CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PREVENTION BILL. 
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damage or injury to such animal, or shall thereby cause any damage 
or injury to be done to any person or to any property, every such 
offender shall on conviction of such offence pay to the owner of 
such animal (if the offender shall not be the owner thereof), or to 
the person who shall sustain damage or injury as aforesaid, such 
sum of money by way of compensation, not exceeding the sum of 
twenty pounds, as shall be ascertained and determined by the jus¬ 
tice of the peace by whom such person shall have been convicted: 
Provided always, that the payment of such compensation, or any 
imprisonment for the non-payment thereof, shall not prevent or in 
any manner affect the punishment to which such person or the owner 
of such animal may be liable for or in respect of the beating, ill- 
treating, or abusing of the said animal: Provided also, that nothing 
herein contained shall prevent any proceeding by action against 
such offender, or the employer of such offender, where the amount 
of damage or injury is not sought to be recovered under this Act. 
VI. ( Food to be provided for impounded animals. 
VII. I Pounds to be cleansed. 
VIII. ( Animals impounded for more than seven days may be 
IK. I sold to pay expenses. 
X. Imposes penalty for non-compliance with former acts, direct¬ 
ing the affixing names over places kept for slaughtering cattle. 
XI. Every person keeping or using or acting in the management 
of any place for the purpose of slaughtering horses or other cattle 
(not intended for butchers’ meat) shall, immediately upon any 
horse or other cattle being brought to or delivered at such place 
for the purpose of being slaughtered, cut off or cause to be cut off 
the hair from the neck of such horse or other cattle; and within 
three days from the time of such horse or other cattle being brought 
or delivered as aforesaid, shall kill or cause to be killed the said 
horse or other cattle, and, until such horse or other cattle shall be 
killed, shall supply such horse or other cattle with a sufficient 
quantity of fit and wholesome food and water; and if any person 
keeping or using or acting in the management of any such place 
shall neglect or omit to cut or cause to be cut off the hair of the 
neck of such horse or other cattle, or to kill or cause to be killed 
any such horse or other cattle within the time above limited, or 
shall neglect or omit to supply a sufficient quantity of fit and 
wholesome food and water to such horse or other cattle as afore¬ 
said, every such person shall, on conviction of any or either of the 
said offences, be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 
XII. Directs that cattle intended to be slaughtered may not be 
employed. 
XIII. Orders that cattle received for slaughter be described in a 
book. 
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