The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-08
HIDE. or SLAUGHTERED CATTLE.
The Laws Relating Thereto 20 be En-.
forced.

forced.
At the recent meeting OF the Nevada
Live Stock Association it was resolved in
the interest of stock owners and the pub
lie generally, to enforce the law passed
by the Legislature OF 1885 relating to the
hides OF slaughtered animals This Act,
which was approved February 27, 1885.
is entitled, 'An Act concerning certain
crimes and punishments," aud reads as
follows:
SECTION |. IL shall be unlawful for
any person to sell any slaughtered bovine
animal to the keeper OF any butcher shop
or meat market in this State without
having, and upon request exhibiting, to
such keeper, the hide, containing the
brand, and other marks upon the hide of
such animal. Any person SO offending
shall be guilty of msdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than FIVE hun.
dred dollars, or imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than five days nor more than
one hundred and fifty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for the
keeper Of any slaughter house, or persons
engaged in slaughtering cattle fer sale in
this State, to purchase any cattle for
slaughter, or any slaughtered bovine ani-
NAL, without having exhibited to him the
hide of such animal, and examining the
brand and other marks upon such hide,
and making and entering in hook to be
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such brand and marks, together with the
name Of the person from whom the pur.
chase was made, and the date of such
purchase. Said book shall he kept at the
slaughter house or business office of the
person engaged in slaughterlng cattle,
and shall be open TO the inspection OF the
hide Inspector or the Owner Of any horned
cattle in this State during business hours.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars. or i'm
prisouei in the county jail not lss than
five days nor more than one hundred and
fifty days or by both such fine aod i'm
prisopment.
SEC 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person peidling the meat OF any bovine
animal, who is not the keeper of any
shop or meat market, to sell such meat
without having, aud upon request exhib.
iting, the hide Of such animal containing
the brand and other marks thereon Any
person violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
aud on conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or i'm.
prisoned in the county Jail not less than
five days nor more than one hundred and
fifty days, or by both such fine and i'm.
prisonmept,
SEC 4 1t shall be the duty OF every
keeper Of any slaughter-house, and en-.
gagged in the business Of slaughtering any
bovine animals, to keep at his slaughter
house or place OF business, a book or rec
ord, in which shall be recorded and pre-
served description of the brand and
other marks upon the hides of each
slaughtered bovine animal, together with
the name of the person from whom the
animal was purchased, when such name
is known or can he ascertained, and the |
date of such purchase. Said book shall |
be open to the inspection OF the hide in |
spector or the owner of any horned cattle |
during business hours. Any person vio-
lating the provisions OF this section shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall b. fined not less than
ten dollars or more than five hundred
dollars. or imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than five days nor more than one
hundred and fifty days, or by both such
Eine and imprisonment
SEC 5. This Act shall take effect on
the first day of May. A. d., eighteen
hundred and eighty-fve.