The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-18

the city Of Denver. this First day Of
JAMES b. PEARCE.
TSEAL1 Secretary of State.
SENATE BILL NO. 2I9. LAWS 1911.
RicFEnRfID 10 THE PEOPLE OF
THE srArE on COLORADO ny Pc
TfTION OF REEIsHENDuM.
Notice is hereby given, That at the
General Election to be held on the
there will be submitted 10 the qualified
electors of the State of Colorado, for
their approyal or rejeetion. SENATE
referred to the People of the. State OF
Colorado by Petition of Referendum.
Sum5er ~ oae sa 5s5 Of the legal
voters of the State OF Colorado. duly
verified In aceordanse with lazy and
on the Fifth day OF June. A. D. 1911.
at II :67 o'clock. p. M
Act is found in Section OF Article
of the Constitution of the State of Colo
rado. providing for the Initiative and
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FACING OF BRANDS AND MARKS
AND PRoyiDdNG PENALTIES FOR
or AcTs IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH.
Be ,hs 5,sis ssasss q sSd1sae sy sns General Of
Section i. 1t shall be lawful to
mark cattle and horses with the own
ers brand. When animals are brought
into this State from another state or
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
tory. shall be received in evidence,
Section :. No brand shall be used
or Corporation, nor shall any brand
be recorded IN this state elsewhere
than In the office Of the State Board
Section 8. On and after the passage
of this Act. any person. association or
S ,hsn ans there beas my
recorded brand of another person. as
ISOLATION or corporation. shall forward
commissioners a fac-simile of such per-
sonai brand. together with state
and shall accompany the same with a
fee of one dollar ($1.o0). Upon receipt
OF such fac-simile and fee, the State
ers shall record the same. unless. as in
this SECTION provided, such brand
person, .a Z association or corporation. In
which case the state Board of Stock
inspection Commissioners shall not re-
cord the same, but shall turn such fac
smile and fec to the party sending the
same Provided, that no brand shall
Board to conflict with any brand al
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
snsa mission 9n'a CO eersified eopy p Of the ree-
the sum Of fifty t5oc) cents.
age and approval of this Act IT. shall
be unlawful for any clerk of any
county in this State to record any
Section Q. 1t shall be the duty of
the State Board of Stock Inspection
may be necessary. to cause to be pub
iished In book form a list of all brands
tion or said Board may. at its discre-
tion. cause to be issued supplement to
the brand book heretorore issued &c con-
In ownership. of brands between the
time of the last publication and the
Such brand books shall contain fac
simile of all brands recorded. together
with the owners name and Postoffice
ranged in convenient form for refer
ence. 1t shall be the duty of the State
ers to send free Of charge to each In
spector of said Board and to the county
clerk Of each county one copy OF said
office It shall be kept open for in-
spection of all persons Interested. Said
books and supplements may be sold to
the general public at not to exceed
Section I. 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
dencing 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 $3.50. The recording. of such
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
Titled copies OF Instruments affecting
real estate.
equity, or In any criminal proceeding.
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 It 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
Section .. II any person. associa-