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of cattle hides, the certificates shall state the number of hides, 

 the names of shipper and consignee and also the origin and des- 

 tination of said hides. One copy of said certificate shall be 

 mailed forthwith by the agent or other person in control of the 

 common carrier at the point at which said cattle are received 

 for shipment, to the consignee. 



SEC. 12. It shall be the duty of inspectors to inspect all inspection of 

 cattle for marks and brands which are offered for transporta- Shipped? be 

 tion to any common carrier at the loading stations thereof. 



If upon such inspection cattle shall be found not belonging 

 to the shipper, all such cattle shall be taken by the inspector 

 and dealt with in accordance with the rules of the board in 

 such cases made. 



Inspectors must inspect all cattle subject to inspection 

 immediately, and when inspected, the one in charge thereof 

 shall at once pay to the inspector therefor the sum of five cents 

 per head, whereupon the inspector shall certify that said cattle 

 have been inspected. 



SEC. 13. It shall be the duty of the said board* to prepare volumes for 

 volumes for the recordation of said marks and brands, and to |J c J[k ion 

 keep a true record of all its official transactions. When cattle and brands. 

 or the hides thereof have been shipped or slaughtered, each 

 record thereof must be entered under the name of the owner of 

 said mark or brand, and must be entered in such a manner as 

 to disclose under the record of each particular mark or brand, 

 the number of cattle bearing any other marks or brands. An 

 index shall be kept of unrecorded brands, as well as of those 

 that have been recorded under the provisions hereof. 



SEC. 14. Any person, not being the owner, or having the Driving cattle 

 right of possession, of any cattle, who shall be found driving 

 such cattle off its usual range, without the consent of the owner 

 thereof, shall be guilty of grand larceny. 



SEC. 15. The secretary of the cattle protection board*, atj^jj ' 

 least as often as once each month, shall report to the state secretary, 

 controller the total amount of fees collected, and at the same 

 time he shall pay into the state treasury the entire amount of 

 such receipts. All such receipts shall be credited to the cattle 

 protection fund, which fund is hereby created, and shall be 

 held subject to the uses of the cattle protection board, as 

 defined in this act. 



SEC. 16. The term " range" for the purpose of the inter- "Range." 

 pretation and application of this act shall be understood to 

 mean the enclosed or unenclosed lands outside of cities, towns 

 and villages in this state, whether of the public domain or in 

 private ownership, upon which by custom, license or other- 

 wise, cattle are kept or permitted to roam and feed. 



The term "person" wherever used includes every person, -Person." 

 persons, firm, association or corporation. 



The term "cattle" wherever used includes every kind of "Cattle." 

 animal of the bovine species. 



*See note, page 68 hereof. 



