The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01


SENATE BILL NO. 2Io, LAWS 1911.
THE STATE OF COLORADO by Pc
TITION OF HEFEkifNnUM NJ.
Notice is hereby given. That at the
Fifth day of November, A. d. 1912,
there Will be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State OF CoioradS, 5or ,r
BILL No. 219. which Senate Bill was
referred to the People Of the state OF
containing more than the requisite
number of signatures l59e) of the legal
voter voters OF the state of COLORADO; duly
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 OF Article
OF the Constitution OF the state Of Colo
SENATE BILL NO 21s. LAWS 1911,
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FACING OF BRANDS AND MARKS
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OF AcTs IN coNFLfcT HERE
Be IL Enacfed BY the General Assembly Of
the State Of Colorado:
Section 1. 1t shall be lawful to
ers brand. When animals are brought
territory. in transit beyond the boun-
daries of this state. the brand, or a
copy thereof. duly certified to by the
proper officer In each state or terri
with like force and effect as brand
duly recorded In this State.
Section No brand shall be 1sed
or corporation, nor shall any brand
be recorded in. this. state elsewhere
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
recorded brand of another person, as
TO the state Board of stock Inspection
Commissioners fac-simile of such per-
sonal brand, together with state
and shall accompany the same with a
fee of one dollar S1.0o). Upon receipt
Board OF Stock inspection Commission
ers shall record the same. unless. as In
this section provided. such brand
person, association or corporation. In
which case the State Board of Stock
Inspection CommissiSSnse,rs SSH shall % not re re-
same. Provided, that no brand shall
be recorded which is deemed by said
ready recorded for use on the same
range or In the same locality.
any brand as provided In this Act. the
owner thereof may procure from the
,ni mission a srs certified copy Of the rec
ord of such brand by. paying therefor
the sum of fifty (50c), cents.
age and approval of this Act IT. shall
be unlawful for any clerk of any
county in this State to- record any
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of
the State Board of stock Inspection
may be necessary. to cause to be pub
lished In book form list of all brands
record "a At the time OF such
tion. cause to be issued a supplement to
the brand book heretofore issued con-
In ownership of brands between the
time Of the last pu6iicstion and the h,
Such brand books shall contain a fac
simile of all brands recorded. together
with the owners name and .postoffice
address. Said records shall be ar
ranged In convenient form for refer
ence. 1t shall be the duty of the State
Board OF stock Inspection Commission
spector of said Board and to the county
clerk of each county one copy of said
na office 0G Il shall be kept open for In In
spection of all persons Interested. Said
books and supplements may be sold TO
tuo scHcfai PubiAS ~ 49, ~ S~~SSN
Section 4. Any brand recorded In
compliance with the requirements OF
this act shall be the property of the
person, association or corporation caus-
Ing such record to be made, and shall
be subject to sale, assignment. trans
fer, devise and descent, as personal
property. Instruments of writing evil
dencfng the sale OF such brand. assign
ment or transfer shall be recorded by
the State Board Of Stock Inspection
Commissioners and the fee for record
ing such sale, assignment or transfer
shall be S1.50. The recording. of such
Instruments of writing shall have the
same force and effect as to third par
ties as .he recording of instruments af-
fecting real estate and certified copy
of the record of any such instrument
may be introduced in evidence the
same as is now provided for the GER
real estate.
Section s. In all suits at law or in
eauity, or in any criminal proceeding.
when the title to animals Is involved,
or proper to be proved. the certified
copy provided for In the foregoing Sec
tion shall be prima facie evidence of
the ownership OF such animal by the
person whose brand 1t may be, Proof
of the right OF any person, association
or corporation to use such brand shall
be made by a copy of the record of
same, certified to by the State Board
OF stock Inspection Commissioners
through It's Secretary.
Section .. II any person. associa-