CHAPTER XXV.

 

FELONIOUS BRANDING OF CATTLE.

 

1.  Whoever shall willfully and feloniously brand, or otherwise mark, any kine, horse, mule, sheep, goat, or other cattle belonging to another, with his mark, or with the mark of another not the owner of the animal so branded or marked, with the intent to convert it to his own use, or to the use of another, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each kine, horse, mule, sheep, goat, or other cattle thus branded or marked; and in addition to such fine, he shall restore the cattle or the value thereof to the lawful owner. In default of the payment of such fine and the restoration of the cattle or the value thereof, or either, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor not more than two years.