The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-06-15
HIDES IOF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE.
The laws Relating Thereto to be En-
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 q, 1885,
is entitled, IAN Act concerning certain
crimes and punishments, aud reads as
follows:
SECTION l. II 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 a misdemeanor, 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.
Keeper Of any slsughter-h house, or persons
engaged in slsughtering cattle for 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
brand and other marks upon such hide,
and making and entering in a book to be
kept for that purpose 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
purchase. Said book shall be kept at the
slaughter house or business office of the
person engaged in slaughterng 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.
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.
prisonment.
SEC. 3. It 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-
iting, the hide of such animal containing
the brand and other marks thereon, Any
person violating the provisions OF this
section shalt 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
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.
prisonment.
:SBc. 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, a book or rec
ord, in which shall be recorded and pre-
served description OF the brand aud
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 be 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 VIC.
'iating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be 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 5. This Act shall take effect on
the first day of May. A. d., eighteen