Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-05-20
Inspection of Animals to be SIaugh-
 tered In Arizona.

The boards of supervisors of the sev- eral counties of this Territory shall have power, in their discretion. to appoint one live stock inspector to reside in each city, town or village in their respective counties, who shall hold office for the term of one year, unless sooner remov- ed by said board for good cause shown.
 It shall be the duty of such live stock inspector to inspect all animals slaught- cred for sale in their respective city, town or village, and shall receive as compensation therefore the sum of twenty-five cents per head of such cat tie inspected, to be paid as hereinafter provided. Said inspector may, in his discretion, appoint an assistant to ald him in the discharge of duties herein prescribed.
 All persons engaged in slaughtering meat cattle, sheep or hogs in the Terri tory of 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 an the business of slaughtering any of the animals here in mentioned and for sale in any city, town or village in this territory, shall have fixed and definite slaughter house or slaughter pen within four miles from the limits of the city, town or village, in which the animals slaughtered are chiefly sold,
 It shall be the duty of every person or persons carrying on the business of slaughtering such animals, to notify and acquaint the nearest live stock inspeC- tor, appointed under this act, of the location of his or their slaughter house or slaughter pen, and of the time and times when such person or persons carrying on such business, proposes tc kill and slaughter any of the animals named m this act
 | It shall be the duty of the live stock inspector appointed under this act tc keep a general supervision of saiC slaughter pens, and to inspect when re quested so to do, on foot, all animal: slaughtered therein, and to keep a re cord of the general description and O the marks and brands, ages, and sex of all such animEls, in a book 10 bt kept by him for the purpose, said bool shall at all times be open to inspect tho same.
 Every person who shall slaughte any of the animals named in this act shall cause the same to be inspected before slaughtering them, and shall pay to the live stock inspector inspecting the same, twenty five cents for eacE head of meat cattle inspected.
 Said live stock inspectors shall make and file with the county recorder O his county on the first day of eacl month, or within three days thereafter a full and complete transcript of tht book to be kept by him as herein pro vided, showing the number, description marks and brands of the animals in spected by him during the precedinl month, the date of inspection and fo whom inspected. and duly verify tn, same by his oath, and shall pay tn, county recorder twenty-five cents fo i filing the same, and said transcription when so filed, shall at all times durin! office hours, besubject to inspection b, any person demanding the same. | It shall be unlawful for any persor carrying on the business of Slaughterins any of the animals hereinbefore named to kill or slaughter any of such animal: at any place except in the slaughtel houses herein provided for, nor shal tany such person kill or slaughter any of said animals until after they shall have been inspected as provided for in this lact.
 | Any person violating any of the pro visions of this act, shall be deemed gull I ty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic l tion thereof. shall be fined in sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor more | than fifty dollars, and may be imprison ed in the county jail until such fine i: paid, not exceeding one day for each dollar of the fine imposed.