Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-04

81 Noperson shall take up any stray, ex-
cept horses and mules, unless such person
shall be at the time resident of the same
town wherein such stray shall be found,
nor unless such stray shall be found upou
the lands owned or occupied by the finder.
So Any person taking up a stray, shall
within seven days thereafter, notify thei
owner thereof, if to him known, and request
such owner to pay all reasonable charges,
and take such stray away.
So Iftheown of any stray be unknown,
the finder shall, within ten days after ia
king 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, he shall also post up
notices Of the taking up Of such stray, M
two or more public places in such town, but
if the stray or strays SO taken up are OF the
value of more than FIVE dollars, he shall
cause such notice to be published in some
newspaper Of the county, for four weeks
successfully, if one be printed therein, If
there be none, then by posting up written
notices in three of the most public places
in the county; all said notices shall contain
brief descript Of the stray; describing
the same by giving marks, natural and ar
tifcial, as near as practicable, the name
and residence Of the finder, and as near as
NAV be, the time at which the same was
taken up; the said town clerk shall trans
NIT copy Of every such notice to the clerk
of the board of county supervisors.
S4 Every finder of stray or strays,
which, when taken up, are of the value Of
ten dollars or more, shall, within one month
after taking up the same, procure an APP
praisal thereof by justice of the peace OF
his town, which appraisal shall be certified
to by such justice, and within the time be-
fore 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.
s 5 If the owner, or person entitled to
the possession Of any stray shall appear at
any time within one year after the notice
is filed with the town clerk as aforesaid, 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
5 6 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
party 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 find
er by the said justice, over the value of the
use of such stray, the same shall be a lien
on said stray until paid by the owner, and
the costs Of such adjudication shall abide
the decision of the justice
81 If the owner, or person entitled to
the possession Of any stray shall not appear
and make out his title thereto, and paw 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 greater value thanl
ten dollars, the finder shall have perfect
title to the same; but if the appraised val
lie of such stray shall have been adjudgedI
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 Of the town, at public auc-
ton, upon first giving 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 fin
der may bid therefor at such sale: and af-
ter deducting all the lawful charges of the
Under as aforesaid, and the fees of the con
stable, which shall be the same as upon a
sale on an execution, one half of the re-
naming proceeds of such sale shall be de-
posted in the treasury of the town, to be
disposed Of in such manner as the town
may direct, and the other half shall belong
to the finder.
5 8 If any person shall, without the CON
sent OF the finder, take away any stray ia
ken up pursuant to the provisions Of this
chapter, without first paying all the lawful
charges incurred in relation to the same.
ne shall be liable to the finder for the val
ue of such stray.
5 g If the finder of any stray shall neg
iect to cause the same to be advertised Or
a notice thereof to be posted up. or if he
shall neglect to procure the appraisal of a.
ny stray which shall be of the value Of ten
dollars or more, or if he shall NEGLECT to
perform any of the duties required of him
IN tins chapter, he shall be preeluded from
acquiring any right of property in such
stray, by the provisions of this chapter. or
receiving any damages or charges for keep
ing the same. R. s. p. 249-251.
Notice to be Delivered to 7o,on Clerk BAL
Persons keeping Strays. r. s. %. 249.
10 c. d., Town Clerk of the Town Of I
You will take notice, that on or aboutI
the day of rs one chestnut
horse, of the age of seven years, or therea-
bouts, and marked with star in his fore.
head, strayed upon my land, or, upon landI
occupied BY me, in the town Of and
now remains thereupon; and that reside
IN the said town of
Dated the day of ,ls5. A. 81
Notice to Be Posted up Of tqk5no M o
Stray. Sec 8.
NOTICE.
Taken up by the subscriber. resid;po IN
the town OF on land owned Tor oecu-
pled) by him in said town. on or about tba
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