Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-09-26
Stock and Agriculture Laws.

Under this head the ARGus will
publish from week to week sections
from the new codes which are of
special interest to ranchmen and
stockgrOwers:
Sec. 294O. Political Code. The
Secretary of the Board of Stock
Commissioners is the general recor-
der of marks and brands.
Sec. 2941. Whenever any person
wishes to record a brand or mark,
application may be made to the
General Recorder of marks and
brands directly, who must desig-
nate the particular brand, or mark
and brand, to be used by the appli-
cant, defining the position on the
animal upon which the brand shall
be placed.
| The General Recorder of marks and
brands must keep a record, i'm a
book kept by him for that purpose,
of all brands and marks that may be
recorded by him, with the name and
residence of the persons recording
same, which said record book shall
be open to the inspection of the pub
lie, and he must also furnish to the
owners of recorded brand a certified
lcopy of the record of same, which
certificates are prima facie evidences
of the ownership Of the brand OF
mark SO recorded.
Sec. 2942. The general recorder o.
marks and brands shall annually
have published, as an appendix t.
the report of the board of stock
commissioners to the governor, 8
list of all brands or marks ant
|, brands which have not been pre-
viously published, and cause thu
same to be printed and illustrated
at his own expense, a sufficient mum
ber of copies in pamphlet form TO
free distribution to those engaged II
stock raising,
Sec. 2943. Every person who sell
horses, mules or cattle, must vent o
counter-brand such animals, an,
said vent or counter-brand must b
a fac-simile OF the original brand
except that 1t may be reduced one
: half in size, and the venting of sal
original brand shall be prima faci
evidence of sale or transfer of sal
animal or animals so vented.
Sec. 2944. All persons slaughter
ing cattle must keep the hides, wit
the ears attached, for ten days, an
;, persons having such hides in thei
possession must exhibit the same fo
discrimination. upon demand bein
made by any person. Any person VIII
u shall fail to observe the provisio
of this section shall be punished 6
e provided in section 11S6 of the Pen,
Code.
'e Sec. 2945. All persons who al
" butchers and who slaughter cattl
must keep a record OF the marks an
brands of the cattle slaughtered b
:, them in a book, subject at all tim,
- to the inspection Of the public,
- which must be recorded the name
the person from whom the cattle a
=, purchased and together with b
VI residence and date Of deliver
y and ON or before the FIR
u day OF each month must make tv
u copies OF such record and NAL
s' affidavit to the correctness of Il
10 same, one OF which to be filed In Il
re office Of the nearest Justice Of L
o peace. and the other In the office
~ the county clerk, and any pers,
.. who shall fail to observe the pr
:" vision Of this Section shall be punish
TIL as provided In Section 1856 Of t
Penal Code.
ed RULES GOVERNING REcoRDIxe BRANl
X Rules and regulations for the
re- cording OF brands and marks In I
It's stats Of Montana. Passed by boa
OF stock commissioners, March