Show by authority AN ACT IN I 1 N relation to marks mark s and brandso brandit sec I 1 be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly odthe territory of utah ta that 1 at ilie general office for recording marks and braai brands ds shall be kept at the seat of government and the recorder cherof shall be elected by tile legislative assembly and his term of office shall be four yeats and until his successor is elected and qualified SEC 2 there shall also be an Auxillia auxiliary ry recorders office in every other county in this territory r the duties of which are hereby devolved upon the county clerks of their respective co counties SEC 3 ithell It be the duty of the recorder at the seat of government to keep u fair and faithful record of all marks and brands in a boak rui table for the purpose which shall be free for the inspection cfall of all persons interested said record shall show the name of each owner of the mark M ark or brand so recorded together with their place of residence and it shall be his duty to define and designate the particular mark or brand to be used by each individual applying there fr I 1 SEC 4 it shall be the duty of the recorder to consult the convenience of each peram applying for a mark or brand provided the maik mai k or brand so 80 applied for has not previously been given or recorded to some other per to furnish to any person I 1 desiring it a certificate of his or tier her brand provided also ifa if a character is wanted for a brand for which there is no type the person applying for shall pay the extra expense thereof SEC 5 it shall bethe he the duty of the general genera recorder to furnish printed copies of all marks or brands to the clerks of the different diff erent counties where such auxillia auxiliary ry office is established to the amount that shall be applied and paid for at the rate of twenty five cents for each arit ted sheet so printed of common writing paper printed on four sides 6 whenever any person wishing to obtain a recorded mark or grand brand application hhall be made to the general recorder s office at the seat of government and if said applicant resides in any other county than the one in which the seat of government i ii located said application shall be made to the A office in said county and it shall be the duty oatlie of clerk of the county curt court in such coun county to report said application if there shall be any ox on hand once a month to t the general recorder s office and when said aid mark or brand is received to make an entry shereaf thereof in a book suitable for the purpose to he be kept in his office free to the inspection of all persons interested andrup m the reception ofa of a certificate 0 of f a br brand a to deliver the same to lo tile the said applicant he shall adi also keep keel free to the inspection of all per persons s ons a copy of all the marks and brands recorded in i the territory which shall be furnished him by the beneral le iuen eral recorder copies of all the recorded marks and brands shall be furnished said count county y clerks or upon the completion I 1 0 ni every succeed succeeding ai 9 sheet SEC 7 any person finding cattle or any any animals having rard recorded d marks or brands in ciny any enclosure or other place where they may lie he doing dai damage liage shall immediately secure and take good care ol of tile the same arid and search diligently for tile owner thereof and restore the animal or ani animals nials to said owner if the same saine ean can be friand and tile the owner shall be diab liable e fur all ah reasonable costs md and damages and if said owner cannot cannot he found after dil I 1 search said annual or anit animals nals may be driven to tile the stray pounds S ec ri it shall be tile the duty olevery of every person sellin ur or disposing of any livina it a recorded brand bran to tl reverse th the samp same on oil said alii animal nal but ifan if any y person shall alter after or deface any recorded brand on any animal or place or cause to be b placed his own or ther other brand on any animal n not 0 t belonging to said individuals any person 0 so offending shall he bf subject to any or all the penalties pen alliea of this act tf together rether further punishments applice ible to felonious felone ous off fromes imes at the discretion odthe of the court having juris diction 9 whenever any animal or an having recorded brands are put bitt ato the stray pound it shall be tile the duty ot of thi the overseer or keeper keeler of the stra stray y kovs to nsf due diligence to tra ascey lain n the owner w I 1 ler or 0 owners ners of si id stock holh hold ly by reference to the i ecord of brands andl lier wise anil to notify lotif V tile the owner or owners of the s jnue twe if wn r 1 publish iu ill blish lial tile the same with the marks brands in ill four public places in ill the couii county tv or some me newis newspaper paper having gri genenie teril circulation ir in said count county y within three davs from tile time said aock a are 1 e put in in i the pound S 9 c 10 it shall be the file duty of tile the pound K keepers an and d it is also filst required 4 f all public officers c rs of the territory in their respective counties or preci precincts nets to examine all trains and droves of batile cat ie passing through thair respective counties and if tl they aey shall find any such animal or animals having re brands which said brands do not nothing baz 9 to the individual purporting to own suld stid animal or animal arid and the same has hag not been reversed the thereon therann renn to take the said animal or animals into their custody as stolen property and advertise advert ize the owner of said B ind thereof thre of who shall be liable for all expense and damage so incurred if ifft it shall appear that h has h as of said animal or animals without reversing his brand SEC 11 the clerks of the Auxillia ary ry offices in their respective counties shall receive and forward a fee of 4 fifty cents to tile the general reco der for each mark 0 or brand applied for as also twenty five fi vecenta tents for each sheet of copies of printed brands required and h he e may receive receive the sum of twenty five cents for his own fee for every brand applied fur for through his office which shall be in full for his services servi ees sec 12 the brands now recorded ter to be recorded shall be arranged for distribution to the se several veral counties under the e head oath of their ir several counties so that all marks and brands owned in in one county shall be classed together distinguishing at t the lie head of each list tile the I 1 name of the county in which the they 3 belong SEC 13 tile the pound keepers in the their respective irrespective counties shall gather up all estraya therein and atter after coi complying implying with the requirements requirement of this act in rel relation atlon to seeking diligently for the owner shall take a true description of and value each estrab remaining in his custody and nd after advertising tile the same as herein required devote all such estraya cs es trays or the proceeds arising from the sales thereof to the benefit of the emigrating fund the compa company ny or of which shall pay over the appraised value of such estraya to the owner of said es estraya trays if f found oun dafter after deducting all expenses and reasonable charges incurred sec sac 14 any officer or individual violating viola any provision of this act shall be liable to a peri penalty alty ot of not less than one d illar nor exceeding one thousand dollars doll irs at the discretion odthe of the court having jurisdiction ris diction thereof SEC 15 all acts anti and parts of acts heretofore passed in relation to marks and brands are hereby rep repealed aled provided marks and brands heretofore recorded shall be arid and remain valid SEC 16 nothing herein adall be so construed as to interfere with peaceable ani animals nials running on their accustomed range unless they are known to be strays irrespective of any mark or brand W RICHARDS I 1 president of the council W W PHELPS speaker of the house of B AM YOUNG I 1 grov WIG I 1 territory approved march 1 ia at |