Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-04-30
Published March o. 1875.
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of dumb animals.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
| SEC. |. Every person who shall, by his act or
| neglect, kill, main, wound injure, torture OF
cruelty beat any horse, mule, OK, cattle, sheep OF
| other animal belonging to himself or another
shall, upon convection, be adjudged guilty of q
| misdemeanor.
| SEC. 2 Every owner, driver or possessor of an
| old, maimed or diseased horse or mule or other
animal turned loose or left disabled in any street.
| lane or other public place for more than three
| hours after knowledge OF such disability shall,
on conviction, be adjudged guilty OF mlsde-
| meanor
SEC. 3. If any person shall overdrive. overwork,
| overload, torture, torment. deprive Of necessary
| sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelty beat, or
| needlessly mutiate or kill, or cause or procure
| to be Overdriven, overworked, overloaded, tor
| tured, tormented, or deprived of necessary sus-
tenance, to be unnecessarily or cruelty beaten.
or needlessly mutiated or Killed, as AFORESAID, i
any living creature, every such offender shall, for
every such offenSe, be guilty of m1sdemeanor.
| SEC. 4. Any person who shall keep or use, or
4 in any way be connected with, or interested in
| the management of, or shall receive money Tor
the admission of any person to- any place Kept or
used for the purpose of fighting or batting BULL
bear dog, cock, or other creature and every per-
son who shall encourage, AID, or assist tnereln,
| or who shall permit or suffer any place to be so
| kept or used, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
| adjudged guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. ;. Any person who shall impOund or con-
| fine, or cause to be impounded confined, in
any pound, any creature, shall supply to the same
| during such confinement suthclent quantlty OF
good and wholesome food and water, ana IN de-
fault thereof SHALL upon conviction, be adjudged
guilty of a mlsdemeanor.
SEC. s. In case any creature shall be at any
time i'm pounded confined as aforesaid and shall
continue to be without necessary food and water
for more than twelve successive hours it shall be
lawful for any person, from time TO time. and as
often as it shall be necessary to enter with lnt0l
and upon any pound in which any such creature
shall be so confined and to supply it with neces-
sary food and water long as 1t shall remain so
confined: such person shall not be liable to any
action for such entry, and the reasonable cost OF
such food and water may be collected by him OF
the owner of such creature, and the said creature
shall not be exempt from levy and sale upon eX-
ecution issued upon a judgment therefor.
SEC. z. If any person shall carry or cause to be
carried, in or upon any vehicle or otherwise, any
its legs or wings, or by packing or crowding such
creature, causing the same to be tied, packed
or crowded as aforesaid, he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and when ne shall pc taken
into custody therefor by any officer, such officer
NAV take charge of such vehicle and its contents
and deposit the same in some safe place OF custo-
dy, and any necessary expenses Whlcn may pc IN
Cured for taking charge OF and Keeping ana sus-
tanning the same shall be lien thereon to be
paid before the same can lawfully be recovered; ;
or the said expenses or any part thereof remain
ing unpaid may be recovered by the person incur
ring the same of the owner OF SAID creature IL
any action therefor.
SEC. s. Every person who shall hereafter use
any dog or dogs for the purpose of drawing or
helping to draw any cart, carriage, truck barrow
or other vehicle, in any city or Incorporated VII
age for business. purposes, shall be required to
take out license for that purpose from the Mayor
of President thereof, respectively and shall have
the number of said license and the residence OF
the owner distinctly painted thereon, and for
each violation of the section shall forfeit and pay
fine of one dollar for the first offense. and fine
of ten dollars for each subsequent offense.
SEC 9. IF any MANNED, sick, infirm or disabled
creature shall be abandoned to die by any person,
in any public place or elsewhere, such person
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and 1t hall be
| lawful for any magistrate or Chief of Ponce IN
this State TO appoint suitable persons to destroy
| such creature. If unfit for further use.
| SEC. TO- No person driving any carriage upon
any turnpike, road or public highway within this
| State with or without passengers therein, shall
run his horses or cause or permit the same to be
! run upon any occasion or for any purpose what
ever: and every person who shall offend against
the provisions of this section shall be deemed
gully of misdemeanor, and on conviction snail
| Be fined not exceeding 500 or imprisonment not
exceeding sixty days, at the discretion OF the
court.
| SEC. H. The term carriage as used in this
title shall be construed to include stage coaches,
wagons carts sleighs, sleds. and every other car.
riages or vehicles used for the transportation OF
| persons and of goods, or either OF them.
SEC. ~ All acts and parts of acts conflicting
| with the provisions of this act are hereby re
| pealed. e.o.,, I'D oftor
| its passage and publication. .ooDv
| Approved March .. 1od3. - vi