Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-01
SHEEP SANITARY LAW.
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to record more than one ear mark OF
set of ear marks in the name of any
person, firm or corporation. And il
shall be unlawful for any person. firm
! or corporation, to cut off more than one.
half of either or both ears, or to cut of
both sides of either or both ears more
| than one-half of the ear to a point, as
ear marks; and no such ear marks shall
be recorded by the secretary. A certi-
fled copy of any mark or brand thus
recorded shall be admitted in the courts
, of his territory as prima facie evidence
of ownership, but, unless it be so re-
corded, no mark or brand shall be ad-
mitted as evidence in any of the courts
of his territory. Fol- each recording OF
the marks and brands of each person,
and furnishing a certificate thereof, the
secretary shall be paid a fee of one dol
lar, which shall be paid by him into the
sheep sanitary fund.
Section II. Any person who shall
bring into this territory any sheep that
have beer stolen in any other country,
state or territory, knowing at the time
of bringing them that the same were
stolen, upon conviction thereof shall be
punished in the same manner as is now
provided by law for the punishment for
the crime of larceny of sheep; and the
fo Mt of n papcnn hoino found in nnC-
session of sheep having more than one
half of either or both ears cut off, or
more than one-half of either or both
ears cut on both sides to a point, shall
be considered prima facie evidence
against him hat such sheep are stolen;
and it is hereby made the duty Of sheep
inspectors to make complaint against
any person or persons found in possess
sion Of sheep thus marked; and the said
sheep inspectors shall refuse admission
into this territory of any sheep bearing
such marks, except upon express per-
mission to do so by the sheep sanitary
board.
Section 10. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the sheep inspectors carefully to in
spect all sheep about to be shipped OF
driven out of the territory, and no sheep
bearing any of the a mark (s) de-
clared in this act to be unlawful shall
be allowed by them to be shipped or
driven out of the territory, unless ex-
pressly authorized so to do by the
board. The inspector shall require each
person so shipping or driving sheep out
of the territory to exhibit bill or bills of
sale, or authority in writing to ship or
drive such sheep, executed as now pro-
vided by law for live stock, from the re-
cord of all marks and brands on such
sheep, unless such person Is himself such
recorded owner of such marks and
brands. The inspector shall also exam
inc said sheep as to their sanitary con-
dition; and if fully satisfied that the
person proposing to ship or drive them
out of the territory has a right so to
do, and that they are free from conta-
gious or infectious disease, he shall,
upon payment to him of an inspection
fee of five mills for each sheep inspected
give to said person a bill Of clearance
setting out those facts, including the
fact of such payment having been made
and describing the sheep, which bill
shall authorize the taking of said sheep
out of the territory. 1t shall not be
lawful for any person, firm or corpor-
alton to offer for transportation, nor
shall any railroad company in this ter
ritory accept or receive for t%ranspor-
tation on it's lines of railroad, from
territory to any point or place be-
yond it's boundaries, any sheep for the
transportation of which a bill Of clear
ance as herein provided for, is not first
obtained by the shipper Immediately
and at the place of, the ship
ment; and any railroad company vio-
lating the provisions of this act shall
be held liable in an action Of debt, in
the sum of five cents per head for
each and every head of sheep received
by it for transportation and actually
by 1t from this territory
to any point or place beyond its boun-
daries, without such bill of clearance,
which said sum shall be received for
The use Of the sheep sanitary fund, up
On the suit of the sheep sanitary board,
any court of competent Jurisdiction.
The said inspector shall make report
to the secretary of the board, of every
Inspection made by him under the pro-
visions Of this section, which said re-
port shall show the name Of the shipper,
he place of shipment, the place of des-
tination, the number of sheep shipped,
heir marks, brands, and sanitary con-
lition and the date of shipping, togeth-
.r with the name or names of any FORM
owner or owners Of such sheep or
my portion thereof, and the substance
If the bills of sale made by such former
,wner or owners exhibited by the ship
Der, and any additional matter which
nay be required by the board.
Section IA. Any person finding any
,stray sheep, shall Immediately report
to some sheep inspector or the
where the same were found, and
hall deliver them to any inspector up
IN his demand therefor; and any in
upon coming in possession of
my estray sheep shall, forthwith, noti-
the secretary Of the sheep sanitary
BOARD. stating the number of sheep in
lis possession, their ear marks, their
the locality and the country
where they were found and the name of
he person who found them. The Sec
'etary Of the board shall Immediately
,ause a notice to be published in both
and English. for four consecu-
i've weeks, in some newspaper publish
d in the county where said sheep were
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