Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-21
WILL INTEREST oATTLEMHN.
Law regarding Brands Passed BY Last
Session OF Legislature.

A law passed by the last session Of the
legislature, which will bs of interest to
the stockmen OF New Mckee, Is one
which was introduced by Hon. j. s.. Dun
can ~ council bill No. 40. NJ was
signed by Governor OterO On February
~. Ii reads ~ follows;
Whereas, There are nov on record In
the territorial brand book 5000 brands,
many OF which are known to be obsolete
and out OF USE; aud
Whereas, The hnding OF any brand
Tor neat cattle which does not 70 cover
and damage the hide IA to greatly dimin-
iah the value OF the animal branded, IL
yery difficult. and for the purpose OF cor
recIing the record vi brands and the
elimin stiOn OF those brands known to
have been abandoned and which are now
obsolete:
b. 1t enacted by the legis alive assembly
OF the territory OF New Mexico:
Section Tine cattle sanitary board
OF New Mexico shall have the power AMI
shall cause all brands now In actual use
10 be re- recorded.
For this purpose the cattle sanitary
board shall issue its circular letter 10 the
owner or owners OF any brands now
appearing upon the brand record la the
Odi3e OF the secretary Jf the board, re-
curing the owners OF said brands 10
furnish the secretary with an exact
facsimile OF any brand or brands now
being used by such owners. la addition
20 the above notices the cattle sanitary
board shall cause such circular letters
ana blank applications for RI. recording
to be died with all inspectors Of the
board, p0stuaster', or in some public
place ia each town or village ia the ter
ritOTy, aud shall also cause the publica.
ton M either Spanish or English, or
both, In al least u paper in each
county, OF the requirements OF this act,
such publication TO continue for not lass
than four weekly issues,
Sec. 2. Within ninety days from the
datooi the FIRST publication it shalt be the
duty Of all owners OF brands now OF re-
cord in the office Of the cattle sanitary
board to have del with the secretary OF
said board q fac simile OF the brands now
I'm actual use and owned by them. By
actual use IL meant brands kept up,
which must he so marked ~ kept up, or
brands not kept up on increase. but
which ara holding brands on cattle or
] liNAN' AApN RAkhNIJ wv tfh " AltAAr
All brands re recorded under the pro
visions Of this act shall be recorded free
Of cost to the owner OF said brands, TX.
capt for the internal revenue stamp re-
quired by the United States internal rev
enue laws OF 1898 II filed within six
months, az hereinbefOre provided, other
wise the owner shall pay the usual fee
and shall be subject TO the restrictions
for recording brands as nov provided by
law.
Sac. 3-ABy person, company or cor
pOration who shall cause to be recorded
\ brand not the property OF such person,
company OF corporation, or who shall
cause any brand 10 bs recorded under the
provisions OF the preceding sections In
which there ara 10 cattle OF which such
brand il the holding brand, or any pro-
bate clerk or eX-OtllciO recorder who shall
record a brand unless accompanied by a
certificate OF the secretary Of the cattle
sanitary board, ~ now provided by law
OF any person who shall use a brand can
celled, as hereinafter provided, shall be
guilty OF "A misdemeanOT, and shall, upon
conviction, be fined In "A sun not less
than twenty five, and not more than one
hundred dollars for each and every OF
Tense, said dne 10 20 10 the school fund
of the county where the ohense ia com.
mitted.
See All brands now of record In
the office Of the cattle sanitary board and
not relied within the six months herein
before provided, shall be declared IN
necessary, obsolete, useless, cancelled.
expungei, and not Of record; provided,
that II it shall be- proven to the satistRc.
ton OF the cattle sanitary board, that
any brand nov Of record, was, either by
omission or error, not re- recorded a,
herein provided, the cattle sanitary board
shall cause the same 20 be n, recorded.
See 5-Any brand offered for recOrC
under the provisions OF this act, the
!, cattle sanitary board shall have th'
power to reject, II upon satisfactory eyi
f-nce II IN shown tO the said board tina
p the same IL offered Tor, or IL Of such
character that IL is likely 70 be- u7Pd fol
malicious or deceptive purposes, or no
in conformity with the provisions Of sec
tiOn . ~ this act.
See. G.-This act shall be In force from
and after It's passage, and all acts II
conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
DR.. co. Harrison, the we'll known den