The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-11
HIDE. OF s,AUGHCtRED CATTLE.
The Laws Relating Thereto 20 he En-
forced.

AT the recent meeting of the Nevada
Live Stock Association 1t was resolved In
the interest Of stock owners aud 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 l. 1t 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 80 offending
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
convection 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 tifty 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 ami.
nal, without having exhibited to him the
hide Of such animal, and examining the
braad and other marks upon such hide,
and making and entering IN hook to he
kept for that purpose description OF
such brand and marks, to yeth~r 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 slaughtering cattle.
and shall he open tn 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 a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars. or i'm
prisone in the county Jail not less than
five DAYS nor more than one hundred and
fifty DAYS, or by both such fine aud im
prisonment.
SEC. 3. Il shall be unlawful for any
person pedding the meat of any bovine
animal, who is not the keeper of any
shop or meat market. to sell such meat
without having, and upon. request exhib-
iting, the hide Of such animal containing
the brand and other marks thereon ANY
person violating the provisions of this
section shalt he guilty OF misdemsanor,
and 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
prisonn.nt.
SEC. 4. 1t shall he 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, . book or rec
ord. i'm 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
il known or can he ascertained, and the
date Of such purchase. Said book shall
be,open to the inspection of the hide in
specte or the owner of auy horned cattle
during business hours. Any person vio.
latine the provisions OF this section shall
be guilty of a 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 b'th such
fine and imprisonment
SEC g. This Act shall take effect on
the first day of Nav. A. d., eighteen
hundred and eightv-fve.