The silver lance., 1897-10-29
TO THE KIND HEARTED.
The Colorado Humane Society Desires
Agents In Every Community to Protect
Abused Animals.


Abused Animals.
Denver, Colo, Oct 21.-The Colorado
Humane Society desires to appoint
agents in every community throughout
the state Following are some of the
provisions of the law under which IT'S
agents act:
Sec. 6. Any officer or any agent of
the Colorado Humane Society may
lawfully interfere TO prevent the penpe-
traticr of any act of cruelty upon any
animal in his presence, alr,i every per-
son who shall interfere with or OBJ
struct OF resist amy such officer or
agent i'm the discharge OF his duty,
shall upon conviction. be fined not
| less than s. nor more than $50, or I'M
prtsomed in the county Jail not Isore
THAN rhfuty days
| Sec. 8. Any officer or agent Of the
said Humane Society may lawfully
take charge of any animal found aban-
dOned, neglected or cruelty treated,
and shall there,fpon give notice There
of 10 bhe owner. II known, and may
care and provide FOR such animal until
the owner shall take charge of the
same. and uhe expenses of such care
| and provision shall be a charge against
the owner of such animal, and cOllecd-
bic from such owner by said Humane
Society i'm an action therefor.
Sec. 8. When said Humane Society
shall provide neglected and abandoned
animaas with proper food. shelter and
care, 1t may detain such animals until
the expense of such food shelter and
care Is paid. and shall have lien upon
| such animals therefor.
Sec. 10. Any%agent or officer of the
said Humnae Society may lawfully de-
stroy OF cause to be destroyed any an
| mal i'm his charge when. in the judg-
ment of such agent or officer and by
| the written certificate of two reputa-
| bile citizens called TO view the same i'm
| his presence. one of whom may be Sc
| lecbed by the owner of said animal if
he shall so request. and who shall give
| their written certificate that such ami
NAL appears to I've injured. disabled,
diseased past recovery, on unfit for
amy useful purpose.
Sec. 13. Amy member Of the COloIn-
do Humane Society may require the
sheriff of amy county the cOnsta bic of
amy precinct. or the marshal or any
policeman of any town or city, or any
agent of the said society authorized by
| the sheriff to make arrests for the vio-
lation OF tihis act, to arrest any person
found violating amy Of the provisions
of tflis act. and to take possession of
| amy animal cruelty treated in their re
spcctive counties. cities or towns. and
deliver the same to the proper officers
OF said society. and for such service
and for all services rendered in car
rying out the provisions of this act.
such officers and the officers and agents
Of said society shall be allowed and
| paid such fees as are allowed for like
services in other cases. which sham be
charged as costs. and reimbursed TO
the society by the person convicted.
1t will be seen from the foregoing
SECTIONS of the law that the society s
agerlns are given extraordinary low
ers in dealing with neglected, aban-
dOned or abused animals Many
horses and cattle will be allowed to
stanve and be otherwise abused by
their owners this winter unless pre-
vented by agents of the Humane So
cety.
| Accordingly the society desires to ap-
point only persons of good reputation
and sound Judgment. The position of
agent Ia one of great power. to be
used coaHscientiotlsly and carefully.
Such persons the society stands ready
| and willing to commission as its
agentp IN behalf of dumb and helpless
creatures. Anyone Interested should
preserve this article on account of the
extractp from the law contained i'm it,
Address all letters to the Colorado HUI
name Society. 3 Jacobson building,
Denver. Colorado.