River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-16
TRANSPORTATION Of Live Stool.

The following law on this subject was
passed just at the close of the last
session of Congress, and it takes effect,
as will be observed, on the LIST of Octo-
Der next:
AN Acr to prevent cruelty to animals while in
transit by railroad or other means Of trans
portation within the United States.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That no railroad within the
United States whose road forms any
part OF 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 steam, sailing,
or other vessels carrying or transport
ing cattle, sheep, swine, or other an
lmals, from one state to another, shall
continue 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 consecutive hours,
unless prevented from so unloading by
storm or other accidental causes. Tn
estimating such confinement, the time
during which the animals have been
confined without such rest on connect
ing roads from which they are received
shall be included, it being the intent
OF this act to prohibit their
continuous confinement beyond
the period of twenty-eight
hours, except upon contingencies
herein before stated. Animals so I'M
loaded shall be properly fed and wa
tered during such rest by the owner or
persons having the custody thereof, or
in case of his default in doing so then
by the railroad company or owners or
masters of boats or vessels transport.
ing tue same at the expense of said
owner or person in custody thereof
and said company, owners or masters |
shall in such case have lien upon |
such animals for food, care and custody |
furnished, and shall not be liable for |
any detention of such animals author
lied by this act. Any company, owner
or custodian of such animals who shall |
knowingly and willfully fail to comply
with the provisions of this act shall,
for each and every failure to comply
with the provisions of this act, be liza
BILE for and forfeit and pay penalty of
not less than one hundred nor more |
than five hundred dollars provided, |
however, that when animals shall be |
carried in cars, boats or other vessels |
in which they can and do have proper |
food, space and opportunity for rest,
the foregoing provisions in regard to
their being unloaded shall not apply. |
Sec. 2. That the penalty created by
the first section of this act shall be re-
covered by civil action in the name of
the United States, in the Circuit
or District Court of the United
States holden within the district where
the violation of this act Ray have been
committed, or the person or corpora
ton resides or carries on its business
and It shall be the duty of all United
States Marshals, their deputies and
subordinates, to prosecute all violations
OF this act which shall come to their
notice or knowledge.
SEC. 3. That any person or corpora
ton entitled to lien under the first Sec
ton of this act may enforce the same
by petition filed in the District
Court of the United States holden
within the district where the food, care
and custody shall have been furnished,
or the owner or custodian of the prop
erty resides; and said court shall have
power TO issue all suitable process for
the enforcement of such lien by sale
or otherwise, and 30 compel the pay.
ment OF all costs, penalties, charges
and expenses of proceedings under this
ct.
SEC. 4. That this act shall not go in
to effect until the first day of October,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-three.