Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-15
THE NEW LAW RESPECTING Stall
LIONS,

The following two acts were passed by
the last legislature:
No. 103-AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION
= OF HORSE OWNERS.
It is hereby enacted by the General ASSEM-
bly, Of the State of Vermont:
SEC. l. lien is hereby created on all
colts hereafter foaled in this State, to Sc
cure the payment of the service fee for
the use of the stallion begetting the same,
and shall continue in force until the colt
is eight months old and may be enforced
by the attachment of such colt at any
time after it is four months old, said lien
to take precedence of any other claim
subject to the following conditions.
SEC. 2. The owner or manager of such
stallion shall file in the town clerks office
of the town where he is kept, on or be-
fore April first. a declaration of an inten-
ton to take advantage of this act, and Il
statement of the name by which such
horse is known; his age, it known, his
pedigree for two generations if known,
and his terms for service; and all
bills or posters advertising the horse
shall contain said statement. The owner
or manager of the horse shall also furnish
the owner of each mare served with a
copy of the said intention and statement.
SEC. 3. If the owner or manager of
said horse in his statement makes any al
legation raSordus the pedigree or the
horse which is proved to be false, upon
the production of such proof duly attest
ed before any justice in this State, the
lien for such service shall be discharged
and the service fee therein secured shall
be forfeited.
SEC. 4. If possession shall be obtained
of the colt, in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, no further claim shall
be allowed the owner of the stallion for
the service of the horse.
SEC. D. This act shall not be construed
so as to invalidate any written duplicate
contract or agreement, signed by the
owner or manager of the stallion, and the
owner of the mare, relating to the term
of service of the horse.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect
March l, 1899, but shall not be con-
strued so as to include any colt foaled in
the year 1889.
Approved November ~, 1888.
No. 104-AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PRE-
sERvATION OF HORSE RECORDS.
II is hereby enacted by the General ASSEM-
bly, Of the State Of Vermont:
SEC. l. Any person or persons owning
or keeping stallion for breeding pur-
poses shall be required before advertis-
ing, by written or printed notices, the
services of said stallion. to file certifi-
cate with the county clerk in the county
where said stallion is owned or kept,
stating name, color, age, size, together
with the pedigree of said stallion as full
as attainable, and the name of the persons
by whom said stallion was bred; and it
shall be the duty of the clerk to record
such certificate in book kept for that
purpose, properly indeXed, upon receipt
of fifty cents for each certificate, of not
more than one page and further sum of
twenty-five cents for each additional
page.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall neglect
to make and file the certificate required
by the provisions of this act shall not re-
cover any compensation for the services
named in section |, and if he shall know
ingly and willfully make and file false
certificate of the statements aforesaid,
shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dol
lars to be recovered by complaint,
indictment or action of debt in any court
of competent jurisdiction and all penal
ties recovered shall be for the use of the
county where the offense is committed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November u, 1888.
1t will be noted that No. l03 gives
a lien on the foal for the service fee on
the conditions named in the act. The pa
per to be filed on or before April l, in
each year, in the town clerks Office may
be in the following form:
/, John Smith, owner Cor manager) of
the stallion, Benedict Arnold, hereby de-
clare that 1t is my intention to take ad-
vantage of an act of the general assem-
bly, of the State of Vermont, approved
November 81, 1888, entitled San Act for
the Protection of Horse Owners; that
said horse will be kept for service the
coming season in the town of Middle
bury, county of Addison, and State of