Year: 1877

No. I4-An act in addition to chapter hundred
and thirteen, section twenty six. OF the general
statutes, and for the more e1ectual prevention OF
cruelty to an mails.


1t is hereby enacted, etc:


Sec.l. Whoever overdrives. oyerloads drives when
necessary sustenance cruelty BEATS mutilates or cru
ely kills. OF causes or procures. to be overdriven.
overloaded, driven when overloaded overworked
tured toImented, deprived of necessary sustenance,
cruelty beaten mutated cruelty killed any animal
and whoever having the charge custody any ami
NAL either otherwise infiicts unnecessary
cruelty upon the unnecessarily fails provide
the with proper food, drink, shelter protection
from the weather shall for every such offence be pun
ished by imprisonment in Jail, not exceeding year,
by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment


Sec. 2. Every owner, pOssessOr or person having
the charge custody of any animal who cruelty drives
works the when unfit for labor, or cruelty
abandOns the same or who carries the same.
the to be carried in upon, any vehicle, or 9TH
erwse, in an unnecessarily cruei or nhuman manner.
or knowingly or wilfully authorizes permits the
10 be subjected to unnecessary torture suffering
or cruelty Of any kind, shall be punished for every
such offence IN the manner provided In section one.


Sec 3. No railroad company in the carrying OF
transportation Of animals shall permit the be
confined in cars for longer period than twehtyeight
consecutive hours without unloading the for rest
water and feeding for q period of five consecutive
houls unlers prevented from unloading by storm
other accidental causes. III estimating such confne-
ment, the time during which the animals have been
confined without such rest connecting TOara from
which they are received shall be included; it being
the intent of this act to prohibit their continuous
| hnement beyond the period OF twenty eight hours
except upon contingencies herenbefore stated AMI
mails unloaded shall be properly fed watered and
| sheltered during each rest by ;he owner person
having the custody thereof in Of his default
in doing then by the railroad company Transporting
the same at the expense of said owner or person in
custody thereof and said company shall in such case
have lien upon such animals for food and Gus
tody furnished and shall be liable for any detention
of such animals authorized by this act. Any company,
custodian Of such animals who shall fail to
comply with the provisions of this section shall for
each and every such offence be liable for and forfeit
and pay penalty Of not less than fifty more than
two hundred dollars: provided hotUerer, that when
animals shall be carried in in which they and
do have proper oed water, space and opportunity for
rest the foreg' ing provision in regard to their being
unloaded shall not apply.


Sec. T. Anv person found violating the laws In re-
lation to cruelty ANIMALS may be arrested and held
| without warrant in the same manner as in persons
found breaking the peace and the person making an
with without warrant shall use reasonable
diligence give notice thereof to the OF animals
found in the charge custody Of the person arrested
and shall properly and provide for such animals
until the owner thereof shall take charge of the same
proUided, the owner shall take charge of the same
within sixty days from the date Of the said notice. And
the person making such arrest shall have hen on said
animals for the expense of such and provision.


Sec. 5. When complaint is made oath affirma-
tion any magistrate authorize to issue in
criminal cases. that the complainant believes and has
reasonable to believe that the laws in relation
cruelty to animals have been being violated. in
any particular building or place. such magistrate. il
satisfied that there reasonable cause for such belief
shall issue general search warrant authorizing any
sheriff. deputy sheriff. constable police officer to
search such building or place; hut no such search
shall be made after sunset unless special authorized
by the magistrate upon satisfactory cause shown


Sec. 6. In this act the word animal or animals
snail be held to include all brute tures; and the
words 'owner" "pers0ns and whoever" shall be held
to include corporations well individuals. and the
knowledge ard acts of agents Of and the persons EN-
poyed by corporations in regard to animals transport
ed. owned employed by, or in custody Of such cor
poratiens shall be held to be the acts and knowledge
Of such corporations.


Sec T. 1t shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deput,
sheris constabes and police officers to prosecute al
violations Of the provisions of this act which shall
come to their notice or knowledge and fines or forfeit
ures collected upon resulting from the complaint Oh
information Of any informing complaining officer o
this State shall be paid into the treasury of the
where such offence shall be committed.


Sec. 8. The several county courts and police courts
and justices of the peace in their respective counties
shall have full and concurrent jurisdiction of all of
fences under this act and to the full extent of h'
penalties therein specified.


Approved November 2S, 1873.


No lb-An act concerning dogs for the protection


of sheep and other domestic animals.


1t is hereby enacted. etc.:


Sec. |. Every owner keeper OF dog shall annu
ally on before the thrty-frst day of March cause
10 be registered numbered described and licensed 70
year from the first day of the ensuing April in tn
Office of the clerk Of the city town wherein said do
| is kept and shall cause it to around its neck
collar distinctly marked with its owners name and it
registered number and shall pay for such license tw
dollars


Sec. 2. ANY person becoming the owner keepe
of dog not duly licensed after the first day o
April shall such dog be registered numbered
described and licensed until the first day of the ensu
ing April in the manner and subject to the terms an
duties prescribed in this act.


Sec. s. The clerks of cities towns shall issue sa
licenses and receive the money therefor and pay tn
same into the Of their cities, towns,
before the first day of December of each year retain
ing their twenty cents for each license an
shall return Herewith a sworh statement OF tn
| of and pai0
them. They shall also keep a record Of all license
issued by them with names of the keepers or owner
OF dogs licensed and the names registered. number
and description Of all such tiogs


Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty Of each city or tow
treasurer to keep acurate and sepeIate account
all moneys received and expended by him under tn
provisions Of this act


Sec. 5. Any person keeping dog contrary to th
provisions of this act shall forfeit fifteen dollars to b
recovered by complaint indictment. and Of said n
forfeiture ve dollars shall be paid to the complain
ant and ten dollars shall be paid To the treasurer Of tn
town or city in which the dog is kept license fror
the clerk Of any city town shall be valid In any par
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