Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-28


ner Of Palmer street, runs then north to the
northeast corner of c. w. Gibbs addition to
Union City: thence west to a stake in the
center of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad:
thence south with said railroad to the stake
opDosite to the south boundary line of Grove
street: thence west with the south boundary
line of East street to a stake one hundred
wards west of the terminus of said street;
thence south to point opposite the south
west corner of G. w. Gibbs original plot of
said town of Union City; thence east to said
corner.
Be it further enacted, That all parts of |
said acts of incorporation, of which this is |
an amendment and also any other amend |
nent of said act, inconsistent with the pro |
visions of this act, be and the same are |
hereby repealed, and that this act take effect
from and after its passage, the public wei
fare requiring it.
Passed April 5th, 1881.
GEO. II. MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate
- H. B. RAMSEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Approved April 9TH, 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS Governor.
AN ACT to repeal article s Of the code Of
Tennessee. sections 1868, 1863, 1910 1871
and 1872, and to enact the following:
" An act for the prevention Of cruelty to
aEimalS.''
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of the State of Tennessee, Ii any
person shall over drive, overload. torture,
| torment, deprive of nee ssaTy su,tenance
or cruelty treat or needlessly mutilata or
xiii or cause or procure to be ver-drlven,
! over loaded, tortured, tOrmented or GG-
| priged Of necessary sustenance, 70 be
! cruelty beaten or needless ~ maltreated or
| killed as aforesaid any living creature
! every such offender shall, for every such
! otfeIse, be guilty Of .Disdemeanor.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, That 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 or used for the purpose of fighting
or beating any bull, bear, cog. cock or
other creature and every pc son who shall
| encourage, aid or assist Their in or who
shall permit Or suffer any place TO be so
Kept or used shall, upon conviction thereof,
| b. judged guilty of n misdemeaper.
Sec ). Be it farther enacted, That any
person who shall impound or cause to be
| impounded In any pound or other, place.
any. creature, shall supply to the same
! during such confinement q sufficient
quantity Of good and wholesome food and
water. and in default thereof shall, upon
conviction, be adjudged guilty of u mis-
demeanor.
see 4 Be it further enacted, That in
case any creature shall at any time be i'm
pounded as aforesaid and shall continue O
be without necessary food and water for
| more tnan twelve successive hours, it shall
be lawful for any person from TIM to time
and IS often as it shall be necessary to
enter INTO and upon any pound or other
place In which any creature snail be so
confined AMI to supply it with necessary.
food and water, so long as it shall rem in
so confined, such person shall not be liable
to shy action for such entry, and the rea
soma le cost of such water and food may
be collected by them of the owner of such
creature, and the said creature shall not be
exempt from levy and sale upon execution
issued upon Il judgment therefor
Sec. B. BE 1t further enacted, That if
any person shall carry or cause to be cars
rltd IN or upon any vehicle or other cons
veyance any creature in a cruel or inhuman
manner, he shall be guilty of a misds-
neanor, and whenever he shall be taa en-
into custody therefor by any officer such
| officer may take charge of such vehicle or
otner conveyance and its contents and de-
post the same III some safe place of custO-
dy, and necessary expenses which N be
incurred for taking charge of and keepin z
and sustaining the same shall be a lien
| thereon to be paid before the same can
lawfully be recovered, or tho said expenses
) or any part thereof, remaining unpaid may
be recovered by the person receiving the
} same OF the owners OF said creature in all
action therefir.
Sec. t. Be it further enacted, That every
person who shall wilfully set on foot, OF
Investigate, or move to carry on or pro
mote OF engage in, or do any act toward
the turtherance of any acg of cruelty to
any animal shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanOr.
Sec b it further enacted, That any
officer, agent or member of such society
may lawfully interfere to prevent the per,
p6tration of any act Of cruelty upon any
animal in his presence. Any person who
shall Interfere with or ObStruct any such
= officer, agent or member in the discharge
Of his duty shall be guilty CT a misde.
= meAnor.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That any
F agent or officer Of such society may sever.
! ally destroy or cause to be destroyed any
: animal pound abandoned or other not
properly cared for, appearing n the judg
: ment of two reputable Cit zens who are
experts, called By him to view the same in
his presence, to be glandend injured, OF
diseased past recovery f-r any lawful pur'
; pose.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That wher
I any person arrested is at the time Of suct
n ar est IN charge Of any vehicle drawn bJ
= or contain ng any animal any agent o
: such society may take charge Of such an.
! mai, and of such vehicle and its con
= | tents and deposit the same in n safe place
Z of custody or deliver the same into tn,
u ! possession Of the police or sheriff Of {
e county or place wherein such arrest wa
y made who shall thereupon assume tn,
y custody thereof
= Sec 10. Be it further enacted, That al
: fines, penalties and forfeitures i'm posed anC
: collected in any county in this State shall
Il under the provisions of every act passeC
e relative to or in anywise affecting ami
n mas shall inure to such society in aid 0
= the purpose for which it was Incorporated
:, and no INJUNCTION shall be gran ed agAips
= such society or any of its officers or agents
. except upon motion after due notice ant
J hearing thereof
IS Sec. II. Be it further enacted That mo,
: com plant under oath or affirmation to an,
+ magistrate authorized to issue warrants il
o criminal cases, that the complainant ha
Il just and reas, n4bl9 cause to suspect tina
e any of the provisions f law Eating to o
n IN anyWlse affecting criminals are being o
about to be violated IL any p4rticula
J., building or place, such magistrate shal
Immediately issue and deliver a warran
> TO any person authorized by law to maxi
I arrests for such offences, autho, liz ng hin
i to enter and search such building or place
/ and TO arrest any person there presen
e found violating any Of said laws, and t,
n bring such person before the nearest mag
e istrate of co peteHt Jurisdiction to b
# dealt with according to law.