Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-06
Published March %. 1875.
PIER 2-3

AN ACT to punish and provide against the abuse
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 or
cruelty beat any horse, mule. OK. cattle, sheep or
other animal belonging to himself or another,
shall. upon convection be adjudged guilty of a
msdemeanor.
SEC ,. Every owner driver or possessor of an
old manned or diseased horse mule or other
animal turned loose or left disabled in any street,
lane other public place Tor more than three
hours after knowledge of such disability shall.
on conviction, be adiudgcd guilty Of INSIDE
meanor.
See 3. Ifany person shall ovcrdrive, overwork,
overload, torture, torment, deprive of necessary
sustenance, or unnecessarily or cruelty beat, or
needlessly mutilate or Kill. or cause or procure
TO be oyerdrivon, overworked, overloaded, tor
turcd, tormcnted, or deprived of necessary sus-
tenance. or to be unnecessarily or cruelty beaten,
needlessly mutiaed or killed. as aforesaid,
any living creature, every such offender shall, for
every such ottcnse, be guilty OF a misdemeanor.
SEC. 4. Any person who shall keep use. or
in any way be connected with, or interested in
the management of, or shall receive money for
the admission of any person to- any place kept or
used for the purpose Of fghting or batting bull,
bear. dog. cock. or other creature and every per
son who shall encourage, aid, or assist therein,
or who shall permit or suffer any place TO be so
kept or used, shall, upon conviction thereof. be
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC :. Any person who shall imporud or con-
any pound any creature, shall supply to the same
during such confinement sufficient quantity OF
good and wholesome food and water, and in de.
fault thereof shall. upon conviction, be adj Judged
guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC Il. In case any creature shall be at any
time I'M pounded or confined aforesaid, and shall
continue to be without necessary food and water
FOR than twelve successive hours, IL shall be
lawful for any person, from time to time. and as
often it shall be necessary, 10 enter with ntol
and upon any pound in which any such creature
hall h. mad and
sary food and water so long a. it shall remain -
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-
ccSton issued upon Judgment therefor.
SEC :. II any person shall carry or cause to be
carried in or upon any vehicle or otherwise, any
creature, In cruel or inhuman manner, ny tying
its legs or wings, or by packing or crowding such
creature. or causing the same TO be tied packed
or crowded n aforesaid, he shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor and when he shall he taken
into custody therefor by any officer, such ofhcer
may take charge of such vehicle and It's contents,
and deposit the same IN some safe pace OF custo-
oy and any necessary expenses which may be in
Cured FOR taking charge of and keeping and sus-
tsiuing the same shall be a 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.
Srr : Every person who shall hereafter use
any dog or dogs for the purpose OF drawing or
helping 10 draw any CART carriage. truck. barrow
or other vehicle, in any city or incorporated VII
age for business. purposes shall be required to
take ont license for that purpose rom the Mayor
f 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 aud pay
A fine Of one dollar for the first otfense snd fine
OF zen dollars for each subsequent offcnse.
SEC .. IL ANY MANNED, sick. infrm ~ disabled
creature shall be abandoned to die by any person.
in any public place or elsewhere, such person
shall Be guilty OF misdemeanor, anu il shall be
lawful for sny M gist-a;e or Chief Of Police in
;his State to appoint suitable persons ;o destroy
sue creature. ii uLfi tor further use.
SEC 10 No person driving any carriage upon