Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

beer so authorized by the said board
or its authorized inspector ship, or
shall have been furnished with a certi-
ficate by a dlly authorized brand in
spector. showing that the brards or
earparks upon such cattle, horses or
mules, have been duly inspected as
required by this act; and any railroad
company, or any officer, agent or SER
want of any railroad company, who
shall violate the provisions of this
section shall be guilty OF misdes
| meanor. and upon conviction shall be
fined not more than five thousand dol
lars (s5.0O0) for each offense.
Sec. 2, That section nineteen 19)
of said act be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Every person or per
sons, firm, association OF corporation,
or their or either of their agents, SER
wants, or employees, having in charge
cattle, horses or mules destined for
transportation by rail from any point
within this state TO any point within
or without this state, or to be driven
| beyond the. boundaries of this state,
| shall make application to the state
board OF stock inspection commits
| Bioners, or to some duly authorized
Inspector of said board, to inspect the
brand or brands and earmarks of any
such cattle, horses or mules, stating
in such application the time and place
| when and where such animals will be
ready for inspection, and 1t shall be
the duty of such inspector. or some
other inspector to be designated by
| The said board within twenty-four
| 24) hours after the reception of such
notice. 10 attend at the place desig-
nated in such application, and inspect
said cattle. horses or mules, make the
iecessary record and give the neces-
| sary certificate required by. the pro
visions of this act. In all cases of
attic, horses ,or mules transported by
'ail the place of inspection shall be
| 1t some stock yards. at the proposed
1oint of shipment of said animals. and
'attle. horses or mules destined to
| )e driven cut of the state shall be
leld at some point within ten 0G)
niles of The state line far inspection
Defore being driven from the state
| aud IL the owner or person in charge
If said animals shall cause any un-
'easonable' delay or loss of time to
| such inspector so notified to attend
iuch owner or person in charge OF
my such cattle. horses or mules shall
lay the expenses and salary of such
brand inspector during such delay OF
Qss of time, not 70 exceed five dollars
$500 per day.
Provd" L. That said state board oil
stock In p 7.iln commissioners shall
nave the power to designate some sta
ion en- rome at which stock shipped
shall lie inspected and such inspection
shall he in lien of an inspection at the
Initial shipping point.
| Sec. J. In case Of violation of this
act hy a railway company or corpora
ton, the warrant of arrest may be
read to the president, secretary OF
manager in this state. or any general
or lCCal agent thereof in the county
where the action is pending. and upon
the n trrn of such warrant so served
the railway company or corporation
shall be deemed in court and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, and any
fine imposed may be collected by exc.
cution against the property of such
corporation. but this section shall not
be deemed to exempt any agent OF
mploye from prosecution.
Sec. 4. That section twelve G2)
Of said act be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1t shall be the duty of the state
board of stock inspection commits
sioners to make and adept such quar-
entine and sanitary regulations as
ire deemed necessary to prevent the
Introduction of southern or splenic
fever. contagious pleuro-pneumonia,
or other contagious or infectious dis.
ease, under such regulations as shall
not conflict with this act, and it shall
have power to order the destruction
Of stock to prevent the spread OF
disease or to crush out such disease
when deemed necessary by the board
FOR public safety; and any person, firm
or corporation. being the owner of or
| hdNiuS III CHdTBe any uOTneSIlC AMI
NAL or animals affected with any con.
tagious or infectious disease. know.
ing such animal or animals to be SO
affected, or after receiving notice
from the state board of stock inspec-
tion commissioners, or any of its au-
thorized agents, that such animal or
animals are so affected, who shall per
nit such animal or animals to run at
large, or who shall keep such animal
or animals where other domestic ami
mails not affegled by such disease may
be exposed to its conta gion or infec-
tion, or who shall sell, ship drive.
trade or give away such diseased ami
NAL or animals without fully disclos-
ing the fact to the purchaser, shall
be deemed grilty of misdemeanor
and Upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine of not less than $50
or more then $500, or imprisonment in
the county jail not eyceeding six
months. or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec, 5. In the opinion of the gen
| eral assembly an emergency exists.