The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-18
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
REQUEST FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
THE LAW.
As Enacted In the Year 1884 and Now
to be Enforced by the
Society.

The spirit of the following act has
been adopted by the Human Society as
its guide. The act is published in full
by special request and it is hoped every
one will read it carefully.
(Chapter IL of the Lars of 1884,
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER
PROVISION FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
BE it enacted by the King and the
Legislative Assembly of the Hawa-
ian Islands, in the Legislature of
the Kingdom assemblies.
Section t. If any person shall ove-
drive, overload, torture, torment, de-
prive of necessary sustenance, or
cruelty beat, or needessly mutilate or
kill, or cause or procure to be over
driven, overloaded, tortured, tor
mented, or deprived of necessary sus-
tenance, or to be cruelty beaten, or
needlessly mutilated or killed. as afore-
said, any living creature, every such
offender shall, for every such offense,
be guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 2. Any person who shall keep
or use, or in any way be connected with
or interested in the management of, or
shall receive money for, the admission
of any person to any place kept or used
for the purpose of fighting or batting
any bull, bear, dog, cock, or other
creature. ard every person who shall
encourage, aid or assist therein, or who
shall permit or suffer any place to be SO
kept or used, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be adjudged guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Section 3. Any Pouudmaster who
shall receive into his pound any crea-
ture, shall supply to the same, during
such confinement, sufficient quantity
of good and wholesome water, and in
default thereof shall, upon conviction,
be adjudged guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 4. If any person shall carry.
or cause to be carried in or upon any
vehicle or other conveyance, any crea-
ture in cruel or inhuman manner, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 5. Every person who shall
willfully set on foot, or instigate, or
move to, or carry on, or promote, or
engage in or to do any act of cruelty to
animals, shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor.
Section 6. Any person who shall sell
or offer for sale, or use or expose, or who
shall cause or procure to be sold, or
offered for sale, or used, or to be ex-
posed, any horse or any other animal
having the disease known as CHAMBERS,
or farcy, or any other contagious or
infectious disease, known by such per-
son to be dangerous to human life, or
which shall be diseased past recovery,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
: Section I. The agent of any socie,y
|, which shall be formed or incorporated
for the prevention of cruelty to animals
upon being appointed thereto by the
president OF such society, in any district
in this Kingdom, may within such dis
trict bring before any District Judge or
Police Magistrate thereof offenders
found violating the provisions OF this
to be dealt with according to law.
: Section 8. Any officer, agent oil
member of such society may lawfully
interfere to prevent the preparation Of
any act of cruelty upon any animal, il
| his presence. Any person who shall
interfere with or obstruct any such Off
? Ger, agent or member in the discharg,
of his duty, shall be guilty of misde
2 meanor.
{ Section 9. When any person arreste,
= is at the time of such arrest in charge o
any vehicle drawn by or containing an.
animal, any agent of such society ma.
. take charge of such animal and of sucl
vehicle and its contents, and deposit tn
same in safe place of custody, or de
live the same into the possession of tn
. Police or Sheriff of the place wherein
= sucn arrest was made, who shall there
. upon assume custody thereof.
Section 10. Upon complaint unde
oath to any district judge or magistrat
: authorized to issGe warrants in Grim
inal cases, that the complaint has jus
4 and reasonable cause to suspect tina
~ any of the provisions of law relating t
i or in anywise affecting animals hav
been or are about to be Vi lated in an
particular building or place such magis
trate shall Immediately issue an
T. deliver warrant to any person author
ID lied by law to make arrests for sue
D offenses, authorizing him to enter an
s. search such building or place and to a
ne rest any person there present foun
g. violating any of said laws, and
bring such person before the neare
lie magistrate of competent jurisdiction,
Ie be dealt with according TO law.
IS Section II. In this Act and in ever
le law passed, or which may be passed, r
er lating to or affecting animals, Il
D. singular shall include the plural. I'll
words "animal" or dumb animal
shall be held to include every Ivir
creature; the words, torture" "to
II ment," or "cruelty" shall be held to i
~ clude every act, omission, or negle
~ whereby unjustfiable physical pal
~ suffering or death is caused or pc
~ mitted; and the words "owner" al
j. ''person" shall be held 10 include &C
'e porations as well as individuals.
Section 20, Any person convict
under the provisions of this Act sh
forfeit and pay any sum not exceedi
n twenty dollars or be imprisoned with
Ill without hard labor not exceeding o
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