Litchfield enquirer., 1851-11-06
BYLAWS OF THE TOWN OF TOR
RlNCTON.

Sec, Voted that all Neat Cattle,
horses, asses, mules. swine. sheep. aud
geese be aud the same are hereby re strain
ed from going at large on the Highways
oicomtnOms Of the town Of rorringsOi. f1un
aud after the LIST. day Of Dec. 1851 until
hese By Laws shnltbe repealed
Sec. 2 That tho owner or the person
possessing any horse kind asses. hogs. or
neat cattle, which shall be- touiid g..ihg at
large, contrary to the next preceding s-e-
ion. shall forfeit and pay penalty Of
twenty FIVE cents for each aud every Of
TN. =
Sec. 4. That the pound keeper receive
aud keep all said creatures sd lawfully la-
Nen aud brought ioIlle pound, aud pr vide
n,r their necessary food and water while
II pound and iIt, sliaif be allowed twelve
cents u day 1 r horse kind, assess, h s. aud
,ieat cattle each and three centsios siieep
aud one cent for geese, EACH per day aud
the puundage aud expenses shall DO paid
by the owner or owners, p0sstssOr " pOs~
SCISSORS OF the creatures sO'impouudeu ia
addition to The penalty Imposed ny the
second section. .sr se 4. $3.50
Sec. S. The owner or owners, posses
sor or possessorS OF any creatures So lawful
5Gt OF pound, until they have paid lho
pound keeper his law fni pouudago lees ard
expenses Ut proyidlHg tood aud waller tor
I such creatures whie IA the pound, and
tie lawtai penalty lnlpOsej BY the second
section 10 the Hay ward or iniIOunets.
PROVIDED. ihe Owner ur pas sss"r may.
lake The same from pound. ny winot rs>
pevin.
Sec. 6. When my hayward or other
person shall have mpuu."ie,t ANY I'll tho
creatures aforesaid. he statl give iiUt'Co
tnei eof within twenty fuur huu'S.n ,t.o
owner or owners. posessor Or tossess"ts
ihereot, DO knuWn ana tUr Tie htSItcC
thereof, he shall forfeit The sum al twehtJ
five cents head tor every beast of crt"tufo
Nv hiuI linpOupied, aud tue same fuls'vely
day ailer cue III 81 dag, lac Sit'.h nrsteca 40
give pD,ice as aforesaid tor Ciie use al tha
owners VI Iusse>svrs thereof. waO shalt 10
cover the penalty by ANY proper action,
aud shall also pay all necs'Ssaay EXPENSES
to the sound keeper, for prylalng such
creatures with tood aud water.
Sec. Z. II the owner or owners, possess
soP or possess0rS of any creatures 50 inn
pounded, shall refuse or neglect to replevy,
or otherwise lawfully take them out, for
the period Of twenty days after notice TINT
| they are SO inpouUded, the Hayward. or
person impounding, or the peundkeeper
shall apply to some constable OF the town
of Torriagton who shall notify the owner
| or owners, possessor or possessors, oftle
time and place oil sale OF such creatures
| within SAID town which notice shall n0t
! be more than eigtttdays. nor less tilan iss
| before :te time Of sale, and shall, at such
time and place by him appointed, sell 81
many of such creatures ut pubic 7ac,s.a0ii.
rs may be necessary 10 pay the pt''Mliies
incurred by tins Bylaw. aud to pay lhe
pouudage, the expenses OF kespMg and
selling such creatures, and the remainder
uot sold, such constable shall return i0s tl,s
owners. Or possessors, or If 0n ttls
sale Of any part thereof there be Mny bid
aoce vi the awaits illr. vi in his tla,ds, his
| shall pay the same to such owner Or own.
ers, poasessor or pussessors. aud such sale
shall I've made w,thin ten days after app!i-
| cation 10 the Constable rs aforesaid,
Sec, 9. That these BY Laws DO pub.
lished by advertising The same III the Lnch'
field enquirer newspaper printed in
l.ilchfsldln The County ot L,,chtirld, 81 n
newspaper being geueraIly circulated u
said town of rorrington wheel, publication
s,nIl be tour weeks previous 10 tile first 1aJ
Of Dec 1851.
The above is n true copy Of the orisina
record Attest
HENRY s. BARBOUR, Town Clerk.
Oct. 9th 1851