Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-04

Ah' lOiloWlHE IN tne COHlIitte tsAt VI
the law enacted by the late Legislature
relating to the branding OF live stock:
Section !. Animals may be branded
with the owners brand. When animals
ARE brought Into this state from an
other state or territory In transit be-
yond the boundaries OF this state, the
brand, or copy thereof, duly certified
to by the proper officer In such other
state or territory. shall be received In
evidence with like force and effect us
brand duly recorded In this state.
Sec. .. No brand shall bc used by
more than one person, association or
corporation. nor shall any brand be re-
corded In this state, elsewhere than
In the state brand book In the Office
Of the secretary OF state.
Sec. 3. Immediately upon the pass
age OF this act II shall be the duty OF
the secretary OF state to open new
book, to he known as the state brand
book, In which shall be recorded nll
brands used In the branding of AMI
mails In this state, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 4. On or before the LIST day Of
January, \. ID. 1900 every person, AZ
sOclntiOn or corporation, now using
any brand In this state shall be for
wardcd to the secretary OF state
fac similc OF such brand, accom-
panied by his sworn statement that
such brand IL his. her or Its brand, and
that the same Is duly recorded In the
state brand book In existence and In
use Mt the time OF the passage OF this
act. Upon receipt by the secretary OF
state of such sworn statement. the
secretary OF state shall. upon the pay
ment to him of the fee OF one dollar,
record the same In the new book,
known ns the state brand book, prOvld-
ed for In section 3 hereof.
Sec. ). On and after the passage of
this act any person, association or
corporation desiring to adopt any
brand not then and there being the
recorded brand OF any other person. as
ISOLATION or corporation. shall forward
to the secretary OF state n fac smile
of such personal brand, together with
statement. duly acknowledged before
a notary public, of his desire to adopt
such brand. and shall accompany the
snme with n fee OF one dollar. Upon
receipt OF such fac simile and fee. the
secretary Of state shall record the same
in the stnte brand book, unless rs In
this section above provided. such
brand stands on record In the old or
new state brand book as that of some
other person, association or corpora
ton not forefited rs heretofore provfd-
ed, In which case the secretary OF
state shall not record the same. but
shall return such fac simlle and fee to
the party sending the same.
Sec. O. The secretary of state shall
not receive nor record any brand made
by the connecting of any letter, figure,
sign or character to any brand hereto
fore recorded, but after the first day
of July. A. ID. 1900, any one may adopt
t,ro nd In la OF ufn brand hnnt, In
existence and In use Mt the time of the
passage of this net, which has not been
entered in the state brand book, as
hereinafter provided, unless the same
has been forfeited rs hereafter pro-
vided.
Sec. Z. Upon the recording of any
brands as provided in sections and q
of this act, the owner thereof may pro-
cure from the secretary of state the
certified copy of such brand by paying
therefor the sum of fifty cents.
Sec. 8. From and after the first day
of July. after passage and approval OF
this act. 1t shall be unlawful for any
clerk of any county in this state to
record any brand.
See. o. 1t shall hc the duty of the
secretary of state within thirty days
after the first day of July. a. ID. 1900.
and for one year thereafter. to publish
the state brand book. not exceeding
500 copies. in which shall be set forth
fac similc. or copy. of all brands re-
corded and in force in his office on the
first day of said month. together with
the owners name. and the county Ill
which such owner resided. Such names
and brands shall I've arranged In the
most convenient form for reference,
and may he in form following. to-wit:
Date. Name. Residence. Description
of Brand.
Such book shall he bound with
good and substantial binding. Copies
of such book shall be published within
sixty days after the first day of Janu-
ary, A. d. 1890, and one revised copy
annually thereafter In September of
each year shall be forwarded to the
county clerk of each county, free of
charge, in whose office it shall be kept
open for the inspection of all persons
!; Interested. The secretary of state is
authorized to publish an additional
number OF such brand books In addf-
ton to the number required for the
counties under the provisions of this
section, and to sell the same for such
price as he may consider reasonable;
not exceeding two dollars per copy;
providing, that the cost of such addi-
tionnl publication shall not exceed an
nually the sum of $4,000.
Sec 10. Any brand recorded in COM
pliance with the requirements of this
state shall be the property of the per-
son. association or corporation causing
such record to be made, and shall be
subject to sale. assignment. transfer.
devise and descent MS personal proper
ty. Instruments of writing evidencing
such sale, assignment or transfer of
brand shall be acknowledged before
notary public and shall be recorded by
the secretary of state in the state
brand book. The. acknowledging and
recording of such instruments of writ
ing in the state brand book shall have
the same force and effect as to third
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