, 1884-03-15
THE BILL
Enrolled Act No. 80, Council of Wyoming
Territory.

An act to further encourage and pro-
tect the interests of stock-growers.
BE il 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 no 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 itB 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 districts,
numbering each; and shall at such
meeting elect a foreman for each 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, rs 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 as such assistants
for such districts as may seem meet
and judicious to them, and in each
roundup district thus created and
formed. there shall be two general
round ups each year, the one to be
known as the general spring roundup.
and the other to be known as the gen.
eral fall roundup; and at such meeting
1t shall decide and fix the time when,
and the place where, ZACH roundup
shall begin its work, and how each
shall be worked, and that each cattle
range in each roundup district shall
be worked in its order. And II. for
any reason, it shall not be worked by
the roundup. then the owners thereof
NAV proceed and work the same; and
each of said round ups shall begin at
the time and place thus designated, and
shall work in the thus decided
upon, and in no other.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of said
foreman to take charge of the round-Hps
TOR which he has been elected, pursuant
TO the preceding section, and to control
the same; and 1t is hereby made this
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 II any foreman, or assist
ant foreman, shall be unable to perform
his duties as 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 Gil such vacancy and to per-
form the duties of such foreman until
the said foreman shall appear at his
post and report for duty; and at such
election, the person receiving a ma
jority 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 that is upon its
mother, provided the ownership of such
COW is unknown, and to that end shall
have full authority to instruct any
person OF persons working in said
roundup to thus brand such calves;
and tho naraAn Ar NANan.., 49,. l.
structed to brand any such calves, shall
at once do 40. 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 "A term not less than ten
days for each calf they fail thus to
brand, or by both tine and imprison-
ment.
SEC 8. In the trial of all criminal
cases concerning N 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. ut the time of the O%ffense,
to have been upon the range of the
Wv ei'iNVi hhp u otNh lhlko Clihll
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 a6irmatively
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 is laid In the indictment pre-
senting the crime.
SEC. 6 All mavericks as defined by
this act shall be 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 as 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. Ia hereby DECLARED tn he