Freeman's champion., 1858-02-11
Anl.ActI
E@iiIeda an Aa to0 proyide .for1 tile
regulation Of the running al large Of
S~ine. NF

BE Il enacted, BY Tie Governor and
.Legislative AssembH Of Me Territory
Af RdnsGs, as JolIoics; "O wy Z. ~
See. | That all persons residing
in the Territory of Kanzas, and own;
ing swine in said Territory, from and
after the lst day Of April, A. d. 1858,
shall keep said swine from running
Jat large on the commons in said Ter
ritory.
!, Sec.l2. If any swine shall be suf-
fered to run at large upon the com,
mons in said Territory, and shall
trespass upon the land of any person
or persons, the owner of such swine
shall be liable for all damages, the
owner of such land may sustain by
reason Of such trespass.
SEC. 3. Such damages shall be re-
coverable in civil action before any
Justice ofthe Peace Of the proper
township. #at.
Sec. 4. If any swine shall be
found running at large upon the com
mons in said Territory, after the first
day of,April, A. D. 1858, it shall be
lawful for any person to tale up suca
swine as estrays.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the
person or persons taking up any
swine under the provisions ofthis act
within three days after such taking
up, to post up at least three written
or printed notices of the said taking
up, with a description of such swine
SO taken up, in thre OF the most pub
lie places in the township in which
said swine may have been taken up;
and shall file copy Of said notice
with one of the Justices of the Peace
in said township, and shall certify
under oath the same to be q true de-
scription of the swine taken up by
him. " ,"'
Sec. 6. The person or persons ia
king up such swine under the provis.
ions of this act, shall be allowed
twenty-five cents for each swine so ia.
ken up, reasonable compensation
for taking care of the same.
Sec. 7. Ifany swine shall be ia
ken up under the provisions of act,
and the owner OF the same shall with.
in thirty days of the said taking up,
prove the same to be his, and shall
pay the charges on the ,ame, he shall
have possession Of the same.
Sec. s. lfthe owner Of any swine
taken up under the provisions Of this
act, shall fail or refuse to prove the
same to be his, or shall refuse to pay
the charges on the same, as provided
in this act, within thirty days after
the said swine shall have been taken
up, complete title shall vest absolute
ly ip the person or persons taking up
the same. Provided, Nothing in this
act shall be SO costrued as to prevent
any County in the Territory submit.
ing said question to the people fol
their rejection, by the application o
twelve freeholders to the commis'
sioners Of the proper County at any
regular session of said commission
ers. But no such vote shall be taker
at any other time than at a genera
, election. ..i..' tE..... "wI
Sec. g.. Beit farther enacted, tina
nothing herein contained shall be Sc
construed as to prevent drovers o
other persons from driving swine from
one place to another, the owners be
ing responsible for all damages tha
any person or persons may sustain
in consequence OF the driving ofsucl
swine. a
Sec. 10. All acts or parts of act
conflicting with this are hereby re
pealed.
This act to take effect and be il
force from and after the first day o