Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-29
LAW RELATING TO sTRAYs.


There seems to be general want of knowl-
edge of the law relatingto strays in this State'
and as many are interested in the subject at this
season of the year, we publish it entire from
page 259, $50 & 2Sl of the Revised Stat
utes: ~
SECTION i. No person shall take up any stray
except horses and mules, unless such person
shall be at The time a resident of the same town
wherin such stray shall be found, nor unless
such stray shall be found upon the lands occu-
pied by the finder. rwg ;,
SEC. 9. ANY person taking up stray, shall
within seven days theafter, notify the owner
thereof, if to him known, and request such own
| er to pay all reasonable charges and take such
stray away.
Sec. 3. 1.-THE owner of any stray be unknown
the finder shall, within ten days after taking up
the same file notice thereof, with the town clerk
of the town, and if the stray or strays SO taken
up, are of the value of less than five dollars, ne
shall also post up notices ofthe taking up fsuch
stray, in two or more public places in such town;
but if the stray or strays so taken, are OF the val
ne of more than five dollars, he shall cause such
notice to be published in some newspaper OF the
county, for four weeks successfully, IT one be
printed therein, if there are none, then by posting
upwritten notices in three ofthe most public pla-
ces in the county; all said notices shall con-
tain brief description of the stray; describing
the same by giving marks, natural and artificial
as near as practicable, the name and residence OF
the finder, and as near as may be, the time at
at which tha-same was taken up the said town
clerk shall transmit copy of every such notice
to the clerk of the board OF the county supervl-
sors.
SEC. 4. Every finder of stray or strays,
which, when taken up are of the value of ten dol
lars or more, shall, within one month after ia
king up the same, procure an apprisal thereof
by a justice of the peace of his town, which APP
praisal be certified by suchjustice and within
the time before mentioned, filed in the office of
the town clerk of such town; and he shall pay
to such justice fifty cents for such appraisal
and certificate, and six cents for every mile
necessarily travelled in such service.
Sec. 5, If the owner or person entitled to the
possession of such stray shall appear any time
within one year after the notice is filed with the
town clerk as afore said, and make out his right
thereto, he shall have such stray restored to him
upon paying all lawful charges which have been
incurred in relation to the same.
Sec. 7. If the owner and the finder of any
stray cannot agree upon the amount Of such
charges, or for the use of such stray, either par
ty may make application to any justice of the
peace of the town where such stray was taken
up, to settle the same, and the party making such
application, shall give notice thereof to the other
party and if any amount shall be found due to
the finder by the said justice, over the value Of
the use of sGch stray, the same shall be lien on
said stray until paid by the owner, and the cost
of such adjudications.
Sec. z. If the owner, or person entitled totbe
possession of any stray, shall not appear and
make out his title thereto and pay the charges
thereon within one year from the time the notice
is filed with the town clerk, as aforesaid and if
such stray shall not have been appraised at q
greater value than ten dollars, the finder shall
have perfect title to the same; but If the APP
praised value OF such stray shall have been ad-
Judged to be more than ten dollars, as provided
in the fourth section Of this chapter, such stray
shall be sold at the request of the finder, by any
constable ofthe town at public auction, upon CIV
ing public notice thereof in writing, by posting
up the same in three of the most public places IN
| such town, at least ten days before such sale
and the finder may bid therefor at such sale and
after deducting all the lawful charges of the fin
der as aforesaid and the fees of the constable
which shall be the same as upon a sale on an ex-
ecution, one half of the remaining proceeds OF
such sale shall be deposited in the treasury Of
the town to BIZ disposed Of in such manner as
the town may direct, and the other half shall
belong to the finder.
Sec. s. If any man shall without the consen
of the finder, take away any stray taken up pur
suant to the provisions of this chapter, withou
first paying all the lawful charges, incurred il
relation to the same, he shall be liable to the fin
der for the value of such stray
| Sec. 9. If the finder of any stray shall neglec
to cause the same to be advertised, or a notice
thereof tc be posted up, or if he shall neglect tc
procure the appraisal of any stray which shall BE-
of the value of ten dollars or more, he shall
be precluded from acquiring any right of proper
ty in such stray, by the provisions of this chap
ter, or receiving any damages or charges fol
| keeping the same.