The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-19
70 the qualified ect0rs ~ the
1OuAuy III Tam0 am0 0ta.e
Of Iowa.

A. regular meeting OF the Board OF super
visions Of said ccInty CT Tama, began and
held NJ the Court house in Toledo in salt
county On the LIST Monday in June A. Il.
ls6, = resolution was adopted ard AZ order
made that n, the General election ,o lie held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
Of November IN the year 1864, there shall
lie submitted to the legal voters of said
county the proposition whether swine md
sheep shnli be permitted 10 run at large in
said county and ssid question shall be ct !, Ell
as follows
Sec. l. That every cvner Of rw;uc aud
sheep shall restrain. them from running a:
large in Tau,a county in tie State II IOWA
and in tho even: CT u failure SO 10 do. tie
| owner W owners t.e,cc. shHil ic .'ahie for
any damage ione w ssi swine or .i:s.., 10
| be recovered y, ~ action Of tree ,ass Is 10
party injured, or the party ;n.urcd r,sy
elect to distrain be swine a,a sh1e, dainr
damage as provided in cases OF ,rcspassins
auins!s in Ehap ~ D: tide Revision 0! 1850
Of the laws OF the State Of iowa
See. = That any person may take rosscs.
sion Of any swirc or sheep rnnninGst large
in said county 10 shall lave power an:
il is hereby msle his duty 70 sell suen
swine or SHEEP at public suc.ion 10 rs
highest bidder for cash, upon giving ten
days notice Of the ,ime All pace 81 saie b.
posting up written or printed NOTICES N
three or moro public places n the .cvnenlr
were such sheep or sw;ur were found sun-
ming ~ large the proceeds Of which 6
after the payment of CT sis aah charges Of
keeping, shall lie phi! into the county Jres-
sury. 10 he applied u tie use of.he county,
until legal proofbe made TO the Board ~
Supervisors .. said county by the pers a
or persons claiming such property to i,c his
n thoira syhprpupnu 10 Rnnr} IF
visors shall order said amount to be paid
| out ofany money in the hands Of The Trea-
surer not o,her~ise appropriated provided
that Il tho owner or any person for him shall
IN or before the day Of sale ray the costs 4
charges thus made, The constable is hereby
required 10 release said sheep or swine to
II. person making such application nro,
satisfactory proof by written affidavit being
made Of such ownership.
Sec. 3. The fees of the constable shall ~
the same as upon sale of like property on
execution and the cost, and expenses Of
keeping settled in the same manner az in
ease Of es,rays.
And il was further ordered thst saiJ
question shall be taken in the following torn
to.wk:
Those voting in favor Of said proposition
and law fer restraining swine and sheep
from running at large shall haze printed Or
written on their ballots the words
''For restraining swine and sheep
end those voting against such proposition, or
law shall have printed or written en- their
ballots the words
against restraining swine and sheep.
And i, was further ordered that said cleo
ton shall be held by the same officers and
the returns thereof shall be made and can
vassed in the same manner and within the
same time as il now provided by law in tho
oa.o Of General c!nctions in ell respects. And
when said scsnvass shall be had, should
the e have been majority Of votes cast In
favor Of the proposition and law Tor restrain
ing swine aud sheep from running at large.
the said law shall take elect and be in force
from and after eight months from the date
ofsaid canvass and that notice thereof be
given os provided by law.
In witness whereof the said board AZ Su-
rervisnrs did cause this proclamation TO be
signed by the Chairman and clerk thereof
and tho seal Of the said county of Tans 70 Ia
heranto affixed 1T Tuleao the 9th day Of june
A. b. 1854.
r. a. HALL Chairman.
---- DAVID y. APPELGATE,
Seal Clerk.