The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-17
HIDES tOF sLAU4ErERED CATTLE.
The Laws Relating Thereto 10 be En-
forced. k#

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 u, 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 misdemeanor, aud 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 tor
slaughter or any slaughtered bovine ami
NAL, without having exhibited to him the
hide of such animal aud examining the
brand and other marks upon such hide,
and making aud entering IN book to be
kept for that purpose a description OF
such brand and marks, to rether with the
name OF the person from whom tie pur-
chase was made, and the date OF such
purchase Sad bnok shalt be kept at the
slaughter. house or business office Of the
person engaged ia slaughterIng cattle,
aud shalilhe open 70. the9nspectiono the
hide inspector or the owner Of any horntd
cattle in this State during business hours.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of misde-
% imeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars. or i'm
prisonei in the county Jail not less than.
five days nor mora than one hundred and
fifty days. or. by both such fine aud i'm
prsonment At@as 4
SEC. 3. 1t 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-
iting, the hide of snch animal containing
the brand and other marks thereon Any
person violating the provisions of this
section shall he guilty OF a 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
prisoned in the county Jail not less than
five days nor more than one hundred and
fifty days. or by both such tne and I'm
prisonment.
SEC 4. It shall be the duty OF every
Keeper Of any slaughter-house. and en-
gagged in the business of slaughtering 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 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 ascertaned, ana the
date of such purchase. Said book shall !
be open to the inspection OF the hihe w
specttr or the owner of any horned cattle |
during business hours. Any person vio.
Iating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty Of misdsmeanor. 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.
SRo s. This Act shall take enect o"
the first day of May A. d., e'ghteen