Show by authority AN ACT N relation to marks and brands I 1 IN SEC 1 be it enacted aby y the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of utah that the general office for recording marks and brands shall be kept at the seat beat of Gove government and the recorder cherof shall be elected bythe by the legislative assembly and his term of office shall be four years and until his successor is elected and qualified SEC 2 there shall also be an Auxillia ry recorders office in every other county in this territory le to rybe the duties of which are hereby devolved upon the county 0 ty clerks Clerk of their respective counties S SEC F c 3 it shall be the duty of the recorder at the seat of government to keep a fair and faithful record of all marks and brands in a book suitable for the purpose which shall be free for the inspection of all persons interested said record shall show how the name of each owner of the mark or brand so I 1 recorded together with their place of residence an and d it shall be his duty to define and designate the pa particular reticular mark or brand to be used by each individual applying SEC arc 4 it shall be the duty of the recorder to consult the convenience of each person applying apply ing for a mark or brand provided the mark or brand so applied for has not previously been given or recorded to some other person and to furnish to any person desiring it a certificate of his or her brand provided also ifa if a character is wanted for a brand for which there is no type the person applying shall pay the extra expense thereof SEC 5 it shall be the duty of the general recorder to furnish printed copies of all marks or brands to the clerks of the different 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 printed sheet so printed of common writing paper printed on four sides I 1 SEC 6 whenever any person wishing to obtain a recorded mark or brand application shall be made to the general recorders office at the government and if said applicant resides in any other county than the one in which the seat of government is located said application shall be made to the Auxillia ry office in said county and it shall be the duty odthe of the clerk of the county court in such county to report said application if there shall be any on hand once a month to the general recorder s office and when said mark or brand is received to make an entry thereof in a book suitable for the purpose to be kept in his office free to fo the inspection of all persons interested and upon the reception ofa of a certificate of a brand to deliver the same to the said applicant he shall also keep free to the inspection of all persons a copy of all the marks and brands recorded in the territory which shall be furnished him by the jeneral recorder copies of all the recorded marks and brands shall be furnished famished said county clerks or upon the completion of every succeeding sheet SEC 7 7 Any person finding cattle orbany animals having recorded marks or brands in any enclosure or other place where they may be doing damage shall immediately secure and take good care of the same and search diligently for the owner thereof and restore the animal or animals to said owner if the same can be found and the owner s hall be liable for all reasonable costs and damages and nd if said owner cannot be found after diligent i s earch said animal G or animals I 1 may be driven to the he stray poun pounds ds S K E c 8 it shall be the duty duly lofever of every person selling or disposing of any animal having a recorded brand to reverse the same on said animal but if an any y person shall alter or deface any ie recorded corded brand on any animal or place or cause to be placed his own or other brand on any animal not belonging to said any person so offending shall be e sub act to any or all the penalties of this aitt act together with f further arther punishments applicable to felonious felone ous offen 2 kt the discretion of the court Coart having havin 9 jurisdiction di c vion hf 14 S E c 9 whenever any animal or animals having recorded brands are put into the ahe stray pound it shall be the duty of the overseer or keeper of the S stray tray pound to use due diligence to ascertain the owner or owners d stock both by the record of brands and otherwise and to notify the owner or owners of the same if known or publish the same with the marks or brands in four public blaces in the county or some newspaper having general circulation in said county within three days rom the time said stock are put in the pound SEC 10 it shall be the duty of the P pound keepers and it is also required of all public officers of the territory in their respective counties or precincts to examine all trains and droves of cattle passing through their respective counties and if they shall find any such animal or animals having recorded brands which said brands do not belong to the individual purporting to own said or animals and the same has not been reversed thereon to take the said animal or gr animals into their custody as stolen property ani and advertise advert ize the owner of said band thereof who shall be liable for all expense and damage so incurred if it shall appear that he has disposed of said animal or animals without reversing his brand SEC 11 the clerks of the Auxillia ry offices in their respective counties shall receive and forward a fee of fiat fifty cents to the general recorder for each mark 0 or brand applied for foras as also twenty five cents f far each sheet of k copies of printed brands required aired K fand he may receive the sum of awen twenty ty five cents for his own fee for every brand applied for through his office which shau shall be in full for his services SEC 12 the brands now re recorder cordea and hereafter to b be e recorded shall be arranged for distribution to the several counties under the head of their several counties so that all marks and brands owned in one county shall be classed together distinguishing at the head of each list the name of the county in which they belong SEC 13 the pound keepers in their respective active counties shall gather up all estraya therein and after complying with the requirements of this act in iii rela relation tion to seeking diligently for the owner shall take a true description of and value each remaining in his bis custod custody 7 and after advertising the same as herein required devote all such estraya es trays or the proceeds arising from the sales thereof I 1 to the benefit of the emigrating fund the company of which shall pay over the appraised value of such ithyl to the owner of said estraya es trays if f found after deducting all expenses s and reasonable charges incurred SEC 14 4 any officer or individual violating any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty ot not less than one dollar nor exceeding one thousand dollars at the discretion odthe of the court having jurisdiction ris thereof SEC 15 all acts and parts of acts he heretofore reto fore passed in relation to Marks and brands are hereby repealed provided aided vided marks and brands heretofore recorded shall be and remain valid SEC 16 nothing he herein hein in shall be so construed as to interfere with peaceable animals running 1 on their accustomed range unless they are known bawn to be strays irrespective of any mark or brand W RICHARDS president of the council W W PHELPS speaker odthe of the house of representatives BR bridgam IG 1 AM YOUNG gove 7 Te Teg tory pry f approved march 1 I 1 11 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 i I 1 |