Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17


JAMES B. PEARCE.
[SEALl Secretary of state.
SENATE BILL NO. 2I0. LAWS 1911.
kEFEHkED TO THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE or COLORADO BY Pc
TrrION or REFEHENDUM.
aStn Notice E;oh,i Is HEREBY given That at the
Fifth day of November, A. d. 1872
there will be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State of COLORADO, for
BILL NO. 219. which Senate Bill was
referred to the People OF the State of
by than OF b
number of signatures (5gs) of the legal
voters of the State of Colorado. duly
filed in the office of Secretary of State
on the Fifth day of June. a. D. 1911.
at The l57 Aothoeltv osoek foH NJ submitting such
Act is found in Section l of Article 8
of the Constitution of the state of Colo
rado. providing for the Initiative and
SENATE BILL No 21s; LAWS 1911;
GAREf, s Il No An 2iss ACT EH no ffNAT3E pRovT9E
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FACING OF BRANDS AND MARKS
AND PR0yiPING PIEENAhTIES IEIShES FOR
OF Of NhrSA kcTs N NJ coSFi1cT oi HT' RhKE hHKEs
WITH.
Be 1t Enacted by. the General Assembly of
the State Of Colorddo:
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 ny 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
than in the office OF the State Board
Section 8. on and after the. passage
of this Act. any person. association or
sere adopt heEsv any my
recorded brand of another person. as
sociation or corporation. shall forward
commissioners a fac -simile of such per-
sonal brand. together with state
ment of the desire to adopt such brand.
fee of one dollar S1.00). Upon receipt
of such fac-simile and Zee, the State
ers shall record the same. unless. as in
saas Stands sed'e Of record as that of some other
which case the State Board of Stock
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
ready recorded for use on the same
range or in the same locality.
Section 4. Upon the recording Of
owner thereof may procure from the
State Board of stock Inspection Com
mission RS certified copy Of the rec
the sum of fifty (5Oc) cents.
Section s. From and after the pass,
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
iished in book form a list of all brands
on record at the time of such publica-
tion or said Board may. at its discre-
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 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
ers to send free of charge to each in
spector of said Board and to the county
Board 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
$500 per copy.
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 afld the fee for record
shall be $3.50. 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-
fccting 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.
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 II may be. Proof
OF the right of any person. association
or corporal Ion to use such brand shall
he made by. n copy OF. the record OF
OF Stock Inspection Commissioners
through its Secretary.
Section .. II any person. associa-