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round-ups, he shall return such written
statement to said association together
with his veriflcation thereto, duly veri-
led before some officer authorized to
administer oaths. aud which shall be in
substance as follows:
A B, being FIRST duly
sworn, on his oath says that the above
and foregoing statement of mavericks,
by him subscribed, is just, full and
true; that the same truly represents and
shows the xac number branded by
him in the brand of - titus -
upon the general - round up; and
also truly shows the ages of each there.
of, as nearly as he could judge, and the
sex and color of each, and that afiant
branded, or caused to be branded, in
the brand of said --, all mavericks
found on said roundup; and that each
thereof was branded III the left side of
the neck with the brand of the Wyo-
ming Stock Growers association pur-
suant to law, thereby showing such
animals had been sold as mavericks.
A b.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this --- day Of ---, A. d. 1873
SEC. I. That all mavericks that may
be found In any roundup district shall
be sold at the expiration OF every ten
days during the progress Of said round
up in The lot consisting of all the nave
ricks on hand at the date of each sale, by
the foreman of such Ioundup,to the high
est and best bidder for cash or certified
check; and he shall within fifteen days
after such sale, pay over the full amount
received therefrOm to the secretary of
said association, less 10 per centum
thereof, which he shall retain as his
fees and commission for making such
sales; and prior to entering upon his
duties as foreman he shall give a bond
to the said association, with one or
more sufficient securities, to be ap-
proved by the president or secretary of
said association in the sum of SO. 900,
conditioned for the faithful perform
ance OF his duties and that he will well
ard truly pay over all sums received by
him for the use of said association as is
in this section provided.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of such
foreman upon receipt by him of the
money for such mavericks thus sold, to
make in due form "a bill OF sale, which
he shall execute as foreman of such
roundup, transferring said mavericks
thus sold to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof; and such bill of sale shall
transfer and vest in such purchaser the
full title to each and all of the nave
ricks thus transferred. The said fore
man shall transmit a copy of each of
said bills of sale to the secretary of
said association at the same time he
shall transmit the moneys and proceeds
of such sales to that officer.
SIC. 8. The proceeds arising from
such sales shall be covered into the
treasury of said association, to be by
1t used in the payment of cattle inspec-
Tors, and other like purposes; and IL
any neat cattle thus sold, shall, within
the period of Six months Immediately
ensuing the day of the execution of
said bill of sale, be claimed, identified
aud proven AS the property of any per-
son, 1t shall be the duty of said associa
ton to forthwith pay the money re-
ceived for such animal to its owner;
but in the event any animal shall not
be thus claimed, identified and proven
within said time, then and in such
case, said money shall become the
property of said association, aud shall
bs used oy it for the purposes aforesaid,
and hereafter, all persons who are di-
rectly interested in the business of cat
tie growing in this territory, and who
have not been convicted of n felony, or
possessed of a reputation VIGOROUSLY
bad, slal on application therefor and
OH Il full compliance with the bylaws
Ot said association governing such ad-
mission, be admitted a full member of
said association, with like powers.
duties and responsibilities enjoyed and
possessed by all the members thereof.
SEC. 10. That it is hereby made the
duty of said association, during all
reasonable business hours, 20 keep
open for the inspection of all persons,
he returns of roundup foremen, show
ing the mavericks branded pursuant to
this act.
SEC. II. No round up district shall
be changed or its boundaries In any
way altered, ave at the annual meet
ing OF said association, to be held in
April of each year; and each roundup
foreman that is elected at such meet
ing, shall be elected for during and
until the close of the ensuing general
fall roundup.
SEC. II. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
Il IL. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved March G., 1884.
TERRITORY OF WYOMING.
SECRETARY's OFFICE CHEY-
ENNE, March, 18th, A. D.lSS4.
lido hereby certify that the within and
foregoing is a full, true, and correct
copy of enrolled act No. 80. Council
OF Wyoming Ter ritory, ''entltled an act
to further, encourage and protect the
interests of stock-growers''. Approved
March 9th, 1884.
-, In testimony whereof 1 have
l.. S. hereunto set my hand and
vi affixed the great seal of the
Territory, the date first
above written.
E. S. N. MORGAN.
Secretary Of Wyoming Territory.
Enrolled Act No. a., Council of Wyoming
} Territory.
An act to amend chapter los of the