The St. Johns herald., 1893-05-25
Inspection of Animals to be SIaugh-
 tered in Arizona.


 several counties of this territory shall have power, in their discretion to appoint one live stock inspector 10 reside in each city, town or vil- lage in their respective counties, who shall hold office for the term oi one year, unless sooner removed for good cause shown.
 It shall be the duty of such live stock inspector to inspect all ani- mals slaughtered for sale in their respective city, town or village, and shall receive as compensation there for the sum of twenty-five cents per head of neat cattle inspected, to be paid as hereinafter provided, said inspector may, in his discretion, appoint an assistant to aid him in the discharge of the duties herein prescribed.
 All persons engaged in slaughter ing neat cattle, sheep or hogs in the territory oiss Arizona, for sale, shall slaughter all of such animals in a slaughter house or slaughter pen, to be kept by such person or persons for that purpose.
 Any person carrying on the busi- ness of slaughtering any Of the ami mals herein mentioned and for sale in any city, town or village in this territory, shall have a fixed and definite slaughter house or slaugh- ter pen within four mics from the limits of the city, town or village, in which the animals slaughtered are chiefly sold,
 It shall be the duty of every per- son or persons carrying on the busi- ness of slaughtering such animals, to notify and acquaint the nearest live stock inspector, appointed un- der this act, of the location of his or their slaughter house or slaugh- ter pen, and of the time and times when such person or persons carry ing on such business, proposes to kill and slaughter any of the ani- mal5 named in this act.
 It shall be the duty of the live stock inspector appointed under this act to keep a general supervi- sion of said slaughter pens, and to inspect when requested so to do, on foot, all animals slaughtered there in, and to keer a record of the gen. eral description and of the marks and brands, ages and sex, of all such animals, in book to be kept by him for that purpose, said book shall at all times be open to inspect the same.
 Every person who shall slaugh- ter any of the animals named in this net, shall cause the same to be In- speeted before slaughtering them, and shall pay to the live stock in- spector 'pspecting the same, twen- tY.iive cenis for each head of neat cattleinbpected.
 Said live stock inspectors shall make and file with the county re- corder of his county on the first day of each month, or within three days thereafter, full and complete transcript of the book to be kept by him as herein provided, showing the number, description, marks and brands of the animals inspected by him during the preceding month, the date of inspection and for whom inspected, and duly verify the same by his oath, and shall pay the coun- ty recorder twenty-five cents for filing the same, and said transcrip- tion when so filed, shall at all times during office hours, be subject to inspection by any person demand ing the same.
 It shall be unlawful for any per son carrying on the business of slaughtering any of the animals hercinbefore named to kill or slaugh- ter any of such animals at any place l except in the slaughter houses here ! in provided for, nor shall any such person kill or slaughter any of such | animals until after thav Sbo1 boIo