The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-13

A bill by Burton l.. French of Idaho
to amend an act entitled IAN Ac
to prevent cruelty to animals Will,
in transit by railroad or nthel
means of transportation from on,
state or territory or the District o.
Columbia into or through another
state or territory or the District OF
Columbia, and repeating sections
forty-three hundred and eighty.
six, forty-three hundred and eigh.
ty-seven, forty-three hundred and
eighty-eight, and forty-three hum
dred and ninety of the United
States Revised Statutes" approx
ed June twenty-ninth, nineteen
hundred and six.
Be 1t enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in congress
assembled, That the Act of June 20,
| 1906, entitled "An Act to prevent
cruelty to animals while in transit
by railroad or other means of trans
portation from one state or territory
or the District of Columbia into or
through another state of territory or
the District of Columbia, and repeal
ing sections 1886. 1887, 1888, 1889.
and 1890 of the United States Re-
vised Statutes" be and the same is
hereby amended by adding the fol-
lowing clauses, which shall be Sec
tion six and section seven of the act,
respectively:
Sec. s. That 1t shall be the duty
of every railroad, express company,
car company, and of every common
carrier by rail, and of the receiver
trustee, or Lessee of any of them,
wholly or in part engaged in the
transportation of livestock by rail
from one state or territory or the
District of Columbia into or through
another state or territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia, to transport the
said livestock, so by 1t or him being
transferred, with due diligence, and
to maintain on all trains containing
ten or more cars of livestock which
are being transported from one state
or territory or the District of Column
bia into or through another state
or territory or the District Of Colum-
bia, an average minimum speed of
not less than sixteen miles per hour
from the time when any such live
stock is loaded upon or into its or
his cars and made part of said train,
or is received from another carrier
for further transportation, until such
tion point for delivery to another car
rier, deducting only in the compute
ton of such average minimum speed
such reasonable time as the live
stock may be necessarily delayed in
unloading for feed, water and rest,
as hereinbefore REQUIRED and in feed
ing watering, and resting, and in re-
loading, together with such time as
the said livestock may be delayed |
by storm or by other accidental |
causes which can not be anticipated |
and avoided by the exercise of due
diligence and foresight upon the part
of the carrier
Sec T. That any railroad, ex
press company, car company, or com
mon carrier by rail, and the receiver |
trustee or lessee Of any Of them, |
wholly or in part engaged in the |
transportation Of livestock by rail
from one state or territory or the
District Of Columbia into or through |
another state or territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia, who knowingly |
and willfully fails TO comply with the |
provisions of section six shall for |
every such failure be liable for and |
forfeit and pay penalty Of not less
than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars, which, shall be
recovered as provided in section four
of this Act"