The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-19
HIDE, toF sLAu.ErnGED CATTLE.
The Laws Relating Thereto 90 be I'm.
forred,

AT the recent meeting OF the Nevada
Live Stock Association 1t was resolved 10
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 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 so offending
shall be guilty OF misdemeaUor, aud on
conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than tive hun
dred dollars, or imprisoned in the county
iail not less than five days nor more than
Que hundred aud fifty days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC 2 1t shall he unlawful for the
keeper of any slaughter house, or persons
engaged in slaughtering cattle fer sale in
tins 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
brand and other marks upon such hide,
aud making aud entering in book TO he
kept for that purpose "a description Of
such brand and marks, together with the
name of the person from whom the pur-
chase was made, and the date of such
purchasa. Said book shall he kept at the
slaughter. house or business office of the
person engaged in slaughterIng cattle,
aud shall he 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 misdr-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall
b. 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 fue and i'm
prisonment.
SEC. g. II shall be unlawful for any
person peddlng 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'
tiny. the hide If such animal containing
the brand aud other marks thereon ANY
person violating the provisions of this
seetion shall he guilty Of misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall he 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
prisonmsnt.
Sxc. 4. 1t shall he the duty OF every
keeper of any slaughter-h house, and en-
gagged in the business OF slaughterlng any
hovine animals, to keep at his slaughter
bouse or place of business, book or rec
ord, in which shall be recorded and pre-
served a description OF the brand and
other marks upon the hides of each
slsughtered bovine animal, together with
the name of the person from whom the
animal was purchased, swhen such name
is known or can he ascertained, and the
date If such purchase. Said book shall
BE open TO the inspection OF the hide m
specttr or the owner of any horned cattle
during business hours. Any person vio.
latinp 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 I'h
MAJ less than tiv. aays nor more than one
hundred and Fifty dave. or by b tn such
fine and inprisonmept
SEC s. This Act shall take effect on