The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-19

At : regular meeting Of the Board Of Super.
visors Of said county Of 1ana, beg4n and
held 1T the Court house in Toledo In said
county en- the lst Monday in June A. y.
1864 resolution was adopted and an order
made that Atthe General cleetiOs 10 he hell
on the Tuesday next after the first Nonday
Of November in the year lsai, thnrc shall
be submitted to the legal voters Of said
county the proposition whether swine aud
sheep shall be permitted to run ~ large in
said county and said quest ion shall be stat ed
az follows
Sec. l. That every owner Of swine and
sheep SHALL restrain tlem f.om running ~
large In lama county In thesStatt Of Iowa.
and in the event Of failure SO ~ do, the
owner or owncrs thereof sl.Hl te l'ahle for
any damage dose by said swine or thSep. TO
he recovered BY an action Of trespass hy the
party injured, or the party injured may
elect to distrain the swine'and SHEEP doing
| damage as provided In cases Of trespassinE
animals in Chap u o.. the Revision Of 1860
Of the laws Of The state Of Iowa.
Sec. That any person may take possess
sion Of any swi Inc or sheep running at large
j, is hereby msde his duty to eel! ouch
swine or sheep a, public auction TO trs
highest bidder for cash, upon giving ten
lays notice Of the time and place o. sale hy
| posting up written ar printed notices in
three or moro public places in the TOW nship
we're such sheep or swine were found r,.:
ming At large the proceeds OF which sac.
after the payment Of costs aud charges of
keeping, shall be paid into the county Trea
snrv, 10 be applied t. the. use oflhe, county
unit! legal PROFILE made 10 TIE board 81
Supervisors Of said county Wy the person
or persons claiming such irarerty 10 he hs
~.
visors shall order said amo.ns 10 h. paid
out Of any money in the hauis Of the Trc.-
snrer not Otherwise appropriated provided
chat ii the owner r my person fov him 81 ail
on or before heday IT sale ray the cOeta *
charges thus made, the constable is hereby
required to release said sheep or swine to
the person making such application npo
satisfactory proof by written affidavit being
made of such ownership.
Sec 3. The fees Of The constable sh@ltho
the same as upon sale OF like property on.
execution and the cost. and expenses Of
keeping settled in the same manner as in
case Of estrays. az -
And it was further. ordetsa that said
question shall be taken IN the following torn
To. Wit:
Those voting in favor Of said proposition
and Inv for restraining swine and 81 cep.
from running n, large shalt haze srsiu.Sd Or
written on their ballots the words
x, 'For restraining swine and ,shfep.L
and those voting against such proposito, or
law shall have printed or written On their
ballots the words 1; f.+f a.. -
against restraining swine and sheep"
And il was further ordered that said cleo
ton shall be,Acid ~ the same officers and
the returns thereof shall be ade and can
vassed In Tie came mshnef and viGhix the
same time NJ is now provided by law in tho
casc Of General elections in slleTeapgW And
when said canvass shall be had, sbopll
the e have been a majority Of votes cast sfp
favor Oft the proposition aud law fprrasttsin-
ing swine and sheep from running at large.
'the said law shalliake effect and BE In force
from and after eight months from the date
ofssid canvass and that notice thereof be
yiveds las proSidcd by law. ~ VI Or
In winners whereof the said board II su-
perviaors did cause this proclamation to be
signed BY the Chairman and itferk thereof
and the seal Of the said county ,of Tama TO b.
hernnto affixed at Toledo the 9Th day Of juno
A. D.lSGt. 4
Il. A. HALL. Chairman. a..
-- DAVID d. APPRECIATE,
Seal Clerk.