The daily sentinel., 1913-01-27
INSPECTION BILL IS
INTRODUCED BY
REP. Mann

REP. mann
Representative Horace Mann OF
Rifle, floor leader the house republi.
cans in the present assembly, ha:
introduced Q bill which is a replica
OF the one defeated at the last elec-
tion which would change the brand
records from the office of the sec
retary OF state to the board of stock
inspection. This measure has been
received by The Sentinel through the
courtesy of Mr.. Mann and is repro
duced in full below. Its interest to
/ local stockmen makes 1t of import
ance to the entire county. The meas
ure is as follows:
| A Bill for an Act to Provide for the
Branding and Marking of Live
Stock and for the Recording of
Brands and Marks in the office of
the State Board of Stock Inspec-
tion Commissioners; Providing for
Certified Copies of Such Record to
Be Prima Facie Evidence of own
ership; to Prevent the Defacing or
Wrongful Use of Brands and
Marks, and Providing Penalties
for the Violation Thereof; to Pro-
vide Funds and Salaries for the
Purposes of This Act, and to Re
peal All Acts and Parts of Acts in
Conflict Herewith.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Colorado:
Section 1. II shall be lawful to
mark cattle and norses with the own
er's brand. When animals are
brought into this state from another
state or territory, in transit beyond
the boundaries of this state, the
brand, or copy thereof, duly certi-
| fled to by the proper officer in each
state or territory, shall be received
/ in evidence, with like force and eff
feet as a brand duly recorded in this
state.
| Section 2. No brand shall be used
| by more than one person, association
or corporation, nor shall any brand
be recorded in this state elsewhere
than in the office OF the state board
of stock inspection commissioners.
Section 3. On and after the pass
age of this act, any person, associa
tion or corporation desiring to adopt
any brand, not then and there being
t.e recorded brand of another person,
association or corporation, shall for
ward to the state board of stock in
spection commissioners fac-simile
of such desired brand, together with
written application to adopt such
brand, and sbal. accompany the same
with a fee of one dollar and fifty
cents ($1.50). Upon receipt of such
fac-simile and fee, the state board of
N Ice In @ hai
record the same, unless, as in this
section provided. such brand stands
of record as that of some other per-
son, association or corporation, in
which case the state board of stock
inspection commissioners shall not
record the same, but shall return
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 already recorded for
use on the same range or in the
same locality.
Section 4. Upon the recording of
any brand as provided in this act,
the owner thereof shall be entitled
to one certified copy of the record of
such brand from the state board of
stock inspection commissioners. Said
certificate to be signed by the secre-
tary of said board, or his deputy.
Additional certified copies of said
record may be obtained by any one
upon the payment of one dollar ($1)
for each copy.
Section s. From and after the
passage and approval of this act it
shall be unlawful for any clerk of
any county in this state to record
any brand.
Section G. 1t shall be the duty of
the state board of stock inspection
commissioners from time to time as
it may be necessary, to cause to he
published in book form a list of all
brands on record at the time of such
publication or said board may, at its
discretion, cause to be issued sup
plement to the brand book hereto
fore issued containing the additional
brands or changes in ownership OF
brands between the time of the last
publication and the time of issuing
such supplement. Such brand book
shall contain Il fac-simile OF all
brands recorded, together with the
owners name and postoffice address.
Said records shall be arranged in
convenient form for reference. 1t
shall be the duty of the state board
| of stock inspection commissioners to
send free of charge to each inspector
of said board and to the county clerk
/ of each county one copy of said brand
book or supplement, in whose office
it shall be kept open for inspection
of all persons interested Said book.
and supplements may be sold to the
general public at not to exceed two
dollars Cs2.00) per copy
h-a nd IL
compliance with the requirements o
this act shall be the property OF th'
person, association or corporation
causing such record to he made, ant
shall be subject to sale, assignment
transfer, devise and descent as per
sonal property. Instruments of writ
ing evidencing the sale of sucl
brand assignment or transfer shal
be recorded by the state board o
stock inspection commissioners an
the fee for recording such sale, as