The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
AFFECTING STOCK SHIPMENTS.

AFFECTING STOCK SHIPMENTS.
A bill that has passed the senate of
the tenth assembly and should meet
with favorable consideration in the
house, proposes to keep accurate rec.
ord of cattle shipped out of Montana.
The main provisions of the measure
are to this effect:
Section THAT every person, agent,
firm, corporation pool or roundup as
ISOLATION who shall ship cattle from
this state may ship with their own
cattle any strays which may be among
them, but they shall before shipment
or at the time of loading the same on
the cars for shipment, carefully and
as accurately az possible inspect or
tally the brands of such cattle, whether
their own or strays, making q list in
duplicate, which list shall state the
date of loading, name of shipper, de-
scription of brands on each animal,
number and class of each brand, des.
tination, name of commission firm to
whom consigned and the name of per-
son in charge of shipment. One copy
OF this list is to be filed with the rail.
road agent at point of loading, who
shall in turn forward the same to the
board of stock commissioners at Hell
ena, within two days after shipment,
and another copy to be Immediately
mailed to the state stock inspector at
point of destination.
Section 2. That every person in
charge Of or who accompanies such
shipment as the shipper in charge,
shall take an accurate description in
Guiding the brands of each and every
animul whether dead or alive, taken
out of the shipment 10 transit between
original loading point and final des-
tination, and shall hand such descrip.
ton to the state stock inspector at
such point OF destin alton Immediately
upon arrival of the shipment in the
stock yards.
Section 3. The stock inspector ap-
pointed to inspect Montana cattle at
any cattle market outside this state
shall be duly commissioned by the
state board of stock commissioners,
and shall be qualified and have power
and authority to inspect any and all
cattle that may come from this state
to the market where he may be 10.
Gated, having the same power::as other
stock inspectors within thesstate to in
spect and seize any stock which he
may have reason to b%elievesis stolen,
or upon which brands have been al
tered Or obliterated, andAshall have
authority to take the proceeds of any
animal in dispute or bearing altered
or burned brands, remitting such pro-
ceeds to the state boardaof stock COM
m~issioners, who shall hold same pend
ing a decision as TO ownership, and
such stock inspector shall, upon re.
ceipt of the certified lists mentioned in
sections one and two of this act, make
inspection of the cattle so listed, and
If upon comparison of such lists with
his own inspection, he shall find any
difference or discrepancy, he shall
make a second inspection of any ami
NAL or animals upon which the two
~tallies do not agree, clipping the ami
NAL when necessary to determine &C.
~curately and definitely which inspec
ton or tally is correct, and he shall
forthwith make inspection report to the
state board of stock commissioners
stating in detail wherein any descrep-
ancies with the loading stally exist,
and calling special attention to his
own inspection of such animal or ami
mails and he shall on his report make
mention of any and every animal with
the brands thereon which were taken
out by the shipper in charge of the
stock while in transit between the orr
ginal loading point and point of final
destination-all such reports to be en-
tered in y suitably bound book and be
at all times open to public inspection
Section 5. Any person, agent, firm,
corporation pool or roundup associa'
ton who shall ship cattle from this
state and shall fail to make such in
specsion Or tally at point of loadinl
or who shall fail to file q true ane
correct tally to the best OF theil
, knowledge and belief of all the brand
} OF cattle in such shipment with tn
} railroad agent at the point of ship
ment. or who shall fail to forward
true and correct copy duly signed b.
them as parties making the shipmen
to the stock inspector at point of des
t tination or any person who shall &C
company shipment of cattle az th
. shipper in charge from this state, an
. shall fail to take q description of an
I and every animal taken out In trsnsi,
/. and send such description to the stoc