Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-22
Qfaric,rlf,lral department
TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE.
STOCK.

The following law on this subject was
passed just at the close of the last ses-
sion of Congress, and it takes effect, as
will be observed, on the lst of October
next;
An Act to prevent cruelty to animals
while in transit by railroad or other
means of transportation within the Uni
ted States
Be 1t enacted BY the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America an Congress assembled That
no railroad company within the United
States whose road forms any part of a
line of road over which. cattle, sheep.
swine, or other animals. shall be convey
ed from one State to another, or the
owners or masters Of steam, sailing, or
other vessels carrying or transporting
cattle, sheep, swine, or 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, without
unloading the same for rest, water, and
feeding, for period of at least five con-
secutive hours, unless prevented from
so unloading by storm or other acciden-
tai causes. In estimating such confne-
ment, 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 con-
tinuous confinement beyond the period
of twenty eight hours, except upon con-
tingencies herein before stated. Ami
mails so unloaded shall be properly fed
and watered 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
transporting the same at the expense Of
said owner or person incustody thereof :
and said company, owners, or masters
shall in such cases have lien upon such
animals for food, care, and custody fur.
nished. and shall not be liable for any
detention of such animals authorized by
this act. Any company, owner, or Gus
todian of such animals who shall know
ingly and wilfully fail to comply with
the provisions of this act shall, for each
and every such failure to comply with
the provisions Of the act, be liable fol
and forfeit and pay penalty of not less
than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars provided. hoacever
That when animals shall be carried il
cars, boats, or other vessels in which
they can and do have proper food, water
space, and opportunity for rest. the fore
going provisions in regard to their being
unloaded shall not apply.
Sec@2. That the penalty created b.
the first section of this act shall be re
covered by civil action IN the name O.
the United States, in the circuit or dis
trict court of the United States holder
within the district where the violation
of this act may have been committed
or the person or corporation resides O.
carries on its business and it shall b
the duty of all United States Marshals
their deputies and subordinates, to pros
ecute all violations of this act whic
shall come to their notice or knowledge
Sec 3. That any person or corpor
alton entitled to lien under the frs
section of this act may enforce the sam
by apetition filed in the district cour
of the United States holden within tn
district where the food, care, and custc
dy shall have been furnished, or th
owner or custodian of the property re
sides and said court shall have powe
to issue all suitable process for the Ell
forcement Of such lien by sale or Other
wise, and to compel the payment of a
costs, penalties, charges, and expense
of proceedings under this act.
Sec. A. That this act shall not g
into effect until the first day of Octobe
eighteen hundred and seventy three.
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