Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-12
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
What the Statutes of South Carolina
Say on important Subject.


to animals. The copy furnished by
Mr.. Wylie is reproduced herewith:
Section 623. Whoever shall wilfully
abuse or cruelty treat any horse, mule,
or draught animal or beast of burden,
shall upon conviction thereof before
any court of competent jurisdiction,
suffer Imprisonment for fifteen days
or pay fine of SIS.
Sec. 624. Every owner or person
having the possession, charge, or GUS
tody of any animal, or cruelty aban-
dons, the same, or who carries or
causes the same to be carried, in or
upon any vehicle, or otherwise. in an
unnecessarily cruel or inhuman man
ner, or knowingly or wilfully authorizes
or permits the same to be subjected to
unnecessary torture, suffering or cruel
ty of any kind, shall be punished
for every such offense in the manner
provided in preceding section.
Sec. 625. Whoever over loads, over
drives, over works, tortures, torments,
needlessly mutilates. cruelty kills, ILL
treats, or whoever deprives Of neces-
sary sustenance or shelter, or who
ever infiicts unnecessary pain or suf-
fering upon any animal, or whoever
causes the same to be done, whether
such person be the owner thereof or
have the charge or custody of the
same, shall for each such offense, be
guilty of a miSdemeanor, and be pun
ished by Imprisonment in Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty 600 days, or by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Sec. 626. Every owner, possessor, or
person having the charge or custody
Of any animal, who cruelty drives or
works the same when unfit for labor,
or cruelty abandons the same, or who
carries the same or causes the same
to be carried, in or upon any vehicle,
or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel
or inhuman manner or knowingly or
wilfully authorizes or permits the same
to be subjected to unnecessary torture,
suffering on cruelty Of any kind, shall,
for every such offense, be guilty .of
misdemeanor and shall be punished for
every such offense i'm the manner pre-
scribed i'm section 625.
Sec. 627. No railroad company, i'm
the carrying or transportation Of ami
mails shall overload the cars, nor permit
the animals to be confined in cars for
a longer period than twenty-eigh con-
secutive hours, without unloading the
same for rest water and feeding, for
a period of at least five consecutive
hours, unless prevented from so un-
loading by storm or other accidental
causes beyond the control Of such rail-
road company. In estimating such
confinement the time during which the
animals have been confined without
such rest on connecting roads from
which they are received are included;
it being the intent Of this chapter to
prohibit their continuous confinement
beyond the period of twenty eight
hours, except upon contingencies here
inbefOre stated Animals so unlOaded
shall be properly fed. watered and
sheltered during such rest by the own
er or person having the custody there
of, or in case OF his default in so do
ing, then by the railroad company
transporting the same, at the expense
Of the owner or person in custody
thereof; and the said company shall,
in such case, have a lien upon such
animals for food, care, and custody
furnished, and shall not be liable for
any detention of such animals author
iZed by this chapter. Any company,
owner, or custodian, of such animals,
who shall fail to comply with the pro-
visions of this section, shall. for each
and every such Offense, be liable for
and forfeit any pay penalty of not
less than fifty nor more than five hun
dred dollars, in any court Of competent
Jurisdiction: Provided however, that
when animals shall be carried in cars
in which they can and do have proper
food, water, space, and opportunity for
rest the foregoing provisions in regard
to their being unloaded shall not ap-
ply.
Sec. 62S. Any person violating the
law in relation to cruelty to animals
may be arrested and held without
warrant in the same manner as in the
case Of persons found breaking the
peace; and the person making the ar
rest, with or without warrant, shall
use reasonable diligence to give notice
thereof to the owner of the animals
found in the charge or custody of the
person arrested, and shall properly
care and provide for such animals. un-
til the owner thereof shall take charge
of the same: Provided, the owner
shall take charge of the same within,
fifteen days from the date Of such no
tice. And the person making such ar
rest shall have a lien on said animals
for the expense of such care and pro-
vision.
Sec 629 When complaint is made
on oath or affirmation, to any magis-
trate authorized to issue warrants in
criminal cases, that the complainant,
believes. and has reasonable cause to
believe, that the laws in relation to
cruelty to animals have been or are
being violated in any particular build
ing or place, such magistrate, if sat-
isfied that there is reasonable cause for
such belief shall issue a search war
rent authorizing any sheriff, deputy
sheriff, deputy state constable, consta-
BILE. or police officer, to search such
building or place; but no such search
shall be made after sunset, unless spe-
cially authorized by the magistrate,
upon satisfactory cause shown.
Sec. $50. In this chapter the words
animal" or animals" shall be held to
include all brute creatures: and the
words owner, person" and who
ever" shall be held to include corpora
knowledge and acts of agents of and
persons employed by corporations in
regard to animals transported, owned
or employed by or in the custody OF
such corporation shall be held to be
the acts and knowledge of such cor
pOration.
Sec 631 1t shall be the duty of all
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy state
constables, constables and police Off
GERS to prosecute all violations of the
provisions of this chapter, which shall
come to their notice or knowledge: and
all fines collected upon complaint or
information for violation Of this chap
ter shall inure and be paid over, one
half to the South Carolina Society for
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, in
aid of the benevolent objects for which
it was incorporated.
Sec. 632. All penalties, fines and
costs incurred by reason of violations
of sections 625, 626, 627 and 62S shall
constitute and be lien upon such ami
NAL or animals so cruelty used.
Sec. 633. A person, being the owner
or possessor, or having charge or GUS
tody, OF a MANNED, diseased, disabled
or infirm animal, in any town or city
of this state Of not less than forty
thousand inhabitants, who abandons
such animal, or leaves it to die in a
street. road. highway or public place
more than three hours after he receives
notice that it is left disabled is guilty
of a misdemeanOr and shall be pun
iShed by a fine Of not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not eX-
ceeding thirty days. Any agent or Of
ficer of the South Carolina Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
or any society duly incorporated for
that purpose, may lawfully destroy or
cause To be destroyed. any animal
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