Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-28
An important Law,
AN ACT 70 PREVENT CRUELTY OF
ANIMALS.
Tie General dss<mJJy Of Worth
Carolina do .:7aeSct

CGf'ct etet5 10 67l1GG
! SEC. /. If any person gha!
overdriye, overload, torture. tor,
nlent, deprive Of necessary sus
/ tenance, or crneIy beat, or need
fessiy mutilate, or kill, or cause 0,
procure to be overdriyer, over
floaded. torfhred tormenfed. or de-
prived Of necessary sustenance OF
to be crnelly beaten, needlessly
nutilated, or kill as aforesaid anv
useful beast, fowl or animal, every
such offender shall fer every Of
fence be guilty of nisdeIneanor.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall
keep, or use, or lii any WAY be con
nected with or Interested in the
management of, or shall receive
| money for the admission Of any
person to any place Kept or used
Tor the purpose Of fighting, or bait
ing any ball, bear, dog. cock. Or
othcr creature; and any person who
shall encourage, aid or assist there
in, o. who shall permit or snffer,
any place to be kept or used. shall
upon conviction thereof, be Judged
guilty of a misdc.neanor.
SEC. 3. Any person WHO shall
inpound or causo 10 be i,npounded
i'll any pound or other place any
creature, shall supply to the same
during uch ccl finement sufficient
quantity OF good aud wholesome
food and "ater, and III default
thereof, shall, upon conviction, he
adindged guilty Of a lnislemeanor.
SEC, 4. In any case any crea-
ture shall be at any time i'm
pounded as aforesaid, and shall
contiaue to Is without necessary
food and water fnr more than
twelve Successive hours. il shall be
lawful ter any person from tire to
time, and SO often a5 it shall BE
necessary to enter into al!,l upon
any such pound or other place IN
which any creature shall be con
fined and to supply it with ncccssa
ry food and water, So long as ii
shall remain 50 confined snch per-
son shall not be liable to any ac-
ton for such entry, and the rea
sonable cost Of anch food and
water may be collected BY him or
the owner q such creature SAID
creature shall not be exempt from
levy and sale upon execution is
sued upon q Judgment thcrfCr.
Sro. 5, II any person shall cor
ry or canse to be carries! in or upon
any vehicle or other conveyance.
any creature, III q cruel or inhuman
manner, lie shall be guilty Of 3
and whenever lie
shall be takcninto custody thereto:
by an; officer, snch officer may
take charge Of such vehicle o.
other conveyance ami lis con~
tents, and deposit the same in some
safe Lace OF custody, and nccc =
sary expenses which may he a Zen
thereon. to be paid before the
same is lawfully recovered, or ti.a
said expenses or any part thereo;
remaining unpaid, may be rscov
cred by the person mourning the
same OF tue owner of said creature
in any action therefor.
SEC. G.. Any person who shall
wiltullv Get on foot, or instlgatc, or
move to carry On. or promote, or
engage in, or do any act towards
the f;lrtherance Of any act Of Gin
city to any animal shall be guilty
of a misdeneaaor.
SEC Z. Any person who shall
sell, or offer f9r sale. or uac, or ex-
pose, or who shall cause or pro
cure to be sold or offered for sale.
or used, Or to be exposed, any
horse or other animal having the
disease Known as glaudcrs or far
cy, or any other contagious or in
feciions disease known by such
person to be dangerous TO human
hfe, or which shall be diseased past
recovery, shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor.
SEC. s. Every animal having
the CHAMBERS or farcy, shall at once
-be deprived OF life by the owner
pr person having. Charge thereof
upon discovery or knowledge Of
its condition, any such owner or
person emitting CIR refusing to com
ply with provisions of this section
sail be guilty OF misdenIcanor
SEC. O. The agents OF any So
cicty which shall be incorporated
for the prevention of cruelty to
animals. upon being appointed
thereto by the President Of such
society IN any eonnty in this State,
may within such county make ar
rests and bring before any Court
or Magistrate thereof having j,lris-
diction offenders found violating
the provisions Of this act. >,a
,Src. 10. Any officer, agent o,
member OF such society may Law
fully interfere to prevent 'tle per-
pctrati.,n of any act of cruelty
upon any animal in his presence