The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-15
Stray INV.

SECTION l. No person shall take up anv straw
except horses and mules, unless such person shall
be at the time resident of the same town wherein
such stray shall be found, unless such stray
ehall be found upon the lands owned or occupied
by the finder.
SEc.2 Amy person taking up STRAY shall with
in seven days thereafter, notify The owner thereof
if 10 him known, and request such owner to nav
all reasonable charges and take such stray away
SEC. If the owner Of any stray be unknown
the Under shall, within ten days after taking IN
the same, file notice thereof with the town clerk
OF the town, and If the stray strays SO taken M
are OF the value of less than five dollars he shall
also post up notices ofthe taking up of such stray
in two or more public places in SUCH town; but if
the stray or stTays taken up are of the value of
more than hve dollars, he shall eau such notice
to be published in some newspaper of the county
for four weeks excessively IF there be none then
by posting up written notices in three of tie most
public places in the county; all said notices shall
contain a brief description of the stray describA
ing the same by giving marks, natural ana arti>
fetal, as near as practicable, the name and resi-
dence Of the finder, and as near as NAV be- the
time at which the same was taken up, the said
town CLERK shall transmit copy of such notice to
the clerk Of the board of county supervisors
SEC. 1. Every finder of stray or strays W hicb
when taken up are of the value of ten dollars or
more, shall within one month after taking up the
same, procure IN appraisal thereof by Justice
OF the peace Of his own 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 he shall pay to such
justice fifty cents for such appraisal and certificate
and six cents for every mile necessarily travelled
in such service.
SEC D. Ii the owner Or person entitled to the
possession OF any stray, shall appear ut any time
within one year after the notice is filed with the
town clerk as aforesaid, and make out his right
thereto, he shall have such stray restored to him,
upon paying oil lawful charges which have been
incurred in relation to the same
SEC. 3. IT the owner and the finder of any stray
cannot agree upon the amount 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
| amount shall be found due to the finder by the
said justice, over the value of the use of such stray
the same shall be lan on said stray until paid
by the owner, and the costs of such adjudication
shall sblde the decision Of the justice.
SEC T. If the owner or person entitled to the
possession of any stray shall not appear and make
out his title thereto, and pay the charges thereon
within one year from the time the notice is filed
with the town clerk as aforesaid and if such stray
shall not have been appraised at q greater value
than ten dollars the fnder shall have a perfect III
tie to the same but the appraised value ofsuch
| stray shall have been adjudged TO be more than
ten dollars, provided in the 4th section of this
chapter, such stray shall be sold by the request of
the hnder, by any constable of the town, at public
auction. upon first giving public notice thereofin
writing, by posting up the same in three of The
most public places in such town, at least ten dave
| before such sale and the finder may bid therefor
at such sale and after deducting all the lawful
| charges OF the finder aforesaid and the fees of
/ the constable which shall be the same as upon AZ
sale on an execution, one half of the remainig pros
ceeds OF such sale shall be deposited in tue treas
ury of the town, to be disposed of in such 4nanDer
as the town may direct and thh other half shall
| belong to the finder
! SEC, ). If any person shall, without the con.
sent OF the Under, take away my stray taken up
pursuant 10 the provisions of this chapter without
first paying ell the lawful charges incurred in res
lation to the same he shall be liable to the finder
| for the value of such stray.
| SEC 9. If the finder of any stray shall neglect
to cause the same to be advertised, or 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 ten dollars or more or if he shall
neglect to perform any of the duties required of
nm In this chapter, he shall be precluded from
acquiring any right OF property in such stray by
| the provisions OF this chapter or receiving any
damages OF charges for keeping the