Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-04-11

At a meeting Of the Inhabitants Of the town of
WdtertOacn, legal roterS in to,cn meeting, spe.
ci0lty earned for the purpose of making b.
LG.cs to restrain cattle from going at large
aoithin said torn, and holden on the Isl dan of
April, l539-it Uas
VoTED, that if any owner Of any horse or
horses, mule or mules, neat cattle or neat
creature, shall suffer the same to 60 at large
out of his, her or their enclosure, on the COM
mons in the town of WATERFOWL, for one year
from the 10Th day of May next, it shall be the
duty of the haywards, or either hayward of
said town, or shall be lawful for any other
responsible person or persons who reside in
and belong to said town, to take up and inn
pound the same; and whenever any person
shall have SO impounded any horse or horses,
mule or mules, neat cattle or neat creatures
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 impoun-
ded 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 an
imals be not known, the person or persons
impending the same shall proceed in the
same manner as if they had been impounded
doing damage. and they shall be in the same
manner as in that case liable to be proceeded
| with, and sold, except that it shall not be ne.
cessary to have regard to fences.
g The owner or owners Of any beast or
beasts SO impounded shall not receive or re-
plevy 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 impound-
ing the same, and until he shall have paid to
the pound keeper his lawful expenses for pro-
viding food and water for such creature or
creatures, beast or beasts while in said pound;
and the owner or owners having had notice
that his or their horse or horses, mule or mules,
neat cattle or neat creatures are so impound.
ed, shall be liable to the same penalty for ne
glect to replevy the same as ii the same had
been taken doing damage and impounded-
PrOrided GlacGys, that no one penalty incurred
by any person at one time by virtue of this
bylaw shall exceed the sum of three dollars.
Prouided also, that any person who has ia
mily who belongs to and resides within said
town may suffer one mich COW to run at large
on the public highway in said town and not
incur said penalty.
Voted, that the Town Clerk be directed to
same to be published four weeks successfully
in one of the public newspapers published il,
Litchfield, in Litchfield county. Attest.
AS HoLBRooK CURTIS, Toacn Clerk
AtG Court of Probate holden at Llchfeld, with.
in and for the district Of Litchfeld, on the 9Th
day Of April, A. D. 1880:
Present, PRinehas Miner, Esq. Judge.
I'm motion of the administrator on the es.
" tate Of Thomas TTo,cbridge, late of Litch-
field within said istrict,deceased-thi court
doth appoint the 9th day of April, 1880, at
10 o'clock forenoon, at the Probate Office 10
said district for the hearing, allowance, and
settlement of the administration account on
said estate-and doth direct said administra.
tor to give public notice to oil persons inter.
es.cd in said estate to appear Gf they sec
cause) before said Court, at said time and
place, to be heard therein. by advertising the
same in newspaper printed in said Litch.
field for two successive weeks, and also by
posting a like notice on public signpost in
said Litchfeld nearest to the place where the
said deceased.last dwelt.
Certified from Record.
As PHINEHAs MINER, Judge.