Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-12-04
The Law IN Relation to strays.

The Law IN Relation to Strays.
SECTION /. No person shall take up
any stray, except horses and mules, unless
such person shall be at the time a resident
Of the same town therein such stray shall
be found, nor unless such stray shall be
found upon the lands owned or occupied
ty the finder.
SECTION 2. Any person taking up a
stray shall within seven days thereafter, no
tify the owner thereof, if to him known,
and request such owner to pay all reason
able charges, and take such stray away.
SECTION 3. If the owner Of any stray
be unknown, the finder shall, within ten
days after taking 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, in two or more public places
in such town; but if the stray or strays 50
taken up arc 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 print
ed therein; if there be none, then by post
inc up written notices in three of the most
public places in the county; all said notices
shall c,,ntain brief description of the stray
describing the same BY giving marks, nat
uraI and artificial, as near as practicable,
the name and residence of the finder, and
as near as may be, the time at which the
same was taken up; the said town clerk
shall transmit copy Of every such notice
to the clerk of the board Of county super
visoFs.
SECTION 4. 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, pro-
cure an apprisal thereof by a justice Of the
peace Of bis town, which apprisal 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 he shall
pay to such justice fifty cents for such ap-
prisal and certificate and six cents for every
mile necessarily travelled in such service.
SECTION 5. If the owner or person en-
titled to tbs 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 ont his right thereto,
he shall have such stray restored to him,
upon paying all lawful charges wick have
been incurred in relation to the same.
SECTION 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 ap-
pIcation shall give notice thereof to the
other party; aad if any amount shall he
found due to the finder by the said Justiee,
over the value of the use OF such stray, the
same shall be lien on said stray until
paid bv the owner, and the costs Of such
adjudication shall abide the decision Of the
justice.
SECTION Z. If the owner or person en-
titled to the possession of any stray SHAFT
uot appear and make out his title thereto,
and pay the charges thereon, within one
vesr from the time the notice Is filed with
the town clerk as aforesaid, and if such
stray shall not have been appraised at
oreater value than ten dollars, the finder
shall have perfect title to the same; but
if the appraised value of such stray shall
have been adjudged to be more than ten
dollars, as provided in the fourth section
Of this chapter, such stray shall be sol at
the Yeagest Of lie finder, BY any constable
Of the town at public auction, upon first
giving pubic notice thereof in writing, by
posting up the same u three Of the most
public places in such town, at least ten
days before such sale, and the finder may
bid therefor at such sale; and after dedilc-
tine all the lawful charges ofthe finder as
aforesaid, ana the fees Of the constable,
which shall lie the same as upon 2 sale Oil
an execution, one half oftho remaining pro-
ceeds Of such sale shall be deposited IN the
treasury Of the town, to be disposed q y
such manner as the town may dirset, aud
the other half shall belong to the finder.
SEcrIoN 8. Ifany person shall, with
out the consent Of the finder, TAKE away
any stray taken up pursuant to the proyls-
ions Of this chapter, without first paying
III the lawful charges incurred IN relation
to the same be shall 10 liable to the finder
for the value Of such stray.
SEorlon 8. II the finder Of any stray
shall neglect to cause The same to be adver-
t;se,l. or a notice thereof to be posted up,
or If he shall neglect TO procure the appris-
al Of any~stray which shall be OF the value
Of ten dollars or more, Or i he shall neg
lect 10 perform any Of the duties required
Fl him III Ills chapter. he shall be p'eclu-
sled from acquiring any right q property
IL such stray by the provisions ofthis chap
lei, or receiving any damages o. charges
-. f,.e,,s,,or tlia same.