Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-09-19
Stock and Agriculture Laws.


publish from week to week sections
from the new codes which are oi
special interest to ranchmen and
stOckgrowers:
BRANDING OFT OF SEASON.
See. 1859. Penal Code. Every per-
son save only an owner, and he only
when branding on his own premises
and i'm the presence Of two RESPONSE
BILE citizens. who marks or brands
any calf or cattle that are running al
large between the first day of Decem-
ber and the tenth day of May of the
next ensuing year: and every person
who shall at any time brand or
cause to he branded or marked any
horse, mule, cattle or head of cattle,
sheep, swine or other animal, one
year old or older, with any piece of
metal or implement, other than a
branding iron, which branding iron
shall he of the same design as the
brand or mark owned by the party
using it; or who shall so mark or
brand, or cause to be marked or
branded, any Of the animals afOre-
said with any piece or pieces of iron
called running irons" such as bars.
rings, half or quarter circles; il
punishable by imprisonment i'm the
county jail for not exceeding six
months, or by u fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars, nor more than
five hundred dollars, or both.
USING ILLEGAL BRANDS.
Sec 1880. Penal Code. Every per-
son who, for the purpose of branding
horses or cattle, uses AS a brand n
sash. frying pan or any device what
sOever. which can be employed or
used to Obliterate IA brand, and every
person who shall use any unrecOrded
brand which is an infringement upon
any recorded brand, or who shall
use like brand i'm the same position
or place recorded by another, il
punishable by a fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment i'm the county jail not exceeding
sixty days, or both.
| LEAVING CAH'AssF.S IN STREAMS OR On
HIGHWAY.
Sec. 616. Penal Code. Every per-
son who puts the carcass ST any dead
animal. or the offal from any slaugh-
ter pen. cOrrel or butcher shop, into
any river, creek, pond or reservoir.
stream. street. ally, public highway
or road i'm common use. or whu
attempts to- destroy the same by fire
within one-fOurth mile of any city,
town or village. and every person
who puts the carcass of any dead
animal, or any offal Of any kind. in
or upon the borders of any stream,
pond, lake or reservoir. from which
+, water In drawn for the supply Of the
inhabitants of any city or town in
this State, 40 that the drainage from
such carcass or Offal may be taken
up by or i'm such stream, pond, lake,
reservoir, or who allows the carcass
of any dead animal. or any offal ol
any kind, to remain IN or upon the
borders of any such stream. pond
lake or reservoir within the bounda.
ries of any land owned or occupied
by him, or who keeps any horses
mules. cattle. swine. sheep or live
stock of any kind penned. cOrralled
or housed on, over or on the borders
of any such stream, pond, lake ol
reservoir. 80 that the waters thereo
shall become polluted by reason
thereof, il guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall bs
FURNISHED as prescribed In Section
677 Of this Code.
See. 677. Every person who will
fully violates any of the laws Of thi'
State, relating to the preservation o
the public health, in, unless a differ
ent punishment is prescribed by thil
Code, punishable by Imprisonment
In the county Jail not exceeding on
year, or by fine not exceeding on
thousand dollars, or both.
DRIVING FAST OR on BRIDGES.
Sec. 7sS. Penal Code. Every per
son who willfully rides or drives fas
ter than n walk, on or over, an,
public bridge, and every person whs
drives any loose stock, such al
horses, mules or cattle over any pub
nc bridge In larger number thai
fifteen head at y time, Ii punishabl