The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-04-14
new BRANDING law
State Auditor Bragaw Kept
Busy Explaining.
GIVES TWO MAIN SECTIONS.
The Land Relinquishments-
Newsy Letter From Boise.

BOISE, Idaho, April 8---Gover.
nor Gooding has called meeting
of the board of trustees Of the
Blackfoot insane asylum for April
l15. The board is composed ol
Hon. A. B. Moss, Payette; Hon.
Henry Jones, Malad, and Hon. D.
]. Briggs, Idaho Falls, together
with the governor as ex-oficio
member. This will be the first
regular meeting Of the board and
is regarded as certain to be Of i'm
portance. preliminary steps will
be taken to carry into effect the
provisions made by the legislature
for the improvement Of the asylum.
The question of the location of
the new capitol is still the ques-
ton of the hour. The board of
capitol commissioners are frankly
favorable to the present site, pro-
vided sufficient ground can be OBJ
tanned. The plan, decided on was
to use the block on which the cap
itol building is now located, and
the central school block, just west
of the state block. If the neces-
sary residence property cannot be
purchased at reasonable price,
to carry out this plan, the capitol
commission is most likely to select
the Miner and Thatcher tracts at
the north end of state street and
just west of the military reserve.
There will be meeting of the
/ soldiers home board in the near
! future when bids for the construc-
! tion of hospital in connection
with the home will be opened, and
probably the contract will be let.
State Auditor Bragaw is having
trouble with the state branding
/ law, which went into effect about
a month ago, and which is appar-
emily but little known or under
stood among thu stockmen of the
state. He has so much difficulty
in explaining the requirements ol
| the law that he has announced that
he will furnish all applicants with
copies Of the new law in pamphle,
form. Mr.. Bragaw calls particular
attention to the following sections
"On or before the first of June,
1905, after the passage of this ac,
every stock grower owning sheep,
and on or before the first of Octo
Der, 1905, the owners of all othel
livestock, using a recorded brand
shall forward to the state auditor ;
copy of such recorded brand, dul,
certified to by the county audito
of the county in which any sucl
brand is recorded. Such person
shall pay the recorded fee of 2.
cents, and shall forward with tn
brand so certified, fee of 80 cent
to the state recorderto pay for re
cording the same.
"Any stockgrower whose bran'
is not recorded desiring to use an
brand on any stock shall make an,
sign certificate setting forth
facsimile and description of tn
brand he desires to use, and shal
file the same with the state audito
which auditor shall record tn
same in book kept for that pur
, pose, and from and after the film
of such certificate, the stockgrowe
: filing the same shall have the ex
elusive right to use such bran
within the state. Such stockgrow
: er upon filing such brand shall pa
the state recorder for recording tn
; same a fee of 81. Provided, ths
the state recorder shall not file o
record such brand if the same la
already been filed or recorded b
him in favor of some other stool
grower. If the brand is to be use
!. on sheep, such brand shall not /
filed for record until after June