Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-11-07
STRAY Law.

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Except horses and mules, unless such per-
son shall be at the time a resident Of the
same town wherein such stray shall be
found. nor unless such stray shall be found
Iupon the lands owned or occupied by the
finder.
s 2. Any person taking up a stray, shall
within seven DAYS thereafter, notify the
Owner thereof. if to him known, and re-
Iquest such owner TO pay all reasonable
charges, and take such stray away.
S 3. If the owner of any stray be I'M
known. the finder shall, within ten days
,fter taking up The SAM, file a notice there
|of, with the town clerk of the town, and if
Ithe stray or straes so aiken up are Of the
value Of less than five dollars, be shall also
post up notices Of the taking up of such
stray, in two or more public places IN such
town, but if the ray or strays so taken up
are of the value Of more than Ave dollars,
he shall cause such notice to be published
IN some newspaper Of the county, for four
weeks successfully, if one be printed there
in. if there be none, then by posting up
written notices in three of the most public
places in the county; all said notices shall
I~contain a brief description of the stray, de
Iscrihing the same by giving marks, natural
and artificial, as near as practicable, the
name and resi- ience of the finder, and as
near As may be, the time at which the
same was taken mp; the sarl town clerk
SHALL transmit q ops Of every such notice
10 The clerk Of the board of county super
lvisots.
s 4. Every finder of a stray or straYs,
which, when taken up, are Of the value of
ten dollars o. more, shall, within one month
aft + taking up the same, procure an ap
.rsissI thereof by a justice Of the peace Of
his town, which appraisal shall b. certified
to by such Justice, and within The time be-
fore mentioned, filed in the office of the
town clerk Of such town; an he shall pay
to such %initice fifty cents for such appraisal
and certificate, and six cents for every
iniie necessarily travelled In such service.
5 5. Ii 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
max, out his right thereto, he shall have
Isleh stray restored to him, upon paving all
lawful charges which have been incurred
IN relation to the am
6. If the owner and the finder of any
stray cannot agree upon the mount ofsuch
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
.IarnouHt shall be found due to the finder by
the sai'! justice, over The value of the Use
of such stray the same shall be lien or said
stray aatiI paid by the owner, and the costs
# such adjudication SHALL abide the decision
OF the jasuce.
s I. If ehe owne or person entitled TO
1.-The possession of any stray, hall not appear
and make out his title thereto, aud pay
the charges thereon within one year from
the time the notice i lied with the town
clerk, as aforesaid, and if such stray shall
mot have been appraised at a greater value
thtu ten dollars, the hnaef sno'! have a
perfect title to the same: but if the ap-
Epraised value of such stray shall have been
IadiuIged to be mJre than ten dollars, as
provided in the fourth section of this chap
ter, such stray shall be sold At the request
of the finder, BY any constable Of the town,
pubic auction, upon first giving public
~notice thereof il writing, by posting up
the same in three of the most public
places in such town, at least ten days be-
fore such sale, and the finder may bid
therefor at such sale; and after deducting
all lawful charges of the fin Ter as aforesaid,
and the fees of the constable, which shall
he the same as upon a sale of an execution,
one halt Of the remaining proceeds OF such
sale shall be deposited in the treasury OF
the town, to be disposed of in such man
ner as the Town may direct, and The other
half shall belong TO the finder.
s 8. If ans person shall, without the
l%consent Of The finder, take away any stray
taken up pursuant to tie provisions OF this
lchapter, without first paying all the lawful
charges incurred in relation to the same,
he shall be liable to the finder for the val
ne Of such stray.
8. If The finder of any stray shall neg
lect 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
any stray which shall be of the value OF
ben dollars or mo,e. or if he shall neglect
to perform any of the duties required OF
han in this chapter, he shall be precluded
from acquiring any right OF property IN
such stray, by the provisions Of this chap
ter, or receiving any damages or charges
for keeping the same.-[R. 5. P. 249-
25l.
Blank FERNS.
Notice to be Delivered to I1oaon CLERK
'Ib. Persons keeDin0 StrQQS.-R. S. D