Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-11-17
STRAY LAW.


pied by the finder.
Any person taking up a stray,
shall within seven days thereafter, notify
the owner thereof, if 10 him known, and
/ request such owner 10 pay all reasonable
/ charges, and take such stray away
II the owner Of any stray be un-
I known, the finder shall, within ten DAYS
after taking up the same, file a 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
I shall also post up notices Of the taking up
/ OF such stray, IN two or more public pla-
! ces IN such town, bat if the stray or slrays
! 50 taken up are Of the value Of more than
tiF1 dollars, he shall cause such notice 10
+ be published in some newspaper in the
county, for four weeks suCcessively, if one
( be printed therein, if there be none, then
by posting up written notices in three of
of the most public places in the county
ali said notices shall contain description
Of the stray, describing the same by Civ
ing marks, natural and artificial as near
/ as practicable, The name and residence of
lha- finder. and as near as may be, the
time a. which the same was taken up: the
SAID town clerk shall transmit a copy Of
every such notice to the clerk OF the
board of county SUPERVISORS.
!. livery finder Of u stray or strays,
winch. when taken up, are OF the value
. OF ten dollars or more, shall. within one
month after taking up the same, procure
an appraisal thereof by justice Of the
peace OF his town, which appraisal shall
BE- certified TO by such justice, and within
The time before mentioned, filed IN the
Office of the town clerk Of such town and
n: shall pay 10 such Justice fifty cents for
such appraisal and certificate, and SIX
cents for every mile necessarily travelled
J., such service.
D II The owner, or person entitled
10 ll- possession Of any stray shall appear
a. any time within oae year after the
notice is filed win the town clerk as
aforesaid, aud make out his right thereto,
he shall have such stray restored 10 hin,
upon paying all lawful charges which
uaya been incurred in relation to the
same.
6, If the owner and the finder Of any
stray cannot agree upon the amount o.
s1cl charges, or for the use Of sG:h stray
( auhnr Plrty May make npPiseas1oll - amy
/ lasl.e OF the peace Of the town where
sael stray was taken up, to settle the same
aud the party making such application
-s.,,I .,.,-.t ,,,rica 1har.of f., the Irhar nar-
. T. and il any amount shall be found due
/ lo the finder by ih sand justice, over the
yaiue Of The use Of such stray the same
snail be lien on said stray until paid by
the owner, aud the costs OF sucn adlucdi;-
ALTON shall abide by tae decision ot the
ius..,,.
If The owner or narson entitled 10
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pear and max. ON his rtla thereto. ana
+ n+y tb. cbarr.s thereon within one wear
. from the tI,ua the notice IS filed with the
town clerk. as aforesaid. and # such stray
shall not have been appraised at q Great
+ ar value than ten dollars. lhe finder shall
j have n p.rr.s.i nile toih same. bat if
F lH4, a0-,rasssI y-tl1a oe such stray shall
+ INV, BEEN a.IlY.!rsd 10 Be more than ten
+ f,iG2-s. as 0r1viI-I In the fogrtb saetio,
+ IF fhis cha3,sr. such stray shall be sold
~ fba request Of the finder. bv any con-
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f,r~r riyinr nnhIir notice thereof in writ
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