The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-10

Ing suc1 record to be made, and shall be sub jeet to sale, assignment, transfer, devise anC descent. the same as other personal property RULES AND REGULATIONS
 Section 47. From and after the passage of thi. act the board shall be and constitute a board fol the registration of brands on horses, mules asses and neat cattle in this territory; and fl shall make rules and regulations governing tAe 1 recording and use of live stock brands. BRAND BOOK,
 Section 4S. Immediately upon the passage o this act it shall be the duty of the said board to procure 8 suitable book, to be known as the ter ritorial brand booF, in which shalt be recorded the brand used for the branding of horses, mules asses and neat cattle in this territory.
 EVIDENCE.
 Section 49. For the purposes of this act, and in all the prosecutions arising under the same or in the prosecution of any ofense arising un' der the laws of this territory in regard to the unlawful taking. handling, killing. driving ol other unlawful dispo- itton of animals of the bovine kind. the description meat cattle" in any indictment shall be deemed sufficient, and 5as presT ot the brsn5 by s certified copy of the -,g station thereof in the territorial brrno book under the seal Of the said board, ceruned to by it's secretary, shall be sufficient identify all horses, mules, ses. or neat cattle, and shall be pTima facie proof that the person owning the recorded brand is the owner of the animal branded with such brand.
 Section 50, At any time before tn first day of July after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of persons, firms companies or corpo- rations owning brands and marks, to file the same with the said board, and the said board snail record the same in book of brands and marks, and shall furnish to the owners certii- cates thereof Under seal of the board, free of charge, which said certificates shall be compe- tent evidence of the registration of such brand and prima facie evidence of ownership. It is hereby made tne duty of said board to trans cribe il rr.tori l 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 territorial brand book by the owners of said brands and marks. After said first day of July next no one shall hle any brand which has before that time been fled by ano her. With the brand off.red for registration before July first aforesaid the owner shall fur nish certificate of the recorder of his county that tn" brand 90 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 registration the board shall ascertain by such rules and regulations as they may prescr.be. the req owner of the brand offered for registration, and the same shall be registered in the name of the true owner, and sad board shal be held responsibl Tn damages for duplicating certificates of brands to differ ent Owne.s.
 FEES.
 Section 61 nd oft If this act any person, firm. company or crrpora- tion desiring to adopt any brand or mark to be usen for the branding of horses, mules, as or neat cattle in this territory, shall before using the same forward 10 the said board fsc-s mile of such brand or mark, defining thr position on the animal upon which the brand shall be placed together with fee of fifty cents to pay for recording the same ; upon the receipt of such fac simile and fee the said board sh Il im- media ely record the same in the territorial brand book unless such brand had already been
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 CERTIFIED COPY. Section 52. Upon the recording Of any such mark, brand or brands, as provided by the pre- ,eding sections of this act, the owner thereof :hall procure from the said board certified | copy of such mark, brand or brands, under the seal of said board, paying therefor the sum oi fifty cents.
 RECORDING. Section 53 From and after the passage ot this | ,ct. 1t shall he unlawful for any county recorder n this territory to record any mark or brand lnless the application to record the same is ac- .ompanied with certificate from the said board | o the effect that said mark or brand has been recorded in the territorial brand book. PUBLISHING BRAND BOOK. DUPLICATE TO BE |
 FILED WITH COUNTY RECORDER. Section 54 It shall be the duty of the salo | board, within min ty days after the first day of July A D. 1897, to publish brand b ok Tn | which shall be given fac-simile or copy oi all brands recorded in their office on he said tirst lay of July. together with the owners name | md the county wherein he resides: such names md brands shall be arranged in the most con- yenient form fir reference, and the following ] may be the form of said brand book: