The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
DAVID d. APPELLATE, Clerk
To the qualified electors Of the
County Of sMnSa, Asld Asasc
Of Iowa.

Ataregular meeting Of the Board cf Super
yisors OF 80 i county Of Iama began and held
Mt the Court house in TOLEDO in said county
on the Is, Monday in June 4. y. 1864 r.so.
luton WAS adopted and an order made tina.
at the General election to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday OF No.
vember in the year 1861, there shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters of said county the
proposition Wheeler swine and sheep shat be
rermittc 10 run at large in said county and
said question shall be stated as follows:
See. /. That every owner Of swine and
sheep shall restrain them from running at
large in Tama county in the State Of lows.
and in the event Of failure so to do, the
owner or owner, thereof shall be liable for
any damage done by said swine or sheep, to
be recovered by an a:iiou Of trespass by the
party injured, or The party injured may elect
10 distrain the swine and sheep doing
damage rs provided in cases Of trcspassine
animals in Chap. 60 Of the Revision Of lsaO
of the laws of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. 2 That any person may take posses.
sion Of any swlne or sheep, running nj large
in said county who shah have power and il
liz hereby mad. his duty to sell such swine or
sheep Mt public auction to the hghcs. bi der
for cash, upon giving ten days notice of the
time and place Of sale hp posting up written
or printed notices in three or more public
places in the township where such swine or
sheep were ronnd running at large the pro
lceeds Of which sale, after the payment Of costs
and charges Of keeping, shall be paid into the
county Treasury, TO be applied to the use OF
the county, until legal proof be made 10 the
DO" I'd Of Supervisors Of SAID county by the
person or persons claiming such property to
he his or theirs, wherupon the Board Of
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paid out Of any money in the hands Of the
Treasurer not Otherwise appropriated, Pro-
vided that If the owner or any person for
him shall on or before the day Of sale pay
the costs and charges thus made, the con-
stable 10 hereby required to release said
sheep or swine to the person making such
upon satisfactory proofby written
affidavit being made of such ownership.
Sec. 3. The fees of the constable shall
be the same ~ upon safe Of like property
on execution, and the costs and expenses
of keeping settled in the same manner az
in case Of estrays.
And il was further ordered thnt said
question shall be taken in the following
form to-wlt:
Those voting in favor Of said proposition
and law for restraining swine and sheep
from running at large shall have printed
OF written Gu their ballots the words
Fer restraining srine and sheep"
and those voting against such proposition
or law shall have printed or written on
their ballots the words
"Iaainsi restraining swine and sheep.
ini ii WIS further ordered that said
election shall be held by the same officers
aad the returns thereof shall be made and
ranvassed ii the same manner and within
The same lime as il row provided by law
ii the case OF General elections in al re
4pects. Aud Nhen said canuass shall be
rad, should there have been q majority Of
votes cast in favor Of the proposition and
NV Tor restraining swine and sheep from
cunning Mt large the said law shall take
.ftoct a.d be in 70 CO from ana after eight
months from the dais Of said canvass and
hat notice thereof be given as provided
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In witness whereof the SAID board Of Su-
,ervisors did cause this proclamation to be
lgned by the Chairman and clerk thereof
md the seal Of the said county of Tama to
,e hereunto affixed at Toledo the 9th day
# June A. d. 1864.
Is. A, HALL. Chairman.
nAVID D.'APPELGATE, Clerk.
Seal
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