Delta chief., 1885-07-01
New Branding Law.


of State to procure book, to be known as
the STATE brand book, in which shall be rec.
orded the brands used for the branding ofhor-
ses and cattle in this State.
SEC Q On or before the first day August,
after the passage of this act every person as
sociation or corporation, using any brand or
brands in this State for the purpose for the
purpose of branding horses or cattle, shall
forward to the Secretary of State a copy of
such brand or brands, duly certified to by
the CLERK and recorder of the county in
which such brand or brands are recorded.
Such person shall pay to the clerk and recor-
der, for such certificate fee of twenty five
cent. and shall forward, with the brand or
brands so certified, fee of fifty cents toIthel
Secretary of State, TO pay for the recording
of the same.
SEC. 8. Upon the receipt by the Secretary
of state of snch certified copy copies and
fee he shall record sames in the State brand
book.
SEC 4. From and after the first day OF
August, after the passage Of this act, any
person, association or corporation desiring to
adopt any brand to be used for the branding
of horses or cattle in this State. shall, before
using the same, forward to the Secretary of
State a fac siaiHs of such brand, together
with fee of tifty cents to pay for recording
the same. Upon the receipt of such fac
simae and fee, the Secretary of State shall
Immediately record the same in the State
Brand Book, unless such brand has already
been recorded in said book on behalf of some
other person, association or corporation, in
which latter case Secretary of State shall re-
turn such jie simIc and fee TO the party by
whom the same was forwarded 10 him.
SEC. 8. Upon the recording of any such
brand or brands, as provided in sections two
and tour Of this act, the owner thereof
shall procure from the Secretary of State,
certified copy of the record OF such brand, or
brands, paying therefor the sum Of fifty
cents, and shall Immediately thereafter
cause the same to be recorded in the Office of
the clerk and recorder of the county or
counties, in which such party proposes to
range the stock upon which such brand is
used, or to lie used.
SIC. C. From and after the first day of
August after the passage Of this act, it shall
be unlav full for any clerk and recorder of
uny couuty in this State to record any brand
unless the same is accompanied with GER
tifcaie from the Secretary of State to the
effect that the same has been recorded in the
State brand book.
SHc Z. Any brand recorded in accord
ance with the requirements of this act, shall
be considered as the property of the person
causing such record to be made, and shall be
subicc, to sale, assignment, transfer, device
and descent the same us other personal
property.
SEc s. It shall be the.duty of the Secre-
re,ary Of State, within ninety days after the
first day Of August after the passage of this
act. to publish brand book, in which shall
be given fac ,imile or copy of all brands
recorded in his Office on the said first day Of
August, together with the owners name and
the county wherein he resides; such names
and brands shall bc arranged in the most
convenient form for reference.
Such book shall be bound in good and
substantial binding, and in such manner
that additional leaves may be added there
wardcd to the county clerk Of each county,
in whose office !, shall be kept open for in
spcction of all persons interested. II shall
be the duty Of the Secretary of State, quar-.
terly, after the publication of such brand
book. to furnish each county clerk with
list of the brands recorded in his Office dur
ing the preceding three months, which list
shall he printed in uniform style with the
pages Of such brand book and shall be past
ed in and become part of such brand book
when received by the clerks of the respect
i've conntics. The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to publish. If he deem best to do so,
n limited number of such brand books in ad-
dition to the number required by the provis-
ions of this section, and to sell the same for
such price as he may consider reasonable
and proper, which price shall not be less
than the actual cost of the same.
SEc .. II is hereby declared that in the
opinion of the General Assembly an cmer-
gcncy exists for the immediate taking effect
of this act, this act shall, therefore, take eff
feet and be In force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved April 9TH. 1885.