The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-29
70 the qualified electors Of the
County Of ramR, and state
Of Iowa.

OF Iowa.
At regular meeting of the Board Of Super
visors Of - 4 county Ut TAma. began and he'll.
1t ID. ''oer '.sise n Io!elo in said count
on IN y. day IN June \ y. 1851 3 ~.
iu.i,a ga ,t.t9tet aud A. W'!er na.s, !.
II thu ce; erection - &c he'd ~:
rues.la, ncsi ser the nrs; in,..s..:
vemb.r ii, he oar 1864, these sh :. IL. ~
United to the legal voters Of said county ~
proposition whether swis,e and sheep shall h
permitted to run at large in said county nnu
said question shall be stated rs follows:
Sec l. That every owner Of swine and
aheep shall restrain them from runEi.g a.
large in T.ma county in the state Of lor.,
and in the event Of failure 50 to do, the
owner or owners thereof shall be liable for
any damage done by said swine or sheep, to
be recovered by an a,tiou Of trespass by the
party injured, or the party injured may cleo,
to distrain the swine and sheep doing
damage MS provided in cases OF trespassing
snimAls in Chap CO OF the Revision Of lSGi
Of tho laws of tho State Of Iowa.
Sec. 2 Th-' my person may take posses
sion Of any sn..e or sheep, running 81 iargs
IN sad e9un'.s who shan have power, and j,
is hereby mad. his day 70 sell such swine o.
Steep 81 public aactipa I. the highest bi des
for cash upen giving ten days notice Of tn.
time and place Of sale bp posting up written
or printaj n.'lces in three or more public
places in the township where such swine or
sheep were ,onhi runaings t large the pro
cecds VI which sale, sitter ne IN, ment OF costs
snd charges % kes ping, shall be paid ,ato the
county Treasury, 10 &c anpicd 70 the use .:
the county, until legal proof be mad. 10 the
Bo rd 0: Supervisors Of said county iy III,
person or persona claiming suck property te
te has theirs, WAerupon tAe Board uf
supervisors shall order said amount to &c
paid out CT sn. money in the hands of the
treasurer not Otherwise appropriated, Pro
riaei that Il the owner or any person for
him ahaii OF er before the dsy OF sale pay
the os,s and charges thus made the con.
stable is hereby required to release said
sheep or swine to the person making such
application upon satisfactory proofhy written
affidavit being made Of such ownership.
Aeo. g. The fees Of the constable shall
BE the same - upon sale Of like property
on execution, and the costs and expenses
Of keeping settled in the ssnc manner ~
In case Of es;rays
And il vas further ordered that said
question shsll be taken in tho following
form to-w,,:
Those voting III favor Of said proposition
and Ia. for les,rainiug swine and sheer
from running nj large shall have printed
1
or written on their ballots the words
"For restraining swine sni sheep, =
and those voting sgainst SUCH propostiei
or Law shall have printed Or written oU
their ballots the words
"Against restraining swine and sheep.
Anl it was further ordered that said
election shall be held BY the same officers
and the returns thereof shall be made ma
| canvassed in the same msnner aud within
the same lime az ia now provided by Law
| in the case Of General elections in III re
spects. And when said canvass shall b,
had should there have been a majority o
| votes cast in favor Of the proposition an,
Jaw for restraining swine and sheep from
running u large the ssia Law shall tax,
effect ard be in force from and after eigh
| moaths from the dat, Of said canvass nn,
that notice thereof be given % provide,
by law.
| In witness whereof the said hoard Of Su
| pervisors did cause this proclaim alton to b
signed by the Chairman and clerk thcreo
and the seal Of the said county Of Tam. /.
be hereunto affixed 1t Toledo the 9TH d.,
| Of Juno A. d. 1864.
| h. A, HALL. Chairman.
! nAVID D. APPELGATE, Clerk.