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same were killed within the boundaries of the state of Nebraska, shall be entitled to the following bounties: for every wolf so killed, one dollar; for every wild cat so killed, one dollar; for every coyote so killed, one dollar. Certificates of such bounties, when so allowed, shall be issued by the county clerk to the person entitled thereto, and upon the same being filed with the auditor of public accounts the said auditor shall draw his warrant on the treasury of the state against the general fund, for the amount of such certificate, in favor of the person named therein or his assignee. [1877 § 1, 213.]

SEC. 25. [Certificate.]--It shall be the duty of the county clerk to give such persons on receiving said scalps a certificate of the number and kind of such scalps accepted by him for bounty, and deface such scalps by cutting the same in two parts, so as to separate the two ears, and shall keep a record of the number and kind by him certified and destroyed. [Id. § 2.]

SEC. 26. [Oath.]-All scalps upon which bounties are claimed shall be presented to the clerk of the county in which the animals were taken and killed, and the applicant for bounty will be required by the said clerk to make his statement under oath as to where the said animals were taken and killed. [Id. § 3.]

SEC. 27. [Penalty.]-Any person driving, baiting, enticing, bringing or taking any of the animals mentioned in this act from outside the boundaries of this state, or from any one unorganized territory in this state, into any organized county thereof, for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense so committed. [Id. § 4.]

LIENS UPON LIVE STOCK.

SEC. 28. [Lien for keeping.]-When any person shall procure, contract with, or hire any other person to feed and take care of any kind of live stock, it shall be unlawful for him to gain possession of the same by writ of replevin, or other legal process, until he has paid, or tendered the contract price, or a reasonable compensation for taking care of the same. [G. S. 91.]

COUNTY BOUNTIES FOR WOLVES, WILD CATS AND COYOTES.

SEC. 29. [Bounties.]-That any person or persons killing wolves, wild cats, coyotes or mountain lions within the boundaries of such counties as may at any election, by a vote of the majority of electors voting, to determine as hereafter provided, and presenting the scalps of the same, with the two ears and face down to the nose, to the county clerk of the county in which the same were killed, with satisfactory proof in writing, upon oath, that the same were killed within the boundaries of the aforesaid counties, shall be entitled to the following bounties: For every wolf so killed, three dollars; for every wild cat so killed, one dollar; for every coyote so killed, one dollar; for every mountain lion so killed, three dollars. Certificates of such bounties when so allowed, shall be issued by the county clerk to the person entitled thereto, and upon the presentation of such certificates to the county treasurer said treasurer shall pay to the holder of such certificate the amount named therein out of the county general fund. [Amended 1885, chap. 6.]

SEC. 30 [Duty of county clerk.]-It shall be the duty of the county clerk to give such person or persons, on receiving said scalps, a certificate of the number and kind of such scalps accepted by him for bounty, and deface such scalps by cutting the same in two parts, so as to separate the two ears, and shall keep a record of the number and kind by him certified and destroyed.

SEC. 31. [Proof of killing.]—All scalps upon which bounties are claimed shall be presented to the clerk of the county in which the animals were taken and

SEC. 28. "An act to provide iens on live stock for their keeping." Laws 12th Sess. Ter. 1867, 12 G. S. 91. Took effect Feb. 18,1867. Cited 8 Neb. 505. Continuance of possession necessary. 12 Neb. 68. See also sec. 40. SEC. 29-35. "An act to provide for the payment of bounties for the destruction of wild animals in the state of Nebraska." Laws 1879, 162. Took effect June 1, 1879. Whether this act repeals the act of 1877, secs. 2427 this chapter, quære.

killed, and the applicant for bounty will be required by the said clerk to make his statement in writing, under oath, as to where the said animals were taken and killed, and any person making a false statement under oath as provided in this act, shall be liable to prosecution for perjury, and suffer the penalties of the same as provided by the laws of this state.

SEC. 32. [Penalty.]-Any person or persons driving, baiting, enticing, bringing, or taking any of the animals mentioned in this act from outside the boundaries of such counties as are provided in this act, for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars for each and every offense so committed.

Sac. 33. [Election.]-Upon the petition of fifty taxpayers of any county, to the county commissioners or county board, favorable to granting bounties for the destruction of wild animals, as provided in section one of this act, it shall be the duty of said county commissioners or county board to present the prayer of the said petitioners to the electors of such county at the next succeeding election. [Amended 1885, chap. 6.]

SEC. 34. [Ballots.]-The voting on the aforesaid proposition shall be by ballot, the ballots having written upon them, "For bounties," or "Against bounties, and the votes to be canvassed as other votes are canvassed in precinct elections, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election be in favor of the proposition as contained in this act, the same shall be in effect within ninety days after such election.

SEC. 35. [Revocation.]—Any county desiring to be released from the paying of bounties, as provided in this act, may revoke the same by the same authority and manner of procedure as provided in section five of this act, for the establishment of the same.

DISEASED CATTLE.

