The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-05
COPY OF ACT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
-FOR THE
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,

Section Il3. Whoever overloads, over
drives overworks, fortunes, torments, need
lcssiy mutilates, cruelty kills, ill-trcats, or
whoever dcprives of necessary sustenancc or
shelter, or whoever inilicts unnecessary pain
causes tho same to be done, whether such nor.
son be the owner thereof or have the charge
or custody OF the same, shall, for every such
ofenSe DC. guilty of Il misdcmcnnor, and be
rpondine t, Gy i, iImnPprisonmept in Jail not OK
ing one hundred dollars.
Section 1904. Every owner. posscssor, or
person having the charge or custody of any
when unfit for labor, or cruelty abandons the
same, or who carries tho same, or causes the
same to be carried, in or upon any vehicle, or
otherw1se In an unnecessarily cruel or inhu-
man manner, or knowingly or wilfully au-
thorizcs or permits tho samo to be subjected
of any kind, shall, for every such offence. he
guilty of a m~isdemeanor, and shall be pun
prescribed in Section 1903.
Section 1IO5. No Railroad Company, In the
carrying or transportation of animals, shall
overload the cars nor permit the animals to
be confined in cars for longer period than
twcnty-cight consecutive hours, Without I'M
for a period of ut least ivc consecutive hours
unless prevented from so unloading by storm
of such Railroad Company. in cstimating
such confinement, the time during which the
animals have been contincd without such rest
on connecting roads from which they are
OF oft this Chapter to prohibit their continuous
eight hours, eSSsp. upon %e patGa on iesG herSS-
be ,properly fed, watered. and sheltered
having the custody thereof, or, in case of his
default in so doing, then by tho Railroad
pcnse OF the owner or person in custody
thereof: and the said company shall, in such
care, and custody Furnished, and shall not DC
thorizod by this Chapter. Any company,
VINO nr rllGfnIinn IT SlInh ,tr,,l. ,,l,-
shall fail to comply with the provisions of this
Section, shall for each and every such
penalty of not less than fifty nor moro than
I'VE hundred dollars, in any Court of compc-
when animals shall be carried in cars i'm which
they can and do havo proper food, water,
space, and opportunity for rest, the foregoing
G Ih0n s IN regard to their being unloadcd
Section iIO6. Any person found violat ng
may be arrested and held, without warrant,
in tho same manner as in tho case of persons
found breaking the peace; and the person
shall use reasonable diligence to give notice
thereof to the owner of the animals found in
animais until the oWnc ri" thapr rSHF" sh i2f t tafe
take charge of tho same within fifteen DAYS
from the date of such notice. And the person
making such arrest shall have II lien on said
animals for the Expense of such care and pro
vision.
Section 1907. When complaint is made, on
oath or affirmation to any magistrate author
lZcd to issue warrants in criminal cases,
that the complainant believes. and has rca-
sonablc cause to believe, that tho laws in rcla-
ton to cruelty to animals have been or arc
being violated in any particular building or
place, such magistrate, if satisfied that there
Is reasonable cause for such belief, shall issue
q search, warrant authorizing any Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff, Deputy state Constable, Con-
stable, or Police oiliccr to search such building
or place hut no such search shall he made
nitcr sunset, unless specially authorized by
the magistrate upon satisfactory cause shown.