Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-06
Published March %, 1875.
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| AN ACT to punish and provide against the abuse
! of dumb animals.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SEC L. 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 conviction, be adjudged guilty of a
mlSdemeanOr.
| old manned or diseased horse 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 a msde-
meanOr.
| SEC 3. If any person shall overdrive overwork
overload, torture, torment, deprive of necessary
sustenance, or unnecessarily or cruelty beat or
needlessly mutilate or kill, or cause or procure
| to be overdriven, oyerworked, overloaded, tor
tured, tormented, or deprived of necessary sus-
tenance, to be unnecessarily cruelty beaten,
or needlessly mutilated or killed. as aforesaid.
any living creature, every such offender SHALL for
every such ofense, be guilty OF misdemeanor
Sec. 4. Any person who shall keep or 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
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 therein,
or who shall permit or suffer any place to be so
kept or used, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
adludged guilty OF a mlsdemeanOr.
SEC. 5. Any person who shall impound or con-
fine, or cause to be impounded or confined, in
any pound any creature, shall supply to the same
during such confinement q sufficient quantity of
good and wholesome food and water, and in de-
fault thereof shall, upon conviction, be adjudged
guilty of mlsdemeanor.
SEC. 6. In case any creature shall be at any
time impounded confined as aforesaid, and shall
continue to be without necessary food and water
for than twelve successive hours, it shall be
lawful for any person, from time to time. and
often 1t shall be necessary, to enter with into
and upon any pound in which any such creature
shall be so confined, and to supply it with neces-
sary food and water so long it 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 Judgment therefor.
SEC. z. Ii any person shall carry or cause to be
carried, in upon any vehicle or otherwise, any
creature, in cruel or inhuman manner by tying
its legs wings, or by packing or crowding such
or crowded aforesaid. he shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and when he shall be taken
into custody therefor by any officer such officer
may take charge of such vehicle and its contents,
and deposit the same in some safe place of custo-
ely, and any necessary expenses which may be in
CURED for taking charge of and keeping and 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 in
any action therefor.
SEC. 5. Every person who shall hereafter use
anv dog or dogs for the purpose of drawing or
helping to draw any cart, carriage, truck, barrow
or other vehicle, in any city 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 dollar for the first offense, and fine
of ten dollars for each subsequent offense.
SEC. g. If ..Ly MANNED. sick, infirrn Or disabed
creature shall be abandoned to die by any person,
in any public place elsewhere, such person
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and it shall be
lawful for any magistrate or Chief of Police in
this State to appoint suitable persons to destroy
such creature, if uL.ht for further
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 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
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall
be fined not exceeding 500 or Imprisonment not
| exceeding sixty days, at the discretion Of the
court.
SEC. II. 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. H. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act are hereby re
pealed.
SEC. ID. This act shall take effect from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved March 5. 1875. eB@COPY.