The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-05-13
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An act to Regulate the Taking up and
Disposition of Estrays fnG TO. E.cp, al
Conti avc:ing cts.
Be 1t enrcted By the L 9islature o. tie
State IF Minnesota.
Sec. l. That any person who shall take
up any estray horse, mule, ass, neat cattle,
hog, sheep or goat, or who shall have at any
time upon his enclosed land an es,ray horse,
mule, ass, neat cattle. hog, sheep or goat,
sh all within five days thereafter advertise
the same by posting up in writing in three
Of the most public places in the town where
such estray was taken up or found, giving, a
particular description Of such estray, its age
color, and marks natural and artificial as
near ms may be together with the name and
place Of the residence Of the taker up or
finder Of such estray.
Sec 2. II within ten days after such notice
Of the taking up or find ng the owner shall
not have claimed such estray and have paid
all reasonable charges and images which
the taker up or finder may have sustained
by reason ofany depredations committed by
such estray upon the crops growing or 9th
erwi<e on the enclosed land OF the taker up
or finder shall file with the clerk of the
town where such estray was taken up or
found notice in writing containing the
name and place of abode Of such person,
and also the age. color and marks, natural
and artificial, Of such estray, Us near as may
b.
Sec. 3. The town clerk shall upon receipt
Of thu notice as required in the preceding
section enter the same at large in book to
be provided by him for that purpose, for
which entry he shall receive ten cents each
for all horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, and
five cents each for all hogs, sheep and goats
to be paid by the person delivering the no.
|tice.
Sec. 4, The taker up or finder shall with
in ten days after the taking up or finding
such estray notify two Of the fence viewers
Of the town wherein such estray was taken
up or found, who shall! Immediately proceed
TO the place where such estray is kept and
shall then appraise the value Of such estray
and also all damages which the taker up or
findcr may have sustained by reason of dep
relations committed by such estray as b.
fore stated in section two Of this act and
shall certify in writing to the taker up or
finder the value Of such essray, together
with the damages which such estray may
have committed as before stated.
Sec. 5. Any person upon whose enclosed
land and such horse, mule, ass neat cattle,
hog sheep or goat may come, or VINO shall
have taken up any Of the above named AMI
mails and shall neglect to post up notices as
before required in section one Of this act, or
who shall neg!cc, to file the notice with tho
town clerk as required by this act he shall
be subject to L fine Of no, less than five nor
more than fifty dollars, to be sued for and
collected by any person asgrieved before any
Justice OF the Peace o: the proper county
and shall be prccluded from all the benefits
Of this act, aud from all claim to damages o:
compensation for keeping such estray.
Sec 6. The person delivering the notice
shall be entitled to receive therefor ten cents
each for all horses, mules, asses or neat
cattle. and FIVE cents each for all hogs, sheep
or goats, described therein and he may de-
tain such cstray until The owner Thereof
shall appear and pay such fees toge her witt
the fees paid or due the clerk, or which hi
may have paid or which may lie due thu
fence viewers or Supervisors and all damAg
es and reasonable compensation for keepin:
and advertising such estray.
Sec 7. When the value Of such estray up
praised as provided for in this act shall ex
coed the sum OF twenty five dollars and tn
owner shall not have claimed suck est,a,
} and paid the charges and damages as aboy
/ required within thirty days from tho tim
of bling the notice with the town clerk a
, required by this act, then the person detain
, ing such e.tray shall advertise in ncwspa
per Of the coupty. il t,e'e be one, il not; ii
paper within the State published Deares
thereto, and the town clerk shall forwar
to the publisher copy Of the registry there
, 'of marked outside " es.ray papers
, together with = fee Of one Collar and fit,
: Icents, which shalt h advanced by the keep
) ,er Of the ssirsy and ont Of which the post
age shall he paid, which shall also Be : Iega
charge against suc!, estray.
Sec. 8 II any person claiming the owser
ship Of such essrsy. when the taksr Up shall
have complied with the forgoing provision
of this ac., shall! drive away or cause to b
driven sway from the place where such Is
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