The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-27
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Text Of the Law to Prevent Inhuman
Treatment OF Children and Boasts.
esnste bill No. S. approved BY the governor.
provides:
SECTION I. Whososvef shall torture. main,
sary food or clothing, OF compel to labor an un.
reasonable length OF time without proper rest
and nourishment or otherwise cruelty treat any
h.Y,n t o. 0ctag me parent OF guarbIn DO OF
cause or permit to be done any of the acts above
mentioned, shall be deemed guilty OF a INSIDE
meanor. and on conviction thereof shall be ined
In any sum not exceeding 500, or imprisoned in
the county jail any length OF time not exceeding
three montna
Sec. 2 whoscever. shall overdrive, overload.
or drive wh.u overloaded, Overwork. cruelty
beat. mut!late. torture, torment o. deprive OF
necessary sussenance. cruelty abandon or
neglect, or cause the same to be done.
any animal, or being the owner or custO.
dian thereof. shall intiict unnecessary cruelty.
or fails to provide it with proper food. drink,
shelter. or who cruelty works such animals
when unfit tor labor. carries It or causes It to
be carried In or upon vehicle, or otherwise, in
an unnecessarily cruel or irhuman manner,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding 500
or BY imprisonment In the county Jail not sx-
ceeding three month";
sec. 1 4 corporation violating any OF the pro-
visions OF either of the two preceding sections
shall be punished by fne ~ therein provided:
and corporations. In regard to animals trans
ported. owned or used by them, or In their Gus.
tody, shall BE- responsible for the knowledge and
Sec. L Railroad companies in carrying or
transporting animals shall not permit them to
be confined in cars for . longer period than
forty-eight consecutive hours. without unload.
ing them for rest, water and feeding for period
OF at least two consecutive hours, unless
prevented from 20 unloading them BY I'M
avoidablo accident In estimating such cOnhne-
ment, the time during which the animals have
been confined without such rest ON connect
ing roads from which they are received
shall be included. Animals SO unloaded shall,
during such rest. be properly fed and watered by
the owner or person having the custody OF
them, or in case Of his defauit in 80 doing, then
the expense OF said owner or person in custody
thereof, and said company shall in such case
have lien upon such animals for food. caro-
and custody furnished, and shall not be liable
for such detention Of such animals. II animals
are transported where they can and do have
rest the foregoing provision In regard to their
being unloaded shall not apply. Violators OF this
section shall b punished BY dno not exceeding
$780,
Sections s, and relate to the suppression OF
cock and dog fights.
Sec. 8. Whosoever shall wantonly or cruelty
pluck, main. deprive OF necessary food or
drink, wantouly kill any fowl or insect vorous
bird shall be deemed guilty OF Q misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined In any
sum not exceeding $2a
Section Q provides that any law off1cer or any
officer or member Of any humane society or So
ciety for the prevention OF cruelty to animals
may arrest without warrant any person found
committing the offenses named in the act
Section 10 provides that the fines collected
shall be equally divided between the prosecut-
Ing witness and the county school fund.