SEC. 36. [Importation.]—It shall not be lawful for the owner of any domestic animal or animals, or any person having them in charge, knowingly to import or drive into this state any animal or animals having any contagious or infectious disease; and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine in any sum not less than $1.00 nor more than $100.00, and be imprisoned in the county jail not more than three months, or both, in the discretion of the court. [1883, chap. III.]

SEC. 37. [Running at Large.]—Any person being the owner of any domestic animal or animals, or having the same in charge, who shall turn out, or suffer any such domestic animal or animals having any contagious or infectious disease, knowing the same to be so diseased, to run at large upon any uninclosed land, common or highway, or shall let the same approach within twenty rods of any highway, or shall sell or dispose of any domestic animal or animals, knowing the same to be so diseased, without fully disclosing the fact to the purchaser, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail not less than six months.

SEC. 38. [Damages.]-Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the recovery of damages in a civil action against any person or persons who shall sell, trade, or import, or drive into this state, such diseased animal or animals, or who shall allow such domestic animal or animals to run at large, or to approach nearer than twenty rods of any highway.

SEC. 39. [Same.]-Any person violating any of the provisions of this act, in addition to the penalties herein provided, shall be liable for all damages that may accrue to the party damaged by reason of said diseased animal or animals imparting disease.

LIEN ON OFFSPRING.

SEC. 40. That owners of stallions, jacks, and bulls in the state of Nebraska have a lien upon the get of such stallion, jack, or bull for the space of six months after the birth of the same, for the payment for the service of said stallion, jack or bull. [1883, chap. II.]

ROUND UP OF CATTLE.

SEC. 41. [Time.]-That in any portion of the state where it is customary to round-up cattle for the purpose of branding, marketing, driving, or selling cattle, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to commence said round-up between the first day of December and the fifteenth day of May of each year, and any one violating the provisions of this act shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, to be recovered before any court having jurisdiction, upon the information and complaint of any person. [1883, chap. IV.]

REGULATION OF SHEEP.

SEC. 42. [Appointment of Inspector.]-Whenever, in any county in this state, a majority of the sheep owners therein shall petition the board of county commissioners of their county, for the appointment of a sheep inspector, recommended by a majority of petitioners in such county, it shall be the duty of the said board of county commissioners to appoint some suitable, competent person sheep inspector in and for said county. [1883, chap. VI.]

SEC 43. [Oath-Bond.]-Such person shall be a resident of the county for which he shall be appointed. He shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the oath prescribed for other county officers in chapter ten, Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, and shall give a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the county in which he shall be appointed, with two sureties, to be approved by the county clerk of such county, which bond shall be filed. and recorded in the office of such clerk.

SEC. 44. [Term of office.]-Every inspector shall hold his office for two years from the date of his appointment, and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified.

SEC. 45. [Vacancies.]-The board of county commissioners of each county where the office of sheep inspector exists, shall by appointment fill all vacancies occuring in said office, or about to occur by reason of the expiration of the term of any incumbent; Provided, That if a majority of the sheep owners of any such county shall petition the board of county commissioners thereof to abolish said office, such board may in its discretion abolish the same, to take effect upon the expiration of the term of the then incumbent.

SEC. 46 [Powers.]-Every sheep inspector, upon inspecting any flock of sheep and finding the same or any part thereof infected with what is commonly called the "scab," or any other contagious disease, shall, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, have power to define, limit and restrict the range and feeding grounds of such sheep, for such time and in such manner as to him may seem necessary to protect all neighboring flocks from becoming likewise infected, and notify the owners or agent of the diseased flock; then he shall, within ten days from the day of inspection, commence the curing of same, and it shall be the duty of the inspector to inspect said flock every twenty days until the flock is found cured, for which he shall receive the same compensation as provided in section 53, and all persons who may be selected arbitrators under this act shall, in conjunction with such inspector, have like power.

SEC. 47. [Record.]-Every inspector shall keep a book, to be known as the "Inspection Record," in which he shall enter and record all his official acts and proceedings. Such record shall particularily show the name of the owner of every

flock of sheep inspected, when the same was inspected, the result of such inspection, and all orders and directions made in relation thereto.

SEC. 48. [Inspection.]—It shall be the duty of every sheep inspector, between the 15th day of May and the 15th day of August in each year, to make a careful inspection, to be known as the annual inspection, of every flock of sheep kept in his county, and determine whether or not such sheep are free from scab or other contagious-disease.

SEC. 49. [Duties of Inspector.-It shall further be the duty of every inspector, upon information and complaint made in writing before any justice of the peace and filed with the inspector, setting forth that any flock of sheep, describing it, within the jurisdiction of such inspector, has the scab or any contag ious disease, to forthwith inspect such flock as to the truth of such complaint; and if upon inspection it shall be found such flock is inflicted with a contagious disease, the owner shall pay the expense of such inspection, otherwise the person lodging the complaint shall pay such costs, and shall be liable in a civil action therefor.

