Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31


JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SEALl Secretary of State.
SENATE BILL NO. 2ID, LAWS 1911.
KEkERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF
The STATE OF COLORADO By Pc
TITION OF REFERENDUM.
Notice is hereby given, That at the
General Election to be held on the
Fifth day of November. A. D. 1872;
electors of the State of Colorado, for
BILL No. 219, which Senate Bill was
Colorado by Petition Of Referendum,
containing more than the requisite
number OF signatures t5%2 of the legal ,s;
verified in accordance with law and
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
rado. providing for the Initiative and
SENATE BILL NO s1s; LAWS 1911;
eeAREY2. & i NJ, An AZ Act II 70 ffSHIPE PKoyIPE
TMh ms RE XG sT9ck oF kRASps AHR ISB ESB
FAciNG' OF BRANDS AND MARKs
AAR AAR vfokATIoN fhTAkEGs TMEkEoF ASb aSb
OF ACTs IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH.
Be 1t Enacted bv the General Assembly of
the state of Colorado:
Section L. 1t shall be lawful to
mark cattle and horses with the own
er's brand. When animals are brought
into this State from another state or
territory. in transit beyond the boun-
copy thereof. duly certified to by the
proper officer In each state or terri
tory. shall be received in evidence.
duly recorded in this State.
Section 2. No brand shall be used
by more than one person. ASSOCIATION
be recorded in this state elsewhere
than in the office of the state Board
OF ssefon s. oG and afaer the
of this Act. any person. association or
corporation desiring to- to adopt any
recorded brand OF another person. as
sociation or corporation, shall forward
to the State Board Of stock Inspection
Commissioners a fac-simile of such per-
sonal brand, together with state
ment of the desire to adopt such brand.
and shall accompany & the same same with
of such fac-simile and fee, the. State
Board of stock Inspection Commission
esf tsis secton reG0rG saes brand s
stands of record as that of some other
person. association or corporation. in
Inspection Commissioners shall not re-
cord the same, but shall turn such fac
simile and fee to the party sending the
same Provided, that no brand shall
be recorded which is deemed by said
Board to conflict with any brand al
ready recorded for for use seoa3i, on the same
Section 4. Upon the recording of
any brand as provided In this. Act the
State Board OF stock Inspection Com
mission RS a certified copy. of the rec
ord of such brand by paying therefor
the sum of fifty (50c). cents.
Sartinn d From and AFTER fhe DaSS-
age and approval of this Act 1t shall
be unlawful for any clerk OF any
county in this State to record any
brand.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of
the State Board of Stock Inspection
Commissioners from time to time as 1t
may be necessary to cause to be pub
lished in book form a list of all brands
on record at the time of such publica-
tion or said Board may, at It's discre-
tion, cause to be issued supplement to
the brand book heretofore issued con-
tanning the additional brand or changes
in ownership of brands between the
time of the last publication and the
time of issuing of such supplement.
Such brand books shall contain fac
simile OF all brands recorded, together
with the owners name and postoffice
address. said records shaii be ar
ence. 1t shall be the duty of the State
Board of stock Inspection Commission
ers to send free of charge to each In:
clerk OF each county one copy of said
hoard Book or supplement. In whose
office II 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 Z. 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 S1b0 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
titled copies of instruments affecting
Section s. In all suits at law or In
equity, 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
tlon shall be prlma facie evidence OF
the ownership OF such animal by the
person whose brand II may be. Proof
of the right of any person. associat Ion
or corpornt ioii to use such brand shall
be mnde by copy OF the record OF
same, certified to by the State Board
of stock Inspection Commissioners
Section .. II any person. associa-