Litchfield enquirer., 1851-10-23
BYLAWS OF THE TOWN OF TOR
 RTNGTON.

Sec, 1. 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 or commons of the town of Torrington. from aud after the lst. day of Dec. 1851 until these By Laws shall bc crepealed.
 S3c. 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 Day penalty of twenty five cents for each and every of said animals going at large on the com mons, highway 8; or public roads aforesaid and five cents for each sheep so going at large and for all geese five cents each. |" be paid to the Hayward or other perso" taking up said animal or animals, and i'm pounding the same.
 Sec. 3. Tha, any of the said animals SO going at large takeL and up by the Hay Ward or other persons, shalt he impound-d in the common Ur town pound in ToTing- ton.
 Sec. 4. That the pound keeper receive and keep all said creatures so lawfully ta- ken and brought 10 the pound. and pl"vid'' for their necessary food and water WiIlir in pound i; and he shall be allowed twelve cents a day for horse kind, asses, h"gs and neat cattle each and three cents for sheep and one cent for geese, each per day and the poundage and expenses shall be paid by the owner or owners, Poss 'ssor or pos sessors of the creatures SO impounded. in addition to the penalty imposed by the second section.
 Sec. 5. The owner or owners, possess sor or pOssessors of any creatures so lawfn'> ly impounded, sllall not redeem the same out of pound, until they have paid the pound keeper his lawful poundage fees and expenses of providing food and water for such creatures while in the pound. and the lawful penalty imposed by the second section to the Hay ward Or impounders.
 Provided. The owner or possessOr may take the same from pound. by wri. of re- plevin.
 Sec. 6. When any hayward or other person shall have impounded any of the creatures aforesaid, he shall give notice thereof within twenty four hours. if the owner OF owners, posessor or possessors thereof, be known and for the neglect thereof, he shall forfeit the sum of twenty five cents head for every beast or creature by him impounded, and the same for every day after the first day, he shall neglect to give notice as aforesaid, for the use of the owners or possessors thereof. who shall re- cover the penalty by any proper actlon' and shali also pay all necessary expenses to the pound keeper, for providing such creatures with food and water,
 Sec. 7. If the owner or owners. posses sor or possessors of any creatures SO jun pounded, shall refuse or neglect to replevy or otherwise lawfully take them out, for the period of twenty days after notice tn" they are SO i,nponnded. the Hayward. o' persua impounding. or the poundkeeper shall apply to some constable Of the tow" of Torriagton who shall notify the owne' or owners, pOssessor or possessors, ot the time and place of sale of such creatur within said town which notice shall no be moro than eightsdays, nor less than five before :he time of sale, and sha1I, at suci time and place by him appointed. sell so many of such creatures at public acutiIn: as may be necessary to pay the penalties incurred by this By Law. and to pay tile pouudage, the expenses of keeping aud selling such creatures, and the remainder not sold, such constable shall return to the owners, or possessors, or if on tne sale of any part thereof, there be any bal ance of the ayails threof in his hands, hs shall pay the same to such Owner or own- CTS, poasessor or possessOrs, and such saio shall be made within ten days af,er npP- cation to the Constable AS aforesaid,
 Sec, 8. That these By Laws be pub lisl,ed by advertising the sane ui tue Lnch- field EuqmIer newspaper printed in Litch6eid n ihe County Ot LltchfeId, sald newspaper being generally circulated !" said ,ewa of Torring.eu which publication shall be four weeks pteyiOus to tue first Jay of Dec 1851. @
 The above is true copy of the or'ginal record Attest
 HENRY s. BARBOUR, Town Clerk.
 Oct. 9th lS5!