The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
AN ACT Tor the prevention of cruelty 10 animals.
OF THE


ance, or cruelty beat or needlessly mutilate,
/ or cause or procure to be overrdden, over
driven, overloaded. tortured. tormented, or de
pTIved of necessary Sustenance or to be cruelty
+ beaten. or needlessly mutilated, or killed as
aforesaid, any living creature, every such
offender shall for every such offence be guilty
OF a misdemeanor.
SIC. ?. 81 II FURTHER enacted, That any
person who shall keep or use or IN any way
. be connected with or interested in the man
. agement of. or shall receive money for the
admission OF any person 10 any place kept or
used for The purpose OF fighting any bear, dog.
cock or other creature, or OF tormenting or
torturing the same. and every person who
/ shall encourage. aid or assist therein. who
shall permit or suffer any place to be so kept
/ or used, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
adJudged guilty of a misdemeanor; and it
shall be the duty of any policeman. or other
officer Of the law. county or municipal, to
enter into any such place kept for the pur
poses aforesaid. and to arrest each and every
person concerned participating therein.
SEC ). Be Il FURTHER enacted, That any
person who shall confine cause to be con
fined in any stable. lot or other place, any
living creature, shall supply the same during
such confinement with a sufficient quantity OF
good and wholesome food and water, and in
default thereof shall, upon conviction, be
adiudged guilty OF misdemeanor
SEC. +. Be II FURTHER enacted, That in case
any creature shall be at any time confined as
aforesaid, and shall continue to be without
necessary food and water for more than twelve
consecutive hours, it shall be lawful for any
person, from time to time, and as often as it
shall be necessary, to enter into and upon any
such stable. lot or other place in or upon
which any creature shall remain confined,
for the purpose of supplying such food and
water, and such person shall not be liable to
any action for such entry; and the reasonable
cost of such food and water and attention
necessary may be collected by him of the
owner of such creature, and the said creature
shall not be exempt from levy and sale. upon
execution issued upon judgment therefor.
SEC. 5. Be II FURTHER enacted, That if any
person shall carry cause to be carried in or
upon any vehicle or other conveyance, any
creature, in cruel or inhuman manner, shall
be guilty Of misdemeanOr and if it becomes
necessary to take him into custody therefor,
by any officer aforesaid, such officer may take
charge Of such vehicle or other conveyance
and its contents, and deposit the same in some
safe place of custody with some reliable or
responsible person; and any necessary eX-
penses incurred in taking charge of and keep
ing and sustaining the same shall be hen
thereon. to be paid before the same can be
lawfully recovered, and the said expenses in
Cured or any part thereof remaining unpaid,
may be recovered by the person mourning the
same of the owner of said creature, vehicle or
other conveyance in any action therefor.
SEC. 6. BE 1t FURTHER enacted, That any per
son who shall sell, or offer for sale use, or
expose, or WI shall cause or procure to be
sold, or offered tor sale, or use, to be eX-
posed any horse or other animal having the
disease known as CHAMBERS or farcy, any
other eonta gious or infectious disease known
by such person to be dangerous to human life (
or which shall be diseased past recovery, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanOr.
SEC. Z. BE IT FURTHER enacted, That every
animal having the CHAMBERS or tarcy. shall at
once be deprived of life by the owner or per
son having charge thereof, or shall be secured
by close confinement remote from any animal
or stock Of any kind liable to contract the said
disease, and upon discovery or knowledge of
its condition, any such owner or person omit
ting or refusing to comply with the provisions
of this section shall be guilty of a misde
meanor.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacte3, That it shall
be the duty Of any officer OF the law, county
or municipal, and it shall be lawful for any
other person, to arrest and take before JUS
tIce OF the peace any person violating any OF
the provisions Of this act, and for such arrest
shall. upon the conviction of the person so
offending, be entitled to the sum Of two dol !
lars, which shall be taAed as a part of the
costs; and any person giving information of
any violation OF the provisions of this act or
any part thereof, shall, upon conviction OF the
offender, be entitled to one-half OF the fine
hereinafter imposed, which, when collected, /
shall be regarded and PAID the informant as
a bonus for the same, and the remaining one
half shall be paid into the county treasury
for common school purposes; and any officer
herein named falling or neglecting to arrest
such offender shall be liable to a fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more than twenty
five dollars for each and every offence
SEC. 9. BE 1t FURTHER eaactA". That every
person who sham 7wiiiInllv set an foot ar insti
gate, or move to, carry on, or promote or
ance OF any act Of cruelty to any animal shall
be guilty of misdemeanOr, and the penalty
herein attached to the violation Of any Of the
provisions of this act shall, upon conviction. be
a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or Imprisonment in
the county jail for thirty days, or both such fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court; and any person charged with any vio
lation Of the provisions of this act shall be a
competent witness in his own behalf
SEC. 10. BE II further enacted, That in this
act, and in every law of this state passed, or
which may be passed, relating to or efIecting
animals. the singular shall be held to include
the plural animal, every living creature: the
words . torment" or . cruelty" shall be held
TO include every act of omission or neglect.
whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering
or death, Is caused or permitted, and the
words owner" and person" shall be held
to include corporations as well as individuals
SEC. II. Be at FURTHER enacted That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.