, 1884-03-19
THE MAVERICK BILL
Enrolled Act No. 80, Council of Wyoming
Territory.

tect the interests of stock-growers.
Be 1t enacted BY the council and house
Of representatives of the territory Of
Wyoming:
SECTION l. All neat cattle, regard
less of age, found running at large in
this territory without "A mother, and
upon which there is nc brand, shall be
deemed mavericks.
SEC. 2. At a time not later than the
first Monday of April of each year,
the Wyoming Stockgrowers' asso-
citation shall hold its annual
meeting, and pursuant to its
bylaws and rules to that end,
shall in open meeting, at which all
of its members may be present and act
ing, district the entire territory of
Wyoming into roundup distric;s,
numbering each; and shall at such
meeting elect a foreman for eacL- of
such roundup districts, and who shall,
when thus elected, be the foreman of
the two general round-ups To be had In
such district, as hereinafter provided,
for the ensuing work season; and If
in the judgment of such meeting shall
be deemed necessary to elect an assist
ant foreman for any of said districts,
then they shall elect us such assistants
for such districts as may seem meet
and judiciou5 to them, and in each
roundup district thus created and
formed, there shall be two general
round ups each year, the one tn be
known as the general spring roundup.
and the other to be known as the geu-
eral fall roundup; and at such meeting
it shall decide aud fix the time when,
and the place where, each Tound-up
shall begin its work, and how each
snall be worked, and that each cattle
range In each roundup district shall
be- worked in its order. Aud If, for
any reason, it shall not be worked by
the roundup. then the owners thereof
may proceed and work the same; ami
each Of said round ups shall begin at
the time and place thus designated, ann
shall work in the manner thus decided
upon, and in no other.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of said
brennan to TAKE charge of the round-ups
for which lie has beer, elected, pursuant
TO the preceding section, and to control
the same; and it Is hereby made the
duty Of all persons working in either of
said ~round-ups, to obey all orders OF
the foreman thereof, in so far as the
same shall appertain to the working
thereof, and If any foreman, or assist.
ant foreman, shall be unable Il perform
his duties rs such by reason OF sick
ness, accident or refusal to serve. then,
and In that event, the owners Of neat
cattle whose home range is in said
roundup district, and who shall be
working in such round up at
the time, and in the event of
their absence, then the person
having charge of and representing their
interests in said roundup shall elect
some lit and competent person, one
acquainted with the country to be
worked, to fill ouch vacancy and to per
form the duties of such foreman unit
the said foreman shall appear at his
post and report for duty; and at such
election, the person receiving u ma
jorlty of all the Votes cast shall be de-
clared elected; and the person thus
elected shall have like authority and
the same duties AS though elected by
said association in the first Instance.
SEC. 4. 1t Is hereby made the further
duty of said foreman to give a special
heed to the care OF all branded neat
cattle, the ownership of which is
unknown. and said foreman shall
brand, or cause to be branded, the
calves Of all cows found in such round.
up with the same brand thai is upon its
mother, provided the ownership of such
cow is unknown, and to that end shall
have full authority to instruct any
person or persons working in said
round up to thus brand such calves,
and the person or persons thus in.
structed to brand any such calves, shall
at once do so. Any person violating the
provisions of this section, shall be
deemed and ~adjudged guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, and on conviction thereof,
shall be fined in a sum not less than
double the value of each calf not thus
branded, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail for IA term not less than ten
days for each calf they fail thus Ia
brand, or by both fine aud imprison.
ment.
SEC O.. In the trial of all criminal
cases concerning neat cattle, whatso-
ever the crime charged may be, the
cattle thus involved in such charge, in
absence Of proof to the contrary, shall
be presumed, at the time of the o~ffeuse.
to have been upon the range of thu
owner thereof; and If such range shall
extend into more than one county, then
the prosecutor shall elect in which of
such counties to lay venue; and unless
the evidence shall show aGirmativelN
that the offense was not committed IN
either of said counties, the act com
planned Of shall be presumed TO have
been committed in the county where
the crime /. laid in the indictment pre-,
senting the crime
SEC. 6 All mavericks as defined by
this act shall he taken up by the fore.
man of the roundup when found, and
shall be by him. or lnder his directions
branded with the brand OF the pur.
chaser thereof a. hereinafter provided
for; and shall also be branded on the
left side of the neck with the brand OF
said association. namely. NJ. Said brand
when used on the left side Of the neck
Of any animal. is hereby declared 10 b.
the brand Of said association, and no
person or persons, company or corpora
tion, other than said association, shall
have the right to use the same on the
left side Of the neck, and such foreman
shall keep an accurate statement In
writing, of each maverick showing
each n thus b anded. its age, as neal
as may be, sex. color and grade. which
statement shall be made at The time Of
such branding upon blanks FURNISHED
him bv said association for such nnr.