., .as az,
SIC. g. That any person Or corporation enfs-
tied to lien under the first section Of this act may
enforce the same by petition filed IN the dis.
trict court of the United States holden within
the district where the food, care, and custody
shall have been furnished, or the owner or GUS
todian Of the property resides and said court
shall have power 70 issue all suitable process for
the enforcement OF such lien by sale or other.
wise, ana to compel the payment, Of al COSTS,
penalties, charges, and expenses Of proceedings
under this act.
SEC. A. That this act shall not 60 into effect
until the first day Of October, eighteen hundred
land seventy-two.
Approved, March 8, 1878.