Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-23
Tho Estray Bill.

he following Is the form In which the bill
regarding estrays passed the Legislature:
A Bill 70 restrain from running at large Ger
tain animals therein named.
SECTION |. Be it enacted BY the Central
assembly cfthe State Of Ohio, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons being
the owner, Or having the charge ofany horses,
mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine Or 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 unenclosed land in the State of
Ohio, except as hereinafter provided; and
any person violating the provisions of this act,
shall forfeit and pay for every such violation,
as penalty therefor, not less than one dollar,
nor more than five dollars; continued viola
ZION, after notice or prosecution, shall be held
to be All additional otfense for each and every
day of such continuance.
Sec. 2 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 in their respective
counties; and in counties where there is no
general permission, township trustees may
grant special PERMITS and such permits. wheth-
er general Or special, shall be revocable at the
discretion Of the township trustees, upon three
days notice, in writing, to the owner of such
an animal; and such special permits shall be
directed to individuals, and for particular ami
mails described therein
Sec. g. That all suits to recover the penal
ties provided for in this act, shall be brought
in the name Of the State of Ohio, on com.
plant of any person feeling aggrieved, before
any justice of the peace or other court, hav-
ing jurisdiction where the offense IS commit
ted, and the party offending shall, on convic-
ton, pay the amount of penalties adudged,
with costs. All moneys collected as penal
ties, by virtue of this act, shall be paid into
the treasury of the township where the ofense
was committed, for the use of common schools
therein.
Sec. d. That no prosecution shall be COM
menced to recover the penalties named in the
first section ofthis act until at least one days
notice shall have been given to the owner or
person having charge Of such animal, as the
case may be, and it shall be sufficient de-
fense to such prosecution, to show that such
animal was at large without the knowledge Of
such owner or keeper, and without fault Of his
Sec. 5. That the owner OF person having
in charge any animal described 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 the fence which
may enclose said premises; provided that no.
thing in this act shall be so construed as to
render any person liable for damages arising
upon any railroad unless said railroad shall
be securely fenced, or unless said damages
shall arise at point where said railroad can
not be enclosed.
Sec 6. That any person finding any AMI.
mails mentioned in this act at large, contrary
ITO Its provisions, may, and any constable OF
marshal Of any city or incorporated village,
on view or information, shall take up and
confne the same forthwith, giving notice there.
Of to the owner, if known, and if not known,
by posting notices describing such animals
therein, in at least three public places within
the township; and if the owner does not ap
pear and claim his property, and pay al
charges for taking up, advertising and keep.
ing the same, within ten days from the date oi
said notices, the said animals may be proceed.
ed with under the law then in force regulating
estrays.
Sec. Z That the person. or officer taking up
any such animals shall be entitled to charge
and receive from the owner of such animals
the following fees, in addition to those author
lied by the law regulating estrays, to-wit: For
taking up and advertising each animal of the
horse kind, or mule, one dollar; each head oi
neat cattle, seventy-fve cents; each swine,
fifty cents; each sheep or goose, twenty-five
cents; and also reasonable pay for keeping
the same. + p"
Sec. 8; That the plural number used in this
act, naming the animals to be prohibited from
running at large, and the word animals,