The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-07-15
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To over drive, overload, drive when
overloaded, over-work, torture, tor
menl, deprive of necessary sustenance,
otherwise abuee, Or needlcssly muiilate
or kill, or fail to provide shelter from
the weather, or cause or procure to be
over. driven, overloaded, driven when
overlnaied, over worked, tortured, tor
mented, deprived of necessary susten-
ance, or 10 be unnecessarily or cruelty
beaten, or otherwise abused or need.
lessly mutilated or killed, any living
animal or creature.
To fight or bait any bull, dog, cock,
bird, bear, or any living animal or
creature.
To KEEP place for the fighting of
dogs, cocks, birds, bulls, or bears, or any
living animal or creature
TO use any dog or dogs for the pur.
pose OF drawing, or helping TO draw, any
cart, carriage. truck, barrow, vehicle, for
business or other purposes.
To abandon any manned, sick, dis
ablcd or rflrm animal or creature to die.
To carry or cause to be carried in
upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any
living animal or creature in a cruel or
inhuman manner. (rhis applies to ami,
mails In the shafts, htched behind, or
attached TO the vehicle.)
To impound or conline, or cause to be
impounded CT confined, any living animal
or creature, without sufficient wholesome
food and water.
To conduct scientific experiments or
Investigations upon living animals or
creatures, unless authorized by regular.
ly incorporated Medical Society OF this
State.
To commit any act OF cruelty whereby
dumb creature is made to suffer pain.
Obstinacy on the part of an animal is
no excuse for cruelty. 1t is unlawful To
cruelty beat stubborn or balky horse.
WHAT OFFICERS, AGENTS AND MEMBERS
oAN DO.
They can l.:
Arrest on sight, without warrant, for
cruelty inflicted in their presence. Per-
sons thus arrested must be at once taken
before a magistrate.
Call on any police officer to assist in
making an arrest, and he must obey.
Enter without warrant any place where
there is an exhibition of fighting or batting
any bull, bear, dog, cock, bird or any liv-
Ing animal or creature, and arrest all per
sons found there, whether engaged in the
act or not.
Stop any vehicle and release therefrom
any living animal or creature which is be.
ing transported in cruel and inhuman
manner. This applies TO animals in the
shafts or.being led behind wagon, or at.
tached TO vehicle in any manner which
produces pain. Animals thus released
must be cared for.
Arrest any person who has abandoned
| to die, any MANNED, sick, infirm or die
abled animal or creature.
Have such abandoned animal or crea
ture destroyed II unfit for further use, oil
II III for use, can advertise and sell the
same In Puch manner as any justice of thu
peace, the sheriff, or agent may direct
and pay expenses from the proceeds o.
the,sale. turning the balance, II any, Into
the treasury of the Society.
Seize all bulls, bears, dogs, cocks, birds
or other living creatures, kept or used FOL
the purpose OF fighting, and within TWEEN
ty-four hours after seizure, on order of {
justice OF the peace, district court, or pc
lice magistrate, can have the same for
feited and sold, after advertising Thu
names OF the articles seized, the place
where the same was seized, and the rea
son for such seizure such notice shal
appoint time aud place, not less thar
five nor more than ten days from the dat