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deem it expedient. The said board shall also have Locating State power at the annual meeting to locate the state fair for a period not exceeding five years at any one time or at any one place.

Act repealed,
Comp. Stat., 43.

SEC. 2. That section 1 of article 1, chapter 2 of the Compiled Statutes, entitled "Agriculture," heretofore existing is hereby repealed.

Approved February 27th, A.D. 1883.

CHAPTER II.

Lien on offspring.

AN ACT for the protection of owners of stallions, jacks, and bulls.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

SECTION 1. 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.

SEC. 2. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 27th, A.D. 1883.

CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to prevent the importation, selling, or running at large of domestic animal or animals affected with any infectious or contagious disease.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

eased animal

Comp. Stat., 55

SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Bringing disdomestic animal or animals, or any person having them in into State, see 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.

large.

SEC. 2. Any person being the owner of any domestic Not to run at animal or animals, or having the same in charge, who shall Comp. Stat., 55. 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 Sale of. 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. 3. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to Damages. 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

Damages.

To take effect.

shall allow such domestic animal or animals to run at large, or to approach nearer than twenty rods of any highway.

SEC. 4. 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.

SEC. 5. Whereas an emergency exists, therefore this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved February 20th, A.D. 1883.

CHAPTER IV.

Time of rounding up cattle.

To take effect.

AN ACT to prevent the commencement of the round up of cattle until after the fifteenth day of May of each year, and providing a penalty for the violation of the same.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

SECTION 1. That in any portion of the state where it is customary to round-up cattle for the purpose of branding, marking, 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.

SEC. 2. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ..Approved February 26th, A.D. 1883.

CHAPTER V.

AN ACT to prevent the uttering of false pedigrees of stock and fixing a penalty therefor.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

pedigree.

SEC. 1. If any person shall knowingly, and with intent False stock to deceive, furnish to any purchaser of stock a printed or written false pedigree of the same, whereby such purchaser shall be induced to buy said stock, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three nor more than six months, or by both fine and imprisonment, as the court may direct.

SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the Acts repealed.

provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved February 26th, A.D. 1883.

See Comp.

Stat., 683.

CHAPTER VI.

AN ACT to regulate and protect sheep husbandry in the State of Nebraska, to provide for the appointment of sheep inspectors therein, and to prescribe their duties.

spector.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: SEC. 1. Whenever, in any county in this state, a sheep Inmajority 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

Inspector's bond.

Term of office.

Filling vacaney.

Powers and

the duty of the said board of county commissioners to appoint some suitable, competent person sheep inspector in and for said county.

SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. The board of county commissioners of each county where the office of sheep inspector exists, shall by appointment fill all vacancies occurring 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. 5. Every sheep inspector, upon inspecting any duties with in-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

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