SEC. 50. [Same.]-Upon the arrival of any flock of sheep in any county in this state in which there is a sheep inspector, it shall be the duty of the inspector in such county, having knowledge of such arrival, to forthwith inspect such flock as to whether or not it is free from scab, or other contagious disease. Provided, If the owner of such flock or his agent shall, immediately upon such arrival, report the same to the sheep inspector, and at the same time exhibit to such inspector the certificate of any duly appointed and qualified sheep inspector in the state, that such flock has been by him duly inspected within one month of such arrival and found free from every contagious disease, then such inspection shall not be necessary.

SEC. 51. [Same.]-Upon inspecting any flock of sheep it shall be the duty of the inspector to require of the owner of such flock, or in his absence, of his agent, true answers to the following questions: First. The name of the owner of such flock, his ear-mark and brand. Second. The increase of such flock by purchase or trade since the last inspection. Third. From whom such increase has been received. Fourth. From what county and state such increase came. Fifth. Whether or not any part of them was, at the time inspected, with the scab or any contagious disease, and if so, what disease. Such owner or agent, as the case may be, shall make true answers to all such questions, and subscribe the same and make oath thereto, all of which shall be entered in the inspector's record. The inspector shall have power and is hereby authorized to administer such oath.

SEC. 52. [Sheep diseased-Range restricted.-If upon the inspection of any flock of sheep the inspector shall find the same or any part thereof infected with the scab or any contagious disease, it shall be his duty at once to define, limit and restrict the range and feeding grounds of such flock, as authorized in section five of this act. The inspector shall at the time of making any order or direction authorized by this act, enter the same in full in his inspection record, and shall at once make out in writing a true copy thereof, and deliver the same to the owner interested, or in his absence to his agent in charge of such flock of sheep, and the owner of said sheep and all persons under him shall fully comply with the terms of the copy so served; Provided, If the owner of such sheep, or the person so served with such copy, shall consider the terms thereof unreasonable, he may, within twenty-four hours after receiving the same, so notify the inspector in writing, naming therein some disinterested person, being the owner of one hundred sheep or more, arbitrator, to act in review on all matters contained in such order and copy, which person with the inspector shall without delay select some other like person, and the two thus chosen with the inspector shall forth with make such orders and directions, authorized in section 46 of this chapter, as to them may seem reasonable and just, and their action in the premises shall be final.

Every order and direction shall be entered in full on the inspector's record and be signed by the arbitrators and inspector making the same, and a true copy thereof Berved without delay on the owner interested or his agent in charge.

SEC. 53. [Fees.]-The inspector and arbitrators shall receive for their services the following fees and no more, which shall be paid by the owner of the flock inspected, except as otherwise provided in this act: The inspector shall receive for each flock inspected at each annual inspection the sum of one dollar, and in addition thereto the sum of ten cents for every hundred sheep inspected, or fractional part thereof, to be paid by the owner of the flock inspected. For every other inspection, the sum of three dollars per day for each day necessarily employed in such duty. Each arbitrator shall receive three dollars per day for each day necessarily employed in their duties.

SEC. 54. [Penalty.]-Any person who shall fail to comply with or shall disregard any order or directions made by any inspector and arbitrators, under the provisions of this act, shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 55. [Same.]-Any person or persons owning or keeping any flock or herd of sheep, any portion of which flock or herd is diseased with the scab or other contagious disease, shall be liable to any person damaged thereby in double the amount of damage such person may sustain by reason of such flock or herd or any part thereof being moved or allowed to stray from the premises of the owner of such flock.

SEC. 56. [Samo.]-It shall be unlawful for any person or persons having a flock or herd of sheep, any portion of which is infected with the scab or any infectious or contagious disease, to allow such flock or herd or any part thereof to stray or be driven upon the grounds of another without the consent of the occupant thereof in writing, or to allow any such flock or any part thereof to come in contact, off his premises, with the sheep of any other person. Every person so offending shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 57. [Same.]-It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to bring into this state from without the state any sheep infected with the scab or any contagious disease. Every person so offending shall upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than one month nor more than three months, or both at the discretion of the court.

SEC. 58. [Mark and Brand.]-Every person or persons, being the owner of any sheep, shall cause such sheep, and all of them six months old and upwards, to be suitably branded and ear-marked, and so kept branded and earmarked, which brand and ear-mark shall be made of record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such sheep are kept. Every person failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than fifty dollars.

SEC. 59. [Exemption.]-No property shall be exempt from sale under execution issued upon anv judgment obtained under any of the provisions of this act.

CHOLERA AND OTHER DISEASES.

SEC. 60. [Death of Animals.]-That it shall be the duty of the owner of swine or other domestic animals dying from cholera or other diseases, within twenty-four hours after their death, to cause the carcass of such animals to be suitably buried or burned on the premises owned or occupied by such person. [1885, chap. 5.]

SEC. 61. [Penalty.]-If the owner of any swine or other domestic animals dying from cholera or other disease, or any other person, shall sell or dispose of the carcass of such swine or other domestic animals to any person for the

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