Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-04-07

AN ACT to protect resident stock owners,
and ranchers and provide for the brand.
ing and marking of live stock.
Be il enacted by the Legislature assembly
Of the TERRITORY of Idaho, as JoVows:
SECTION /. Every person, whether
owner or employe, who shall drive or
bring, or assist in driving or bringing,
any cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep
or hogs, through, or into this territory,
shall be deemed stock-drover. Ev-
cry person who owns any cattle, horses,
mules, asses, sheep or hogs, in this ter
ritory, and is engaged in the business
Of breeding, growing or raising the
same for profit, shall be deemed a stock
grower; and all cattle, horses, mules,
asses, sheep and hogs shall be deemed
| live stock.
Sec. 2. Every stock grower in this
territory shall use one, and only one
brand and mark for cattle; Provided,
That any stock grower may use small
er sized brand to brand his cattle on
the horn or horns, of the same kind as
his flesh brand; one, and only one
brand or mark for horses, mules and
asses; one, and only one brand or mark
for sheep; and one, and only one brand
or mark for hogs: which brands and
marks shall be placed upon some con-
spicuous part of the animal to be brand
ed or marked, Prorided: That nothing
in this act forbids the use of one brand
or mark for all or several of the four
classes of live stock hereinbefore emu
merated in this section; but stock.
grower may at his option use differ
ent brand and mark for each of the
lsforesaid four classes of live stock.
Sec. 2. In all cases of the purchase
of an entire band of live stock by any
resident stock-srower together, with
the sole right to the brand of the par
ty selling said live stock, it shell bc
lawful for the party purchasing sucl
T. band and, brand to have such purchas
= ed brand recorded in his own name
upon presentation to the county recor
der of the county when such brand il
recorded of duly authenticated bill
of sale of such brand and band of live
=. stock. But it shall not be lawful fol
= any stock grower to use more than on
of these brands or marks, on the in
crease of his band of live stock. Bu
the provisions Of this section shall no
ii be so constructed as to release an,
J., stock -drover from the obligations t.
is brand and mark all live stock driver
'e through any portion OF this territor.
u as hereinofter provided.
SEC. 4. Every stock grower shall re
cord in the office of the county recoi
der of his county, full and correc
description Of his brands and marks
describing particularly on what part @
the animal to be marked or branded
the brand or mark shall be placed. Ii
may, also, at his discretion, record th
same in the office of the county recol
der of any other county or countit
within this territory.
SEC. 5. No stock grower in this te
y ritory shall hereafter use any otht
lie. brands or marks than the brands an
pit marks recorded, as provided for in SCI
ton four of this act, which shall in a
- cases be placed on the part Of the all
NAL designated in the description s
recorded, and no other. When thel
is already a brand Oh that particuli
place, then as near thereto as possibi
SEC. 6. Every stock grower, WI
has not already fully complied with a
the provisions of this act relative
)F the branding of live stock shall, wit
IT. in six months from the date OF Il
the passage Of this act, select his brar
sm and as Jar as may be possible, brand q