New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-04
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 50. |

An act to prevent cruelty to animals while
IN transit by railroad or other means OF
transportation within the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in 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 conveyed from one State TO
another, or the owners or masters of steam
sailing or other vessels carrying or tran
sporting cattle, sheep, swine or other ami
mails from one State to another, shall con-
fine the same in cars, boats or vessels OF
any description, for longer period than
twenty-elght consecutive hours, without IN
loading the same for rest, water and feed
ing, for period Of at least five consecutive
hours, unless prevented from SO unloading
oy storm or other accidental causes In es-
tlmatlng such confinement the time during
winch the animals have been confined with,
our snch rest on connecting roads from
when they are received shall be included, it
beng the intent Of this act to prohibit their
CONTINUOUS confinement beyond the period
OF twenty eighs hours, except upon
contingencies heTeinbefore stated. Animals
SO unIoaded shall be properly fed and
"atered during such rest by tie owner or
person having the custody thereof or in
falIroad company or owners or masters of
boats or vessels Transporting the same AZ
the expense of said owner or person in Gus
tOdy thereof; and said company, owners,
or masters shall in such cases have lien
upon such animals for food, care and GUS
tody furnished, 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 KNOWINGLY
and willfully fail to comply with the pr6-
visions OF this act shall, for each and every
SIch failure TO comply with the provisions
OF this act, be liable for and forfeit and nav
penalty OF not less than one hundred r or
more than five hundred dollars: provided.
however, that when animals shall be car
Iieu III cars GOATS, or other vessels in which
they can and do have prone? food. wafer
space, and opportunity for rest, the torego-
ing provisions In regard to their beinp m
loaded shall not apply. ~
SEC :. mat the penalty created BY tho
hrst section Of this act shall he recnvereT
ny ciVll action in the name of the United
states, IN the circuit or district court of the
oElteu States, holden within the district
Where tne violation of this act NAV have.
been committed or the person or corpora-
ton resides or carries on its business and
1t snail De the duty of all United States
marshala, their deputies and subordina+es
to prosecute all violations of this act wbicb
snail come to their notice or knowledge.
SEC. g. That any person or corporation.
ehtltied TO llen under the first section of this
act may enforce the same bv petition fled
IN the district court of the United Sro+es
holden within the district where the food,
care and custody shall have been fnr.
nlshed, or the owner or custodian OF the
property resides; and said court shall
nave power to issue all suitable
process tor the enforcement of such len by
saie or otherwise, and to compel the pay
nene Oh an costs, penalties, charges, and
expenses OF proceedings under this act.
, SEC. 4. That this act shall not 90 into eff
icy until the first day Of October, eighteen
hSs-dred and seventy-two.
Approved March 3, 1873.