The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-10
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JAMES b. PEARCE T.,
ISEALl secretary of state.
SENATE BILL No. :is, LAWS lsii:
Nk.t's;RHED To THE PEOPLE or
TME srAnE ~ s....:mt.a.si or tonoMNpE ~ n' %
Notice is hereby given. That at the
General Election to be held ON ahe
Fifth day of November. a. u. ~, ~.
electors of the state OF CoioraaS, 10, LOT
their approval or rejection. SENAl Z.
hill NO. 21S. which Senate a sii, s,n,s ~as az
Colorado by Petition of Referendum.
Containing more than the requisite e
number ef signs,urss ~ o,orads OF .hs idSai dSiv
verified in accordance with law ana
filed in the office OF Secretary of STATE
on the Fifth day Of June. A. D. 1911
The Authority for submitting such
Act is found in Section l OF Article .
Of the Constitution OF the state OF Colo,
Is. s. NO. 2ls, BY sENAT9E oE:
fokE4naiE fok HE hRANblNe as AS. a AND HXkK.
ING OF LIVE STOCK AND FOR
THE RECORDING OF BRANDS AND
FACING OF BRANDS AND Marks
4aE 4AE tfoli1iioS tvfoLATIoS TMEREpF AND
W 6S REREAL, zGIs a NJ coSFIeT oSFf AHD RkkE HERE'S
WITH.
BE H Enacted BY the Geaeral Asse~bly Of
the state Of Colorado $50
mark cattle and horses with the own
er's brand. When animals are brought
into this State from another state or
territory: IN tr1n,, osyonq e hr.na sns oo9n. o
copy thereof. duly certified to by the
proper officer in each state or terri
tory. shall BE- rec reSeived s,,sc, IN !. evdsnes
duly recorded in this state.
Section 2. No brand shall be used
by more than one person. ss:oc,a.ion nla on
be recorded In this state eisewhere
than in the office Of the state Board
Of stock Inspection Commissioners.
Of this Act. any person: association or
brand, not then and there being the
sociation or corporation. shall forward
to the State Board Of stock inspection
Commissioners a fac-simile OF such per-
ment of the desire to adopt such brand.
and shall accompany the same with a
Zee Of one dollar tsl-oo). Upon receipt
Board % Of Stock inspection commission-
ers shall record the same. unless, a. in
this section provided, such brand
person. association or corporation. In
which case the state Board of Stock
Inspection Commissioners shall not re-
cord the same. but shall turn such FAC. &C
same Provided, that no brand shall
be recorded which II deemed by said
Board to conflict with any brand al
ready recorded for use on the same
range or in the same locality.
Section 4. Upon the recording OF
any brand as provided in this Act. the
owner thereof may procure from the
State Board of Stock Inspection Com
mission rs certified copy of the rec
ord of such brand by paying therefor
the sum OF fifty t50c) cents.
Section 5. From and after .he pass.
| age and approval of this Act 1t shall
! be unlawful for any clerk Of any
county in this State to record any
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty ol
| the State Board OF stock Inspection
| Commissioners from time to time as II
may be necessary. to cause to be pub
| lished in book form list Of all brandi
| on record at the time OF such publica'
| tion or said Board may, at Its discre
tion. cause to be issued supplement Il
| the brand book heretofore issued con.
| tanning the additional brand or changel
in ownership OF brands between th'
time of Issuing OF such supplement
Such brand books shall contain a fac
| smile of all brands recorded, togethe
address. Said records shall be ar
ranged In convenient form for refer
ence. 1t shall be the duty Of the Stat
ers to send free Of charge to each in
spector Of said Board and to the count
clerk of each county one copy OF sal
Board Book or supplement. in who's
office 1t shall be kept open for In
spection of all persons interested. Sal
books and supplements may be sold t
the general public at not to excee
$500 per copy.
Section T. Any brand recorded /
compliance with the requirements Q
this act shall be the property of tn
person, association or corporation caus
Ing such record to be made. and shal
be subject to sale, assignment. trans
property. Instruments OF writing evl
dencing the sale Of such brand. assign
ment or transfer shall be recorded b
the State Board of Stock Inspectio
Commissioners and the fee for record
shall he $3.50. The recording OF sue
Instruments of writing shall have tn
same force and effect as to third par
ties as he recording Of instruments af
OF the record OF any such instrumen
may be introduced In evidence tn
same az Is now provided for the Ger
!. tilted copies OF instruments affectin
real estate.
Section s. In all suits at law or
! equity. or In any criminal .proceedin,
when the title to animals is Involve.
I or proper to be proved, the certifie
copy provided for IN the foregoing sec
tion shall be prima facie evidence I
the ownership OF such animal by ii
person whose brand 1t may be- Pro,
; | Of the right of any person. associate
: or corporation to use such brand sha
be made aer,a * copy co " Of It, the record
!. st: Of stock Inspection e commlssione, nds SSa,
/, through it's Secretary
J Section Q. IL any person, associ;