Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-11-17
The Law in Relation to strays. who nay sake
Up Strays.

SECTION T. No person shall take up a stray,
except horses or mules unless such person shall
be at the time a resident of the same town
wherein such stray shall be found, nor unless
such stray shall be found upon the lands oyn-
ed or occupied by the finder,
Within what time notice to be given to own
err:
Sec O. Any person taking up stray, shall.
within seven days thereafter, notify the owner
thereof, if to him known, and request such
owner 10 pay all reasonable charges and take
such stray away.
How notice TO be given il owner OF stray IS
unknown:
Sec. 8. If the owner Of any stray be ms
know, the finder shall, within ten days after
taking up The same, file notice thereof with
town clerk of the town, and il the stray or
strays so taken up are of the value ofless 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
so taken up are of the value of more than five
dollars, he shall cause such notice to be pub
.ished in some newspaper of the county, for
four weeks successivelyi all said
notices shall contain a brief description of the
stray; describing the same by giving marks,
natural and artificial, 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.
When value Of stray TO be appraised:
Sec. 4. Every finder cf stray or strays
which when taken up are of the value of ten
dollars or more, shall, within ole moath after
taking up she same, pi ocure an appraisal there
! of by a Justice of the peace of his town, whsch
appraisai shall be certified TO by such justice,
and within the time before mentioned, hle1 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 ev-
ery mile necessarily travelled in such service.
Owner may have stray returned withln one
year:
Sec. S. 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 make out
1 his right thereto, he shall have such stray re-
stored 10 him. upon paying aillawiul charges
which have been incurred in relation 10 the
same.
/ If owner and finder cannot agree upon amount
Of charges, justice shall settle the same:
Sec. q. Ifthe owner and finder cannot agree
upon the amount Of such charges, or for the
use of such stray, either party may maize ap-
plicatioa to any Justice Of the peace in any
town where such stray was takeI up TO settle
the same, and the party making such applica.
ton shall give notice thereof TO the other par
ty; and il any amount shall be found due to tht
finder BY the said justice, over the value Of thu
use of such stray, the same shall be lien Of
said stray until paid by the owner, and I'M
cost of such adjudication shall abide the deris.
ion of the justice.
How stray to be disposed Of when owneg doe
not appear:
81 Sec. I. 1.-THE owner Or person entitled {
the possession Of any stray shall not appea