The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-05-22

AN ACT respecting pounds and impouDd-
ing beasts going at large or damage tea
SAINT.
DEh enacted by the Senate and
= ID House Of Representatives. IN Legis-
laturc assembled, That each town shall keep
and maintain sufficient pound or pounds in
such place or places therein, as the town shall
direct; wherein horses, asses, mules, SWINE,
goats, sheep and neat cattle may be impounded
and kept for the causes herein after mentioned !:
and any town that shall neglect, for the space Of
six months, to provide and maintain such a
pound, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dol
lars Tor the use Of the county, to be recovered by
presentment Of the Grand Jury in any Court in
the county and there shall be chosen in each
town, at the annual meeting for the choice Of
town officers, suitable person to keep each
pound. and three or more suitable persons for
field drivers within such town, who shall sever.
ally be sworn to the faithful discharge of their
duty and IT shall be the duty Of the field dri
vers thus chosen and sworn, to take and impound
any such beasts found going at large, contrary
to the provisions Of this act, or damage feasant :
and the pound keeper shall restrain all beasts
impounded within the pound, and furnish them
with suitable and sufficient food and drink at the
expense Of the person impounding them. J.
SECT. 2. Be Il further enacted, That no horses,
asses, or mules Of one year old or upwards, or
swine, not under the care of keeper, shall at
any time be permitted TO 20 at large on the
commons or highways IN any town; and no goats,
or sheep, not under the care Of shepherd, shall
be permitted to 60 at large on the commons or
highways aforesaid, between the first day of
April and the fifteenth day of November 10 any
year; and neat cattle may 60 at large, on such
commons or highways at any and all times I:
Proridtd hogeusr, That any town may, by vote
thereof, at the annual meeting for the choice Of
town officers in any year, prohibit neat cattle,
not under the care of keeper, from going at
large as aforesaid, within such town or any part
thereof, at any or all times within one year
from the meeting.
SECT. 3. Be Il further enacted, That If any
horses, asses, mules, swine goats or sheep, shall
be found going at large, contrary to the second
section OF this act, or any neat cattle, wheA pro-
hibited by vote Of the town, as is provided in
said section, shall be found going at large as
aforesaid, the owner or owners thereof shall for
felt and pay the sum of seventy FIVE cents for
every horse, ass or mule twenty cent. for every
swine; twenty-five cents for every goat six
cents for every sheep; and fifty cent. for every
neat creature so going at large; or the beasts.
so going at large, may be taken and mpounded
by field driver in any pound in the town. and
restrained in such pound until the owner or ow-
ners thereof shall pay the pound keeper for the
use Of such field driver, the sum Of seventy five
cents for every horse, ass or mule twenty cents
for every swine twenty-five cents for every
goat six cents for every sheep; and fifty cents
for every neat creature so found going at large
aud inpounded, together with the pound keep
er's fees, and reasonable sum for furnishing said
beasts with food and drink, or until the same
shall be replevied, or dealt with is hereinafter
directed: Prorided, That no mare or gelding Of