Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-17
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TIA meeting ot the Inhabitants Of the
| IN Town NJ Liichfsld held on the 3lst Of
May 1851, the Following BY Law was passed
| VIZ.
SIC. LIST. That fom and aIleT the first day
/ Of July, lSJl.:all Horses aud Horse kind, Asses
Mules Neat Cattle, Sheep. Swine aud Geese.
shall be restrained from going al large on the
commons, highways AID pubic roads, within
! the limits Oi The To Vn nG Luchfeld
| SEC. 2d. That the ewner or Abe person
possessing any Of the above named animals
which shall be found going at large contrary
I" The next preceding section ar vote. shalt
forfeit and pay penalty as follows, viz, tor
each aud every horse or horse. kind, fifty &C 81
aud tor'rqch and every other Of SAT-; animals
Except sheep and Geese,l twenty i've cents
and tor each and every sheep. twelve and a
half cents, and tor each aud every Goose, five
cents, the same TO be paid to the Hayward, or
9th. person taking up said animals, and i'm
pounding the same.
SEC. Sd. That any of the said animals 81
going at large ard taken Up by the Haywards
T o:aer Ieqrs"ns, shall be iEpoIpded IN any oil
the common OF" Town pounds in Eitchfield-
SEC. 4,h, That the Pound. Keeper receive
and keep all said creatures SO lawfully taken
and broughttu pound, aud provide for their
necessary TODD and water, while in pound. ano
he shall be allowed twelve cents a day tor
Horse kind, Asses, Mules. Neat Cattle and
Swine each, antfthree csats for Sheep and one
Gel" for Geese, each, per day and the pound,
age and expenses shall be paid by the own er
or ow0ers, possessnr or posse ssors OF the crea.
lures so mpounded, in addition to the penalty
by the second section.
/, SEC 5ih The owner 0r owners, possessor
or possessors Of any creatures so lawfully irls
pounded shall not redeem the same out OF the
pound until they have paid the pound keeper
his lawful ponndage fees, AMI expenses Of pro
viding food apd water for such creaures while
in pound, and the lawful penalty imposed BY
the section, t. the tIaywards or impounders.
Provided. The owner or possessor may take
the same from pound by writ OF tepIevin.
SIC. 9th, When any Hayward or other per-
son shall have impounded any If the 6, eat gGes
aforesaid, he sEall give notice thereof within
twenty four hours, if the owner or owners,
possessOr or possessors thereof be known. and
Tor the neglect thereof. he shall forfeit the
saIn Of twenty FIVE ce9ts, per head for every
beast Or creature by him impo1sndps. and The
s me for every day, after the first day he snail
neg lect to give notice, as afo' esad, for the
use Of the, t.oNner 9r ,possessors thereof who
shall recover The penalty by any proper. action,
and shall pay all Necessary expenses TO the
Pound Keeper providing such creatures with
IOOu ANU WAlete Z
Sec. 7th. lfthe owner or owners. possessor
or possessors Of any creature, 50 impounded,
shall refuse or neglect to replevyor otherwise
lawfully take them out for the period OF twen>
ty days after notice they areso ilnpounded the
Hayward or peIaon imponnding, OF Pound
Keeper. shalt apply to some cons. able of the
Town Of Li:ch6elG. who shall M t!fy the own
er or owners. possessor or possesdrs, Of The
time and place OF sale of such creatures with.
IN said Town, which notice shall not be more
than eight day s. nor less than f0e. before the
time of sale, and shall at Ssh time and place
BY him appointed. sell so many OF such crea~
tcres At Public Auction, as may be necessary
TO pay the, penalties incurred by this By Law
add the ponndage. the expense Of keeping and
selling such cteatures-snd the re mainder not
sold, such constable shall return to the owner
or owners, possessor nr possessors, or it,on the
sale of any part thereof. ihere be any balance
of the avails thereof in his hands, he shall pay
the same to such ownek o. owners preseason
or pnssessors, and suGh sale shalt be made
within ten days after application 10 the Cog
stable, aforesaid :.
VoTED.-That these BY Laws be ub' ished
in the Newspapers printed in this Town.
Attest.
SAM'LP. BoLLEs, Town Clerk.