Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-01-27

ton and amount of damages claimed
and description of all animals so
taken, the the number, the marks and
brands, if any, and the supposed value
of each animal, or the supposed aggre-
gate value of such animals"
TO amend the third section by strik-
ing out the word "believed," in line
Is of the printed bill, and inserting
instead the words "alleged in said
complaint so as to make that por-
ton of the sentence read as follows:
provided, that in any case where any
animal or animals seized under this
Act are alleged in said complaint to be
worth $50 or more, it shall be the duty
of the County Recorder etc.
To amend the fourth section by
striking out the words "siX months"
in line 10, and the same words in line
IL, of the printed bill. so that the
right to redeem animals sold under
the provisions Of the Act shall be con-
fined to q period of sixty days after
the sale.
To amend section ! so as to make it
read as follows: se
SEC. Amy person who shall drive
stock from any lands or possessory
claim other than his own, to any other
lands or possessOry claim, or shall
take up any other claim than his own,
for the purpose of taking advantage Of
any of the provisions of this Act, shall
be deemed guilty of felony; and any
person who shall fail or neglect to give
the notice required by section 2 of this
Act, or shall rescue or take from the
possession of the taker-up any animal
or animals, without first having paid
the compensation, fees and damage
claimed or awarded, and any officer
violating any of the provisions of this
Act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanOr.
TO amend section s by striking out
the words "treble' in line six of the
printed bill, so as to make the last
part of the last sentence read: land if
Judgment be rendered in his favor it
shall be entered for the amount of the
actual damage proved"
TO strike out the whole of section 8,
which was as follows:
SEC. 9.-Nothing in this Act shall
be construed to prevent persons from
driving stock through uncultivated
lands not fenced, while passing from
one locality to another, or for the pur-
pose of watering said stock at natural
watering places while being so driven;
provided, however, that the owner of
such land may point out rOadways
that are practicable for the purpose,
which must be followed to the water
ing place and back.
To amend section Il by striking out
the words "2Oth day of February" in
lines IS and 26 of the printed bill, and
inserting "first day of March. In re-
ference to the time of the Act taking
effect in certain districts. Also to
amend the same section by inserting
after the words "shall take effect" in
line 26, the words ''in the remaining
portions of said counties on the 1st day
of November, A. ID. 1874, and in the
county of San Luis Obispo on the LIST
day of May, 1874" and to strike out
the remainder of the section. In re-
terrence to the Act taking effect and
rendered inconsistent by the passage
of the above amendments.
Mr.. Lindsey said he had certain
amendments to Section II, sent in by
Assemblymen Garfield and Tully.
The amendments are as follows:
TO strike out all between the words
"west," in line Is of the printed bill,
and "to," in line II, and inserting in
stead ''seven miles to the southeast
corner of section l, township 80 south,
range "a east; thence south on section
line" and also to strike out the word
"four'' in line 10 and insert "five,n
and to add the word Monterrey
after the words "San Luis ObispO.n
Occurring in the amendments recon-
mended by the Judiciary Committee.
The amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Tuttle moved to amend Section
II by adding to the section the words
$50 far as the same apply to the terri
tory embraced in the provisions of
this Act" so as to make it read "Sec-
ton II. All Acts and parts of Acts in
conflict with this Act are hereby re-
pealed so far as the same apply to the
territory embraced in the provisions of
| this Act"
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Pendegast, the
Secretary was authorized to make the
corrections in the numbering of the
sections made necessary by striking
out Section 8.
The Senate cOncurred in the amend
mcnts made in Committee of the
Whole.
The bill was then read third time
and passed.
The title was amended so Us to read
as follows, and then adopted:
An Act to protect agriculture and to
prevent the trespassing by animals
upon private property In the counties
of Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Ventura,
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and
| Monterey.