Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-03-18

At u meeting If The Inhabitants Of the toaon Of
W0tertOtpn, legal U0terS IN torn meeting, spe-
clG%y 'carned for the purpose Of making By
LGms TO restrain catiLe from going at large,
and holden On, The 23d day Of January, ls4l
a I was voted, that if any owner Of any horse
Il or horses. mule or mules, neat creature or
neat creatures, shall suffer the same 10 60 at
large out ofhis, her or their enclosure on the
commons or public highway in the town of
Watertown, for one year from and after the
sixteenth 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 aud i'm.
pound the same: aud whenever any ynerson
or horses, mule or mules, neat cattle or neat
creature, he shall give notice thereof to the
owner or owners, if hc,S she or they nre known,
in the same manner as if they lad been nm
pounded doing damage; and they shall IN
The same manner as in that case be liable 10
be proceeded with and sold, except that it
shall not be necessary ~ have regard 10 lcn-
ccS.
The owner or owners Of any beast or beasts
so impoundcd shall not receive or Ecplevy the
same until he shall have paid to the pound
keeper the sum of fifty cents for each beast
or creature so impounded, whereof ono half
shall be to the pound keeper, and the other
half to the use of the person or persons I'M
pounding the same, and until he shall have
paid to the pound keeper his lawful expenses
for prcsidng food and water for such beast
| or beasts while in said pounG and tho owner
| or owners having had notice that his, her or
| thcir horse or horses, mule or mules, neat cat
tie or neat creature, are SO imroundcd, shall
be liable to the same penalty for neglect to
replevy the same as if the same had been ta-
ken and impounded doing damage: pror'ded
alarGys, that no one penalty incurred by amy
person at one time by virtue OF this bylaw
Shall exceed the sum OF three dollars: prort-
ded also, that any person who has family
who belongs to and resides within said town
| may suffer one mich COW to run at large on
the public highway in said town, between the
| first days of May and November rcxt ensu-
| irg, from sunrise in tine morning until nine
| O'Clock in the evening during said period,
and not incur said penalty.
| Voted, that the Town Clerk be directed 10
record the foregoing bylaws, and cause the
same to be published four weeks successfully
in one of the public newspapers printed III
Litchfield, in Litchfield county, before the
first day Of May next.
A true copy Of record. Attest,
439 HoLBRooK CURTIS, 1o'on Clerk
Ala Court IT Probate holden al Plymouth, aoith-
in and for The district Of Ply'n",th, 0" the Isl
dan of March, A. d. lS4l:
Present. Cabin Butler, Esq. Judge
THIS Court doth direct the administrator
| Il on the estate of JusTUs ANDRUs. late OF
Plymouth, in said district, deceased, repre-.
sented to be insolven,, TO give notice TO all
persons interested inthe estate fsaid deceas-
ed to appear Qf they see cause) before the
Court of Probate, to be holden at the probate
Office in said district, on the 9th day OF April
ls4l, at 10 o'clock forenoon. to be heard re.
lative to the appointment Of Commissioners
on said estate. by posting said order OF notice
on public sigupost in said town OF Plymouth
nearest the place where the deceased las
dwelt. and by advertising the same in news
paper published in LiichfieId.
- Certified from Record.
| Al CALVIN BUTLER, Judge.