Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-02-27
Section :. The Stock Beard of the

| Section :. 1ne Sock Beard OF the
several Gis: ricts Of c,c.l county shat
adopt and procure Il district stock
brand and Vent, fer the district n whicA
said Board sll;.l! be elected. The brand
and vent sha.. be recorded in the prop
cr Office for recording brands, with
cost to the district. The district branu
and vent shall r2!naiD in the charge
and custody OF the superintendent OF
he district, and shall not be used ex-
cept by the order and direction OF IL
majority of said Stock Board. All
found III the district, that may be de-
ciared estrayS, under the laws Of the
Territory, shall be branded with tho
brand OF the district, and when sIcll
estray stock shall be claimed and law
f:llly proven by the owner or owners,
or when such cstr"y stock shall ba
sold under the estray law, the district
BRAND OF! such stock shall in all cases
be vented. Any enc who may be con-
victed, oy !, court Of competent juris-
dictioE. OF having used such district
brand or vent, without authority OF
the Stock Board, or having used u
counterfeit brand OF vent CT the Same,
shall be !..e;: in 4 SUI, Of not less than
ten dollars, and not more than ono
hundred dollars, and shall be imrris-
oned in the county jail Of the county
il which TIE o!.cHee was committed
for term rot exceeslin. twenty days.
Sector. s. All stoc. that Shall BE-
unclaimed at any roundup, and shall
remain unclaimed fer the period OF
NINETY DAYS THEREAFTER.
shall! be branded with the brand Of the
district, and shall remain III the Gus
tody of Tie Superintendent Of the
Stock Board. If such stock shall re
main unclaimed, and the owner doe4
not appear and claim his property and
prove the same, and pay all rc:asOna-
bic charges for the care and custody
Of the same, before the next roundup
after such stock was recorded as un-
claimed, the same shall be declared
estray and shall be advertised by post
ing written on printed notices in three
OF the most public places in such dis
trict, and shall be sold to the highest
bidder, for cash, by the Superintend
e':1, at public sale. The proceeds OF
such sale shall, first, be applied to the
payment OF the proper and necessary
costs f5r the care, custody and sale Of
such est:ay. aud the residue shall be
placed in the district fund, subject to
the order and direction Of tue Stock
Board of such district.
Section 9. II any person shall brand
or mark, with his own brand, any ami
NAL being the property Of another, or
shall efi;lce, deface or Obliterate any
brand upon any animal, with intent to
such animal to his own use, or
70 prevent the owner thereof from re-
covering the same, every such person
20 offending shall be deemed guilty 0
larceny.
Section 10. All animals al!ectelwith
any contagious disease shall be ut once
by the owner thereof, or tho
person in charge of the same, to some
secure inclosure, or shall be strictly
lerded six miles away from any farm
u from any stock running ut large, or
)eing her(led. Every person who shall
neglect or refuse to move diseased
stock affected with any contagious dis
'ase, Or refuse to neglect to place such
tock in q secure inclOsure, or herd
hem away from any farm OF other
stock, as above provided, shall be liza.
dc to be arrested, and ON conviction
,efore Il court OF competent jurisdie-
ion, shall be fined i'll any sum of not
css than fifty dollars and not more
han five hundred dollars, and shall
llso be liable to the party injured by
uch diseased animals running at
argc, after due notice of their diseased
condition. 1t shall he the duty Of one
II more of the stock inspectors of the
district, upon application of any ce.si>
lent Of the district, to at once inspect
md examine into the condition of any
tock alleged to be affected with any
disease, and such stock
hall be found SO diseased, such in,
pectOr shall order such diseased stock
O be at once secured or herled in &C.
O1tlance with this section.
Section IL. This act shall take effect
nd be in force from and after its pas
age.
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