The Jersey City news., 1906-04-07
Officers Reported a Prosper
GUS Condition at a Meet
ing This Week in Newark
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DIS
TRICT SOCIETY RECORDER
CRITICISMS OF SOCIETY

cruelty 10 Animals. he4d IN the FREE
Pubic Library, Newark There WIS a
good attendance of officers and members.
f. A. Foster read the rego of the exec
Etiye committee. which has the manage
ment ard control of The affairs, property
and funds of the society. 1t showed a
very healthful condition of things. The
finances were in very satisfactory shape
The funds We're securely invested and
there We're no debts
In the main. the report said, the So
eiety had done well during the yelr.
Few know the time. expense and work
connected with a proper prosecution of
the work. Its headquarters must have a
competent and trained head, with a
knowledge of the laws under which it
is to operate and familiarity with the
practise of courts. There are also need
ed competent agents. WHO shall know
when and how to deal with offenders
and have the courage to be firm in the
| cause of humanity
The reporto f the secretary set forth
the fact that new district society had
been organized in Cumberland County,
with headquarters at Vineland. which
madG a otal of seventeen county societies
in the State-Bergen, Monmouth and
Mercer having two each. The officers
had been much pleased with decis on
of judge Adams. of the Circuit Court. in
a case which had been certioraried from
the court of justice of the peace. The
decision was in favor of the society. and
established the validity of the act of
1902, which gives officers and agents
power TO arrest on sight for cruelty in
tehir presence and the right of just.c, s
! of the peace to try summary cases. The
! report traced the history of the soc ETY.
from the dark days of 1888 down to the
present time. Looking at the socisty as
it existed to-day the report said one
would scarcely credit the condition of
things at that tine
As living entity the society existed
only in its charter Its existence as an or
ganized force was seriously threatened
AT that time the tota Income from all
sources would scarcely pay office rent.
The books did not show $50 in fines, and
scarcely, if ever, was there an arrest
made or case prosecuted in the courts
Eighteen years ago the State society
was dead or in a comotse state; no
funds no power, no fines, no proseeu-
tions. no friends, no force in the com
munity, nothing A bill of court costs
amounting to $40 would have seriously
embarrassed tn etreasUry. AT the pres
en- thine there is a capital fund of S32,
600 and during the years intervening.
up to date, almost 1,500 prosecutions,
which did not cost the society penny
thousands Of animals relieved from suf-
fering. thousands of dollars paid into the
treasury in fines, district societies in
seventeen counties of the State, and best
of all, the principles of the society recog-
nized as approved and abiding forces.
Until recently the society had no APP
pliances for accomplishing any work
which required a mechanical apparatus.
If horse fell down or got into a sewer
it had to be raised by main strength by
a force of men. Now the society has
machine by which the heaviest horse
could be raised with ease by one man in
five minutes.
The society had been criticised, and
coming from certain quarters, the crit
c'sm was received with grateful acknow,-
clgment; from other quarters it was
tr ated with the contempt it m rited.
A'Oiil$ VI tlltSS WIZ lfttti iip NbitS ~
or hand to assist when in comparative
oblv'oa the society was struggling to
maintain an existence, We're very. quick
with sugg ssions and .adviee. which cost
nothing, when it became a mighty power
with potent laws to enforce its mandttes.
The report cf the superintendent gave
summary of cases tried in the courts,
complaints investigated. animals relieved
and animals destroyed. The analysis
showed 2G4 pro eeuticns for offenses as
follows: Horses. sore, 49, horses. lame,
tt; horses, neglected. { horses, overdriy-
en-. 4: horses overloaded. 3; horses. dock,
ed, 1 horses, whipped s; horses, aban-
aoued, /; mu,es, lame 3; mules. sore. >;
calves abused, 3. dogs, abusel. L To-
tai, 2tH Hersss. mules aud her an
mals relieved, harness adjus ca. padd q,
etc 2a4. horses killaa. 76: Complaints