The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-03
THE CATTLE CODE.
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 aforesaid, there shall be paid to said board AZ the costs aH3 expenses Of taking, detaining anu holding said cattle. and in case such costs anu expenses are not paid within ten days a1'er the first day O December, the said officer shall ad- vertise in Che same mluner as by law provided in cases O. sales 0f personal property, that he will sell sIeh cattle or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay such costs and the expenses of the sale. and ct the time and place so adver- tised, he shall proceed to sell as many of said cattle as shall be necessary to pay off said costs and expenses, and expenses of the safe, and forthwith shall pay over to the owner of said cattle, or his legal representative, any amount so received in excess of the legal fees and ex- penses of such officer. Any officer performing any of the duties enjoined in this section, or in the next, shall receive the same compensation therefor as is prescribed by law for similar ser vices, to be paid as other expenses of said board are paid by law
 PENALTIES AND DAMAGES.
 Section 8 Any such person, as is specified in section 29 of this act, or any officer agent, em- ployee, servant or other person as is specified in section Soof this scs violating any of the pioyis Ions Of this act shall be liable to any party in- Jured' througa such violation for any damage that may thereby arise from the Communica- ton Of Texas, s2lenetc or Spanish fever, to be recovered in civil action. and the party 80 in- jured shall have lien for his damages on the cattle so Communicating the disease, such lien to be enforced in Ike manner as orher liens are enforced.
 EvIBES6s-PHEN PRImA FAeIR
 Section 8. In the trial of anyperson charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this act, and in the trial of aay civil action to recover damages for the communication of Tex as, splenelic or Spanish fever proof tha; the cattle which such person charged with driving or keeping in violation of law, or which are claimed to have communicated the said disease were brought into this territory between the first of February and the first of December of each year in which the ofense was committed, | or such cause Of action arose, from territory | within the area of which the United States de- partment of agriculture from time to time has given notice that Q contagious and infectious disease known as splenetic or southern fever exists among cattle shall be aken as prima facie l evidence that such cattle were capable of com municating or liable to impart Texas, splenetic | or Spanish fever, within the meaning of this act and thatthe owner or person in charge of such cattle, has full knowledge and notice thereof at the time of the commission of the alleged of- l fense; provided that the ? ovisions of this act shall apply to the State of California during the whole year, and shall not apply to any cattle shipped or driven from Sonora, Mexico.
 Section 34. Whenever two or more persons shall, in violation of this act, at the same time or at different times during the year, drive or cause to be driven upon any highway range, common or pasture within this territory any cattle capable of communicating or liable to impart said fever, they shall be jointly and sew erally liable for all damage that may arise from the communication of such disease at any time thereafter during the same year, to any domes tic, native or acclimated cattle, that have been on the same highway, range, common or pas ture so previously traye'ed over by such men, toned cattle
 SLAUGHTER HOUSES INSPECTORS.
 Section 5, The said board, on petition there for, signed by at least five persons, each of whom are engaged in the business of owning and breeding live stock in this territory, shall have power to and shall appoint live stock in- spectors to reside in ornear each city, town or village, or at any point where live stock are slaughtere in this erritory who shall hold of flee at the will and pleasure of the said board l