Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-11-13
BYLAWS OF THE TOWN OF TOR
RINGTON.


RINGTON.
Sec, |. Voted that all Neat Cattle,
horses, asses, mules. swine, sheep. and
geese be and the same are hereby restrain
cd from going at large on the Highways
olcommons of the town of Torrington, from
and after the LIST. day of Dec. 1851 until
these By Laws shall be repealed.
Sec. 2 That the owner or the person
possessing any horse kind. asses, hogs, or
neat cattle, which shall be found going at
large, contrary to the next preceding sec
ton. shall forfeit and pay a penalty Of
twenty i've cents for each and every Of
said animals going at large on the COM
mon highways; or public roaes aforesaid,
twelve cents for each sheep so going at
large, and for all geese Eye cents each. 10
be paid to the Hayward or other person
taking up said animal or animals, and i'm.
pounding the same.
Sec, 3. That any Of the said animals
90 going al large, taken and up by the Hay
w.ris or I Ter persons, shall he impounded
in the common or town pound in Torring-
ton,
Sec. 4. That the pound keeper receive
aud keep all said creatures 80 lawfully TIA
ken and brought to the pound, and provide
for their necessary food and waier while
in pound and he shall be allowed twelve
cents day for horse kind, asses. hegs and
neat cattle each and three cents for sheep
aud one cent for geese, each per day and
the pOundage aud expenses shall be paid
by the owner or owners, pOssessor or pos
SCISSORS Of the creatures 90 impounded. in
addition to the psnalty imposed by the
second secti0n.
Sec 5. The owner or owners. possess
sor or pussessors of any creatures 90 lawfnl>
~ impopndsd, shall not redeem the same
out of pound, until they have paid the
pound Keeper his lawful poundage tees and
expenses Of providing food aud water for
such creatures while in the pound, and
the lawful penalty imposed by the second
section to The Hay ward OF imponnders.
Provided. The owner or pOssessor may
take the same troai pound. by writ OF 70.
pievin.
Sec. 6. When any hayward or other
person shall have ilnpounded any Of the
aforesaid, he shall give notice
tIlereof within twenty four hours, II The
owner or owners, pOsess0r or pOssessOrs
thereof. be known and for The neglect
thereof he shall forfeit the sum of twenty
i've cents q head for every beast or creature
" him iinpounded, aud the same tor every
lay after the first day, he shall neglect to
.ivo notice as aforesaid, for the use OF the
,wners or posseSsors thereof. who shall re
.over the penalty by any proper action,
.od shall also pay oil necessary expenses
q the sound keeper, for providing such |
fnnd md VVNEAr
Sec. z. 1.-THE owner or owners, posses
,or or possessors Of any creatures SO i'm
,onnded. shall refuse or neglect to replevy,
n otherwise lawfully take them out, Tor
he period OF twenty days after notice that
hey are so impOunded, the Hayward, or
person impounding. or the Poundkeepef
shall apply to some constable OF the town
IF Torriagt0n who shall notify the owner
or owners. pussessOr or possessors, of the
lime aud pace Of sale OF such creatures
within said town which notice shall not
be more than eighttdays, nor less than five
before she time OF sale, Fan shall at such
time aud place by him appointed, sell SO
MANY Of such creatures ut public acution:
MS may be- necessary 10 pay the penalties
incurred by this Bylaw, and TO pay the
pouudage. the expenses OF keeping and
selling such creatures, and the remainder
not sold, such constable shall return to the
owners. or possessors. or if on the
sale Of any part thereof, there be any bal
ance Of the ayails ihre0f'i in his hands, he
shall pay the same TO such owner or own
ers. pvasessor or possessors, and .such sale
shall be made within ten days after appli-
cation TO the Constable as aforesaid.
Sec. 9. That these BY. Laws be pub
lisled by advertising the same In the Litch-
Geld Enquirer n newspaper printed in
Lilch(isldln lhe County OF Lilchheld, SAID
newspaper being geuerally circulated in
said ,own of T0rrington winch qualifications
shall be tonr weeks previous e the first lay
Of Dec 1851.
The above is TRUE copy Of the original