Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-23
ly on record, certificates pe
sent to the owners by the Registr~-

A person in charge Of cattle be-
longing to any absent owner can
have the brand Of such cattle trans
ferred 10 the territorial record, but,
in his application, Iaust furnish his
own name and address, as well as
those of the owner.
Stockmen Offering for record
more than one brand should state
which brand they intend to keep
up.
Brands which have been in use
but not recorded, will be on the
same footing as new brands and
will not be considered until after
July /, 1897. Since recorded
brands take precedence and their
owners are allowed until that date
to comply with the law, it follows
that new and unrecorded brands
can not be passed upon until that
time.
II you own cattle in an unrecord-
ed brand, 1t is Of the utmost inn
portance that you make early APP
plication for its entry in the terri
torial register of brands, to pre-
elude the chance Of it's being given
TO another. Brand, not previous
iy recorded 20 TO the first applicant.
Ii you own stock in a dozen diff
ferent brands, all should be record
ed; for unrecorded brands afford
no title Of ownership.
To make application for entry,
in the territorial brand book, of
new or unrecorded brands, write
to the secretary Of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board for the requisite
number of blanks. The blanks
contain right and left cuts Of the
animal, separate forms being used
for horses and cattle. Draw your
brand accurately in the proper To-
cation on the cut, carefully outline
the earmarks, ill the blank spaces
as indicated, and forward to the
secretary of the Board, with the
required fee of one dollar for each
brand. Should the brand be REJECT
ed, the fee will be returned.
Brands need not be burnt on
leather as formerly. The uniform
blanks prepared by the Board not
only facilitate the work oftransfer-
ring brands to the new record but
promote the convenience of the APP
plicant, making his task simple and
easy.
All letters should be addressed
to the secretary of the Sanitary
Board at Phoenix, Ariz., who will
promptly furnish blanks and an
swer all proper requests for infor-
nation.
THE LAWS GOVERNING TERRITORIAL
REGISTRATION OF BRANDS.
For the convenience of stack
men we publish the following sec
tions Of the new live stock law, re-
lating to territorial recording of
brands:
Section so. At any time before
the first day Of July after the pas
sage OF this Acr, it shall be the
duty Of persons, firms, companies
of corporations owning brands and
marks, to tile the same with the
said Board, and said Board shall
record the same in a book of
brands and marks, aud shall furnish
to the owners certificates thereof
under seal of the Board, free of
charge, which said certificates shall
De competent evidence of the regis
tration of such brand and prima
facie evidence of ownership. 1t is
hereby made the duty Of said
Board to transcribe in Territorial
brand book all of said brands and
marks, thereupon all Of said brands
and marks shall be deemed TO have
been duly recorded in such Terri
torial brand book by the owners
of said brands and marks. After
said first day Of July next no one
shall file any brand which has be-
fore that time been filed by another.
With the brand offered for regisira-
tion before July first aforesaid the
owner shall furnish certificate of
the recorder of his county that the
brand so offered for registration Is
the recorded brand of the owner.
and the recorder shall charge
twenty five cents and no more, for
such certificate. Before reeistra-
ticn the Board shall ascertain by
such rules and regulations as they
may prescribe the real owner of
the brand offered for registration.
and the same shall be registered in
the name OF the true owner, and
said board shall be held responsible
in damages for duplicating certifi.
Gates of brands 10 different owners.
Section 81. From and after the
passage Of this Act, any person.
firm, company or corporation de.
string to adopt any brand or mark
to be used for the branding of
horses, mules, asses, or neat cattle
in tins Territory, shall before using
the same forward to the said Board
fac-simile of such brand or mark.
defining the position on the ANIMAL
upon which the brand shall be
placed, together with fee of fifty
cents to pay for recording the same;