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branded with his, their or its brand
or any brand not the recorded brand
or the owner. an animal or animals
being the property of another, or who
shall wilfully and knowingly efface,
deface or obliterate any brand or
mark upon any animal or animals,
any such person so offending shall
oe deemed guilty OF larceny, and on
conviction thereof shall be confined
in the penitentiary for not less than
one "a year nor more than (5) five
years, as the court may direct.
Section 10. Any owner of sheep
or hogs may use an ear mark, tag or
brand, to designate ownership of and
title to same, which shall be subject
to the provisions of this act in-re-
spect to brands.
Section IL. Owners of animals
other than sheep or hogs in this state
may use ear marks, and the same
shall be taken in evidence in con-
nection with the owners recorded
brand in all suits at law or in equity,
or in any criminal proceedings, when
the title to such property is involved,
or proper to be proved.
Section IL. Upon the first of each
and every month, or as soon there
after as possible, the state board of
!
cause to be inserted in the official
state live stock paper a list showing
all the brands and transfers recorded
| for the calendar month previous Said
| list shall show a fac-simile OF the
brand, name Of owner, giving post
office address. county and state, Said
list shall be inserted but once, and
copies of the paper containing said
! list properly marked, so as to call at
tention thereto, shall be mailed to
each county clerk, to be kept open
for inspection in connection with the
brand book.
Section iS. All fees and money
collected by reason of the provisions
of this act, by the state board of
stock inspection commissioners shall
be turned into the brand inspection
fund of said board All expenses and
salaries provided for under this act,
or incurred by reason thereof, shall
be paid only out of the said brand
inspection fund by the treasurer of
the state board of stock inspection
commissioners, upon vouchers ap-
proved by the president and secre-
tary of said board. Said state board
of stock inspection commissioners
shall report annually to the governor
of the state as provided in section
6391 of the revised statutes of Colo
RADIO, 1908.
Section IA. The secretary of the
state board of stock inspection COM
nLissioners shall have general super
vision of all matters pertaining to
the carrying out of the provisions of
. this act, and the state board of stock
inspection commissioners shall ap-
point clerk to be known as the
brand clerk of said board, who shall
act under the direction of the secre-
tary thereof, and as the deputy of
said secretary in all matters relat-
ing to the carrying out of the pro-
visions of this act. The salary of
said brand clerk shall be not to eX
ceed fifteen hundred dollars 81 5000
per annum, payable in equal month
ly installments as herein provided.
The state board of stock inspection
commissioners. mayappoint from time
to time such other clerks or assist
ants as 1t may deem necessary for
the efficient carrying out of the pro-
visions OF this act, provided, that the
compensation of said clerks or as
sistants shall not exceed one hundred
dollars (S10O) per month each.
Section Is. In addition to the sal
ary already allowed by law to the
secretary of the state board of stock
inspection commissioners, he shall be
allowed an additional salary of one
thousand dollars tsl, ,000) per an
rum for his services under the pro-
visions of this act to be paid in equal
monthly installments as herein pro-
vidcd.
Section 1G Upon the passage of
this act, the secretary OF state is in
structed to turn over to the state
board of stock inspection commission
ers, all he filing cases and all records
of whatsoever nature and character
I in reference TO the stock brands now
on file in his office, together with all
brand books and supplements and ev-
erything belonging to the brand de-
partment of the said office of the
secretary of state.
v!sing and disencumbering the brand
records of unused brands, and for
providing funds with which to pub
/ lish new brand books, and otherwise
assist in carving out the provisions
of this act nn assessment of fifty
] f50) cents on each brand now of
/ record In the office of the secretary
of state is hereby made, and it shall
be the duty Of the state board of
stock inspection commissioners inn
mediately upon this act becoming ef-
feotive to notify every owner of n
brand now on record, through the
United States mail, addressed to said
owner at the postoffice as given in
the brand records, of such assessment
and said assessment shall he due and
payable within sixty days after this
act becomes effective. The said state
board of stock inspection commits
sloners shall give receipt for all
such payments made and If any own
er of a brand now of record shall
fail or refuse TO pay such assessment
within the time above limited, such
brands shall be considered as unused
and shall become forfeited and may
be recorded in the name of anyone
, applying for the same, as provided by
! law, and paying the fee provided for
: in this act,
! Section is. An act entitled "An
Act to Provide for the Branding and
= Marking of Live Stock, and for the