The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-03-04
STOCK INSPECTION BILL.
To Prevent Shippers Selling Stock
Belonging to Others.

Belonging to others.
Assemblyman Sadler of Eureka has
introduced a bill regulating the ship
ment Of horses and cattle, which if
passed will stop the practice of ship
ping out of the State aud selling live
stock belonging to Others.
The bill makes it the duty Of all ship.
pers to hold their stock at some con-
venient place for inspection. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person or persons
to drive or remove beyond the bound
aries Of the State of Nevada any cattle
and horses, until they shall have been
inspected, and the Live Stock Inspector
issues a certificate to the effect that he
has duly inspected the brands of all the
horses and cattle to be shipped, and
that he has made a full and complete
record of the same.
Any person shipping live stock out Of
the State without having the same in
spected shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, and upon conviction shall be
fined in any sum not less than $500 and
not more han $4,000, or be imprisoned
in the State Prison for a period not
less than one year nor more than three
years, or both such fine aud imprison-
ment. But nothing in this Act on
tanned shall be construed as in any
manner affecting the laws now in force
respecting the larceny of live stock.
Section two makes it unlawful for
any railroad company to receive for
transportation beyond the boundaries
Of this State, any herd, band or carload
of horses aud cattle until furnished
with a certificate by a duly authorize
Inspector of the county in which the
shipment is to be made, and violation
of the section shall be deemed guilty o.
a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than $10t
and not more than $4,000, in the discre
ton of the Court.
Section 8. The Sheriff Of each county
shall be an inspector Of horses anC
cattle under the provisions of this Act
and it is hereby made the duty Of TIT
Sheriff of each county to perform thu
duties hereinafter provided as sucl
Live Stock Inspector, and he shall keel
a record of all inspections made, givini
the name Of the owner and shipper o
any horses. the several brands. TIN
number of the car and the destination
Of the shipment. He shall file with tn
Board Of County Commissioners Of hi
county ON the first day of each month
a complete report Of all inspection
made during the month. and shall ais
furnish a copy of such report to the of
fetal newspaper Of the county, ant
such shall be Published at the expens
of the county, and the publisher Of sucl
paper shall forward a copy of his pape
free of charge, containing such repor
to each of the 6heriffs of the State.
The duties Of the Sheriff or his de
putty AZ Live Stock Inspector shall b
performed free Of charge to the owne
Of the inspected horses aud cattle, an,
the county ia made liable for the actua
and necessary expenses Of the Liv'
Stock Inspector or his deputy. III
Act provides that a fee of 8 cents pc
head shall be charged on all horses ant
and cattle inspected. which shall be
lien upon the horses and cattle unit
paid. Said fees shall be in full com
pensation for all services rendered il
making such inspection. Provision il
made for the Inspector to sell un
claimed horses and cattle.