The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
SENATE BILL NO. 2ID. LAWS 1911.
REEERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE or COLORADO BY Pc

ISEALI secretary OF state.
SENATE BILL NO. 2Io. LAWS 1911.
RI1FERHED TO THE PEOPLE OF
TIrIoN or HEFERENDUM.
Notice Is hereby given. That at the
General Election to be held on the
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of Colorado, for
the sPprSys p,dS or geiss5lon. SnHAuE sI
referred to the People of the. state OF
Colorado by Petition OF Referendum
number OF signatures $50 of the legal
voters OF the State of Colorado. duly
verified In nccordancs with law and
filed In tho office of Secretary of State
on the Fifth day of June. A. ID. 1911,
at 1l:67 o'clock. p. M
Act is found in Section 1 OF Article s
of the Constitution OF the State of Colo
rado. providing for the Initiative and
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ING OF LIVE STOCK AND FOR
THE RECORDING OF BRANDS AND
FAciNS FACING OF F. BRAEDs s. AND MARKS & in
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND
OF AcTs IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH.
Be IL Enacted bv the General Assembly Of
{. Section /. Il shall be lawful to
mark cattle and horses with the own
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
tory, shall be received In evidence,
with like force and effect as brand
Section q No brand sltall be used
by more than one person. association
or corporation. nor shall any brand
of Stock Inspection Commissioners.
OF seisoh tSis Act. e any NY per person. association or
SqsPSIaion Spana. NOT then and there H being % ths
sociation or corporation. shall forward
to the State Board of stock Inspection
Commissioners fac-simiie Of such per
ment of the desire to adopt such brand.
and shall accompany the same with a
OF such fac-simile and fee, the. State
Board of Stock inspection Commission
ers shall record the same. unless. as in
shs1 STANDS of record as ssst Of some other
person, association or corporation. In
which case inc state s Board or - STOCK
cord the same. but shall turn SUCH fac
simile and fee to the party sending the
be recorded which Is deemed by said
Board to conflict with any brand al
ready recorded for use on the same
Section 4. Upon the recording of
any brand as provided In this Act the
Staae wner noard tnsfeV Of @ Stock Inspection Cons
mission RS certified copy of the rec
ord OF such brand by paying therefor
Section s. From and after the pass
age and approval of this Act It shall
be unlawful for any clerk Of any
county In this State to record any
brand.
commissioners Cor from time to time as It
may be necessary, to cause to be pub
lished In book form list of all brands
tion or said Board may. at It's discre-
tion, cause to be Issued supplement to
the brand book heret9fore S issued ed 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
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 count y
clerk of each county one copy OF said
1uI office Il shall be KEPT open for in
spection OF all persons Interested. Said
books and supplements may be SOLD 10
the general public at not to exceed
$500 per copy
Section Z. ANY. brand recorded In
compliance with the requirements OF
this act shall berthe properly 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 $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 cer-
TITLED copies OF instruments affecting
real estate.
when the title to animals Is Involved,
or proper to be proved. the certified
copy provided for In the foregoing sec
tlon shall be prima facie evidence OF
the ownership OF such animal by the
person whose brand II may be. Proof
OF the right Of anyf person. .nssociation
or corporation to use such brand shall
be made by copy of the record OF
same. certified to by the State Board
of stock Inspection Commissioner
through its Secretary.
Section 3. II any person. sssocia-