The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-18
Important Law to the Farmers Of
Seneca County.
AN ACT
To rc'irais from running a. large certain

i AN ACT
To restraia from running At large certain
animals therein named.
SEcrioS /. BE dendcfcd 6y ils Gen
ira! 4 scnbly Of tie State of Ohio, That
Il shall be unlawful for any person or
persons, being the owner, or having the
charge Of any horses, mules, cattle.
sheep, goats, swine, OF geese, to suffer the
same TO run at large in any public road
or highway, or in any street, lane or alley,
or upon any uuincloscd land in the state
lot Ohio, or cause such animals to be
herdCd, kept, or detained for the nurrnse
'of grozing the same on premises other
!. Than those owned or occupicd By the
owner or keeper Of such animals, cxcept
as hereinafter provided; and any person
violating the provisions Of this act, shall
lorioiLand pay for every such violation,
as penalty therefor, not less than one
dollar, nor more than FIVE dollars; con.
tiuucd violation, altcr notice or prOsecu.
ton, shall be held to be an additional of.
iense for each and every day of su.h con-
| tiuuance.
Src. 9. That general permission may
be granted by the commissioners of any
county, for any animal named in the first
section OF this act, to run at large iu their
respective counties, aud in counties
where there is no general permission,
tcwnsdip trustees may grant special per.
mts, aud such permission, whether ecu.
oTal or special, shall terminate on tho
first Monday Of March in each and every
yeari aud such special permits shall b.
revokablc at the discretion Of The town
ship trustees, upon three days notice in
writing to the owner Of such animal, aud
such special permits shall be directed TO
individuals, and FOR particular animals
described therein.
SEC. 3. That all suits TO recover the
penalties provided for in this act, shall be
brought in tho name Of the State OF Ohio,
on complaint ol any person fcchug az.
gricvcd, before any Justice Of the peace,
or other court having jurisdiction, where
the oltensc is committed, and III, party
offending shall, on conviction, pay the
amount of penalties adjulged, with costs.
All moneys collected as penalties, by
virtue Of this act, shall bj paid into the
treasury Of the township where the Of
tense was committed, for the use Of com.
mon schools therein.
SEc. 4. That no prosecution shall be
commcuccd 10 recover the pchaitics
named in the first section of this act,
until at least one days notice shall have
been given to the owner or person hay
ug charge ol such animal, as the case
may be, and il shal! be sufficient de-
Tense to such prosecution, to show that
-ch animal was at large without the
knowledge Of such owner or keeper, aud
without fault of his.
SEc B. That the owner, or any pcr.
son heving in charge any animal do.
scribcd in this act, allowing the same To
run at large in violation of this act. shall
be liable for all damages done by said
animals upon the premises of another,
without reference 10 tho fence which may
inclosc said premises; provided that moth.
ing in this act shall be so construed as
to render any owner, or keeper of any
OF the animals mentioned in the first sec.
ton Of this act, liabls for damages urls.
in. to any railroad.
SEc. 6. That any person finding any
animals mentioned in this act at larnc,
contrary to its provisions, may, and any
constable or marshal OF any city or in.
corporated village, on views or inlorma
tion, shall take up and confine the same
forthwith, giving notice thereof TO the
owner, it known, and il not known, by
posting notices describing such animals
therein, in at least three public pl, cos
within the township; and if the owner
does not appear and claim his property,
and pay all charges for taking up, adver-|
tising and keeping the same, within ten
days from the date of said notices, the
said animals may be proceeded with un-
der the law then in force regulating
cstrays.
Src. 7. That the person or officer
taking up any such animals, shall be en-
titled to charge aud receive from the
owner Of such animals the following fees,
in addition to those authorized by the law
regulating cstrays, to wit:
For taking up aud advcr,isn. each
animal of the horse Wind, or mule, one
dollar; each head Of neat cattle, seventy.
five cents; each swine, fifty cents; each
sheep or goose, twenty-five cents; aud
also reasonable pay for Keeping the same.
SEC. 8. That the plural number used
in this Urt, naming the animals TO be pro.
hibitod from running at large, and the
word "animals," wherever used herein,
shall b. understood aud held to app y us
well in the singular us plural numb Ter,
and the word "pcrson" aud 'persons,"
shall apply to both natural aud artificial
persons.