Litchfield enquirer., 1840-04-02


AT meeting ofMe inhabitants Of the toon Of
WGterto'on, legal U0lers IN toaon meeting, spe-
caaAy '0arned for the purpose Of making By
LapS to restrain Cattle from going al large
within S~@' toac2e, ana holden on The 9th dan of
March, 1910;
II was voted, That ifany owner of any horse
IL or horses, mule or mules, neat creature or
neat creatures, shall suffer the same to go at
large out of his, her or their enclosure, on tho
commons in the town of Watertown, for ono
year from the 10th day Of May next, it shall
be the duty of the haywards or either hay
ward of said town, or shall be lawful for any
other responsible person or persons, who re-
side in and belong to said town, to take up
and impound the same, and whenever any
person or persons shall have 80 impounded
any horse or horses, mule or mules, neat CAL
tie or neat creature, he shall give notice there
of to the owner or owners, if he, she or thew
are known, 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 he proceeded with and sold,ex-
cept that it shall not be necessary to have
regard to fences.
I'd. 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, where
of one half shall be to the pound keeper, and
the other half to the use of the person or per-
sons impounding the same, and until he shall
have paid to the pound keeper his lawful ex-
penses for providing food and water for such
creature or creatures, beast or beasts while
in said pound and the owner or owners hav-
ing had notice that his or their horse or
horses, mule or mules, neat cattle or neat
creature 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 :-Prouided al,vaus,
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 al
so, That any person who has family who
belongs to and resides within said town may
suffer one mich COW to run at large on tho
public highway in said town and not incur
said penalty.
Voted, That the town clerk be directed to
record the foregoing Bylaws, and cause the
same to be published four weeks successive
ly in one of the public newspapers printed in
Lilchfeld. in Litchfeld county.
true copy of Record. Attest,
43 HoLBRooK CURTIS, Town Clerk.
HNHE Court of Probate for the District Of
Il New-Milford has limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof for the creditors
10 the estate of ANNA SMITH, late of New Mil
ford, in said district, deceased, represented
insolvent, to exhibit their claims to the SUBJ.
scribers, appointed by said Court Commits
sioners 10 receive, examine, and adjust said
claims. We hereby give notice that we shall
meet to attend to the duties of our said ap-
pointment, at Nathaniel Perry s Office, in said
New Milford, on the 2lst days of April and
August next, at 8 o'clock in the forenoon on
each of said days. All claims not presented
within said limited time will be debarred
recovery. ABEL HNE, ro,n,rs
| Solo E. BosTwICK, 00' '''
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make payment to
GERARDUs ROBERTS, Executor.
! New- Milford March l6, 1910. az