The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-31
AN ACT.
For the more Efectual Prevention of Cru
city to Animals
Be it eAa.fed By the Leslslakise -4sssm-
lily Of the State of OrseuA:

DC ~ eHHfe1 " me LeSSI0tftF assem-
I lily Of the State Of Organ:
Il SECTION 1. Whoever overdrives, OF
loverloads, drives when overloaded,
overworks, tortures. torments, deprives
of necessary sustenance, cruelty beats,
mutilates, or cruelty kills, or causes Or
Iprocures to be so overdriven or over
Iloaded, driven when overloaded, over-
worked, tortured, tormented, deprived
lof necessary sustenance, cruelty beaten,
Imutilated, or cruelty killed, any animal;
land whoever having the charge CT Or
custody of any animal, either as owner
or otherwise, inficts cruelty, upon the
same, shall, for every such ofense be
FURNISHED by Imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding sixty days, or
Iby fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
SEC. 2. Every owner, possessor,
or person having the charge or custody
Of any animal, who cruelty drives Or
works the same when unfit for labor,
or cruelty abandons the same, or who
carries the same, or causes the same
to be carried in or upon any vehicle or
Otherwise, in a CRUEL, inhuman manner,
or knowingly or wilfully author
izes or permits the same to be sub
jected to torture, suffering or cruelty
of any kind, shall be punished for each
and every offense in the manner pro
Fided in Section (1) one.
SEC ; No person nor company
which carries or transports horses, cat
tile, sheep or hogs shall confine, or
permit such animals to be confined in
or upon any boat, barge, railroad car,
or vehicle of transportation, ,fora longer
period Of at least five consecutive hours,
unless prevented from SO doing by
storm or accidental causes. In esti-
mating such confinement, the time
during which the said animals have
been confined without such rest upon
connecting beats, barges, cars or vehi-
cles of transportation from which they
are received, shall be included-it
being the intent of the Act to pro-
hibit their continuous confinement
beyond the period OF twer1 '-eis'1t
hours, except upon t,ontins ncics
herei.sl,ctore stated. Animals So un-
loaded shaI bc properly fed and
watered during such rest las the owner
or cwners OF person OF person, III
whose custody they are, or in case of
his or their default in so doing, then
by the party or company which traits.
ports the same at the expense of said
owner or owners, and shall not be liza
BILE for any detention of such animals
as authorized by this Act. Any com
pany, owner or custodian of such ami
mails who shall fail to comply with the
provisions Of this section, shall for
each and every offense be liable for
and forfeit and pay a penalty of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars: Provided ;
however, That when animals shall
be carried in or upon boats
or cars in which they can be and are
provided with proper food, water,space
and opportunities for rest, the forego-
ing provision in regard to their being
unloaded shall not apply.
SEC. 4. Any person or persons
found violating the provisions of this
Act, may be arrested and held without
warrant in the same manner as in case
of persons found breaking the peace,
and the person or persons making the
arrest, with or without warrant, shall
use reasonable diligence to give notice
thereof to the owner or owners of the
animal or animals, or duly authorized
agent of the same, shall take charge of
the same: Provided, That such owner
or owners or agent shall claim and
take charge of the same within sixty
days from the date of said notice; and
the person or persons making such ar
rest shall have lien upon such ami
NAL or animals for the expense of
such care and provisions.
SEC S. When complaint is made
on oath or affirmation, before any
magistrate who is authorized to issue
warrants in criminal cases. that the
complainant believes, and has reason
able cause to believe the Law IN rela-