Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-08

Al e meeting of the inhabitants of the T'oson of
 Watertoaon, legal Uoters in toaofs meeting. spe-
 caolIy 'cGrned tor the purpose of making Bg-
 Laaos tor the purpose of restraining Cattle from
 going ct large aoithin said to,or, and holden on | on the 2lst day of Nouenaber, le36-u ,oas W oTED, that if any owner or owners of any Horse or Horses, Mule or Mules, Neat Cattle or Neat Creature shall suffer the same to go at large out of his, her Or their inclosure lon the commons in the town of Watertown) for one year from the first day of January next, it shall be the duty of the haywards or either hayward of said town, and shall be- lawful for any other person in said town, t0 take up and impound the same. And When- ever any person shall have so impounded any horse or horses mule or mules, neat cattle or creaturej he shall give notice thereof to the | owner or owners, If he, she or they are known, in the same manner as if the same had been taken and impounded doing damage ,and shall be liable to the same penalty for neglect of such notice.. And if the owner or owners of such animal or animals be not known, the person or persons impounding the same shall proceed, and such animal or animals shall be- liable to be proceeded with and sold in the same manner as if they had been taken and impounded doing damage, except that t shall not be necessary to have regard to any fences. The owner or owners of every such beast or beasts so impounded shall not receive or replevy the same until he shall have paid to the Pound-keeper the sum of fifty cents for each beast or creature so impounded, whereof one half shall be to the pound keeper, and the other half to the use of the person impoun- ding the safney and until he shall have also paid to the pound keeper his lawful expenses for providing food and water for such beasts or creatures while in pound and the owner or owners having had notice that his or their horse or horses, mule or mules. creature or creatures or neat cattle are so impounded, shall be liable to the same penalty for neglect to replevy the same as if the same had been taken doing damage and impounded: Propi- ded al,oays, that no one penalty incurred by any person at one time by virtue of this by- law shall exceed the sum of three dollars :- | Provided also, that any person who has fa- mily who belongs to and resides within said town may suffer one milch COW to run at large on the public highway and not incur said pe- nalty. ..
 Voted, that the Town Clerk be directed to record the foregoing bylaws, and cause the same to be published four weeks successiveiy in one of the public newspapers printed fff Litchfeld, in Litchfield county. Attest. % HotBRooK CURTIS, Ioacn Clerk. |lAt Court of FroDate held at Lite46sA, withir\
 and for the District ef LitehGela 0's the 26A
 dav Of November, A.. D. 1856:
 Present, Frederick Wolcony Esq. Judge.
 THIS Court doth direct Albert Sedgwick.
 \ Esq. trustee of certain property real and personal assigned to him by ErGstas A. Lord, of Litchfeld. in said district, for the benefit of all the creditors of the said Erastus A. agree ably to the statute in such case to give mo- tice to all persons interested in the estate of said Erastus A. to appear eff they see causeJ before the Court of Probate, to be holden at the Probate Office in said district oh the Ion day of December next, at g o'clock A. M. to be heard relative to the appointment of Com missiOners on said estate, by posting said or. der of notice on fne puDllc signpoSt in said LitchfieM nearest the residence of said Bras, tus A. and by advertising the same ina news- paper published in said town.
 Certified from Record.
 26 FREDERICK WoIeorT, Judge.