It shall be the duty of the section foreman or subforeman left in charge of the section crew in the absence of the section foreman of all railway and transportation companies operating in this state, to give notice of all stock killed by moving trains of said companies, and buried by authority of the same, by posting within one (1) day from date of burial, notices on bulletin boards at the depot on his section nearest where said stock is killed, giving date of death of animal, as near as may be and description of the stock killed, by mark, brand, color and age as near as may be. Provided the railroad company must keep a permanent record at the depot nearest to the place where stock was killed for twelve (12) months of all stock, kind and description of the same, as required in the notice to be given. Said record to be opened to the public at all reasonable hours.

Laws 1915, c. 78, § 1.