The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-09
HIDE. or s,AUGRrsRED CATTLE.
The. Laws Relating Thereto TO be En-
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forced. $500 .t aE
AT the recent meeting of the Nevada
Live Stock Association it was resolved iu
the interest OF stock owners aud the pub
lie generally, to enforce the law passed
by the Legislature % 1885 relating to the
hides of slaughtered ANIMALS. This Act.
which was approved February 27, 1885.
is entitled, IAN Act concerning certain
crimes and punishments, aud reads as
follows: fasiH
SgcTIoNl l. II shall be unlawful for
any psrsop to sell any slaughtered bovine
animal to the keeper o. 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 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 6fty 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 tor
slaughter, or any slaughtered bovine ami
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 book to he
Al pf
such brand and marks, to geth-r with the
name Of the person from whom the pur-
chase was made, and the date OF such
purchase Said hook 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 shalt be guilty OF misde-
meanor. and on conviction thereof sha,l
be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars. or im
prisone in the county Jail not lrss than
FIVE days nor more than one hundred and
fifty days. or by both such fine aud i'm
prisonsnent. &
Sac. 3. II shall be unlawful for any
person peddling 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-
itnp. the hide Of such animal containing
the braud and other marks thereon Any
person violating' the provisions OF this
secton shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or i'm.
prisonsd 10 the county Jail not less than
five days nor more than one hundred and
fifty, DAYS, or by both such 6ne aud i'm.
prisonm.nt.
SEC. 4. It shall he the duty Of every
keeper of any slaughter-house. and en-
gagged in the business Of slauehtering any
bovine animals, to keep at his slaughter,
house or place Of business, 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
ia known or can he sscertained, and the
date of such purchase. Said book shall
be open to the inspection OF the h,de m
specttr or the owner OF any horned cattle
during business hours. Any person vio.
latne the provisions of this section shall
be guilty Of misdemesnor. 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
fine and imprisonment.
SEc S. This Act shall take effect on
the first day Of Nav. A. d., eighteen
hundred and eighty-five.