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registered in tlie office of the town clerk of the town in 

 which he is kept or used. The owner or keeper of such 

 stallion shall furnish to the town clerk in the town where 

 such registration is made, a certificate of the name, age, 

 color, size, name of breeder and pedigree in full of such 

 stallion to the third ancestor on the side of both sire and 

 dam, if known, and as much of such information as is not 

 given shall be acknowledged as not known and so stated, 

 and pedigrees given in advertising such stallions shall be 

 as recorded in the town clerk's office. The town clerk shall 

 record such statement in a book kept for that purpose and 

 shall receive from the applicant the sum of fifty cents for 

 each stallion so registered and shall furnish the ov/ner or 

 keeper procuring such registration a certified copy of the 

 same. The owner or keeper of a stallion who fails to com- 

 ply with the provisions of this act shall be fined not more 

 than fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars and shall receive 

 no compensation for breeding services of such stallion. A 

 person who makes a false certificate under the provisions 

 of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars to the 

 use of the town where such stallion is registered." 



VIRGINIA. 



The owner of a licensed stallion, jackass or bull has a 

 lien on its offspring for a period of six months after the 

 birth thereof. If the claim for lien is recorded in the case 

 of a bull it has priority over other liens and is good against 

 subsequent purchasers for value. The statute does not de- 

 fine the extent of the lien in the case of stallion or jackass 

 but simply provides that the lien is in force from its 

 recordation. The license is necessary before an owner can 

 stand a sire, for compensation, and in the case of stallions 

 and jackasses the license fee is $10 and for bulls $2.50. 



WASHINGTON. 



"Every owner of a sire having a service fee, in order 

 to have a lien on the female served, and upon the get 

 of any such sire, under the provisions of this act for such 

 service, shall file for record with the county auditor of the 

 county where the said sire is kept for service, a statement 

 verified by oath or affirmation to the best of his knowledge 

 and belief, giving the name, age, description and pedi- 

 gree, as well as the terms and conditions upon which such 

 sire is advertised for service; provided, that owners of 

 sires who are not in possession of pedigrees for such sires 

 shall not be debarred from the benefits of this act." 



Upon filing such statement the owner will get a certifi- 

 cate which must be posted by him in a conspicuous place 



