Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-11
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Oregon

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the State Of Oregon.
SECTION /. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son, persons or corporation to offer the servi-
ces of any stallion for any mare belonging to
another or to permit any stallion in his control
or owned by him to serve any mare of another
for hi in this state without having first OBJ
tanned a license from the County Clerk of the
county where such service is rendered rs
hereinafter provided in this Act.
Sec. q Any owner Of any stallion, desiring
license for said stallion, may file his petition
therefor with the Cocnty Clerk Of any county
within the state Such petition shall state
specifically the name, color, age breeder and
last owner of said stallion, the name and breed
ing of sire, the name and breeding Of dam, and
name and breeding of the second dam Of said
stallion. If any Of the foregoing facts required
to be stated in said petition, are not known to
the petitioner, he shall state in said petition
that such facts are unknown. Such petition
shall be verified by the oath of the owner of
such stallion, or by the lawful agent who has
knowledge of the facts.
Sec. 8. Upon receiving said petition, said
County Clerk shall file and preserve the same
in his ofice and upon receiving one dollar as
his fee therefor, shall issue the applicant
license, which shall authorize such applicant
to offer and permit the stud service Of the
stallion named in said petition for mares
within the county wherein such petition is
filed. Such license shall contain all facts re-
uuired to be shown in said petition, and shall
be in force until the first day of January of the
year following the date Of its issue.
Sec. 4. On receiving such license, the ap
plicant thereof, shall post and maintain a
copy thereof in a conspicuous place at each
place of standing said stallion in the county
wherein such license was granted.
Bee. s, Any owner of any stallion within
this state, may file with the County Clerk VI
any county therein, on or before the first day OF
October of each year, full and complete list
of the mares served by such stallion within
such county during that year. Such list shall
contain the name Of any, and BRIEF descrip-
tion Of all the mares so served, the owners
thereof, the terms on which each mare was
bred, the amount Of money due, or TO become
due upon each mare and the time when pay
ment thereof becomes due, and 1t shall be YER
ihed by the oath of the owner of such stallion
or his lawfully authorized agent.
Sec. 6. From the time of filing such list,
the owner of such stallion shall bave lieu
upon each mare therein described except such
are exempt from execution and upon her
colt II any, by said horse for the service fee
due as thereon for one year from the date of
such filing. Such lien may be renewed within
the time, and in the same manner as a chattle
mortgage is renewed.
Sec. T. Any person owning or controlling
any stallion within this stale OF the agent of any
one owning such animal, who shall suffer or
permit any such stallion to serve any mare or
mares of another without having first pro-
cured license or In an application for IL
cense, shall knowingly make any false state
by any stallion, shall knowingly make mis-.
statement therein or shall violate any Of the
provisions of this Act, or any person who shall
tear down or destroy or mutilate any copy of
any license issued and posted as provided In
this Act, shall be deemed guilty of q misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined
not less than IS nor more than $3.50, or impriR-
oned in the county Jail not more than ninety
days
Sec. g. Justices of the peace shall have
concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court
in all prosecutions arising under this Act. In-
asmuch az there is no law on this subject, this
Act shall be in effect from and after its ap-
proval by the Governor.
Passed by the Senate, February 10, 1889.
JOSEPH SIMON,
President OF the Senate.
Passed by the House, February l9, 1889.
4. l.. SMITH,
Speaker of the House.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
SALEM, OREGON, March 7, 1889.
I, George Mcbride, do hereby certify that l
am the Secretary OF State Of the stute of Ore
gOu and custodian of the great seal thereof;
that the foregoing transcript Of senate bill No
l4l, being an Act to license stations, etc, ap.
rroved February %, 1859, has been by me
compared with the original copy of the said
Act now on hle in this office, and that il is a
true and correct transcript thereof, and the
whole of said original Act.
In testimony whereof, l have heTeuntO set
my hand and affixed hereto the great seal Of the
state of Oregon.
Done at the capitol, at Salem, Oregon, this
7th day of March, A. d 1859.
GEO, W. MCBRIDE,
Secretary of State,