brand Stock Inspection Commissioners shall give a receipt for all Forfeiture of such payments made, and if any owner of a brand of record shall fail or refuse to pay such assessment within six months after being notified as herein provided, such brand shall become forfeited and no longer be carried in said records. clause Section 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict here- Repealing with are hereby repealed. Approved: March 29, 1919. CHAPTER 155 LIVE STOCK RECORDING OF BRANDS-FEE Section amended Recording brands-fee for (H. B. No. 565, by Mr. Godsman and Senator McWilliams) AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 47, Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Section 3. On and after the passage of this act, any person, association or corporation desiring to adopt any brand, not then and there being the recorded brand of another person, association or corporation, shall forward to the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners a facsimile of such desired brand together with a written application to adopt such brand, and shall accompany the same with a fee of three dollars ($3.00). Upon receipt of such fac-simile and fee, the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners shall record the same unless, as in this section provided, such brand stands of record as that of some other person, association or corporation, in which case the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners shall not record the same, but shall return such fac-simile and fee to the party sending the same. Provided, that no brand shall be recorded which is deemed by said Board to conflict with any brand already recorded for use on the same range or in the same locality. Approved: March 19, 1919. CHAPTER 156 MEATS INSPECTION OF MEATS (H. B. No. 11, by Mr. Fairfield) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5 OF AN ACT ENTITLED “AN ACT TO Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: amended Section 1. That Section 5 of an act entitled "An act Section to prohibit the slaughtering for human food of diseased animals for the sale or giving away of diseased, stale, unwholesome, unhealthy or impure meats; providing a penalty therefor; providing for the inspection of all slaughtering, meat canning, salting, packing, rendering or similar establishments, and of any shop, store, cooler, vendor's wagon, or other place where meat products may be offered for sale, for the suppression of such establishments when not con Inspector of meat and ducted in a sanitary manner; making an appropriation to carry out the purposes of this act and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved April 1, 1907, be amended to read as follows: Section 5. The State Veterinary Surgeon is hereby slaughter plants authorized to appoint, with the approval of the Governor, a competent man as meat and slaughter plant inspector, who shall act under the direction of the State Veterinary Surgeon and shall devote all of his time to the inspection of all slaughtering plants and packing establishments, stores, shops, etc., as provided herein, except such as are operating under United States Government inspection. Said Meat and Slaughter Plant Inspector shall receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid in monthly installments, and such traveling expenses as may be necessary in the actual and necessary performance of his duties, all bills to be approved by the State Veterinary Surgeon. Safety clause Emergency clause Section 2. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. Section 3. In the opinion of the General Assembly an emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved: February 13, 1919. CHAPTER 157 MELON INSPECTION INSPECTORS-DUTIES-FEES (H. B. No. 506, by Mr. Bashor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 2, 3 AND 4, ADDING A NEW SECTION Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: Sale or shipment of melons inspected Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, corporation, association or federation of growers, or unlawful unless commission merchants, bailee, receiver or agent, to sell, ship or offer for sale or shipment, or place upon the market for human consumption, any cantaloupes or melons grown within this state, unless the same shall be first certified as to maturity, and fitness of condition for shipment, by a regularly appointed inspector, under the provisions of this act. inspector Section 2. The Food and Drug Commissioner of the Appointment of State shall appoint a state inspector of cantaloupes and melons, who shall have supervision over all matters relating to the inspection of cantaloupes and melons within the state, and hold office for a term of two years, unless sooner removed for neglect of duty or incompetency, in the discretion of the Food and Drug Commissioner, and such inspector shall have power to appoint as many assistant inspectors under this act as may be necessary to carry out the provi |