Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-05-20

! An Act.
To restrain from running large certain animals therein
named.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the OAi0, That il shall be un
lawful for any person or persons. being the
owner, or baving The charge Of any horses,
mules, cattle, sheep. goats, swine, or geese,
to sufter the same to run at large in any
public road or highway, or in any stree.,
lane or alley, or upon any uninclosed land
in the state of Ohio, or cause such animals
TO be herded, kept, or detained for the
purpose ofgrazing the same premises other
than those owned or occupied by the
owner or keeper of such animals, except as
hereinafter provided; and any person viola
ting tho provisions of this act, shall forfeit
and pay for ever such violation, as penal
~ therefor. not less than one dollar, nor
more than Eve dollars; continued violation,
after notice or prosecution, shall be held to
be an additional offence for each and every
day Of such continuance.
Sec. 2. That general permission may.
be granted by the commissioners of any
county, for aoy animal named 10 the 6rs,
section of this act. TO ron at large in their
respective counties, and in counties where
there is no general permission, township
trustees may grant special permits, and
such permission, whether general or special
shall terminate on the FIRST Monday b.
March in each and every year; and such
special permits shall be revokable, at the
discretion of the township trustees, upon
three days notice 10 writing TO the owner
of such animal. and such special permits
shall be directed to individuals, and par
Iicular animals described therein.
SEC 8 That all suits TO recover the
penalties provided for 10 this act, shall
be brought in the name OF the State of
Ohio. on complaint of any person feeling
nggrieved, before any justice of the peace,
or other court having Jurisdiction, where
the offense is committed. and the party
offending shall, on conviction, pay the
amount of penalties sdjudged, with costs
All moneys collected as penalties, by vir.
tue of this act, shall be paid into the
treasury Of the township where the offense
was committed, Cor the nse Of common
schools therein.
SEC. 4. That no prosecution shall be
commenced 20 recover the peusllies named
in the first section Of this ac,, un il 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 II
shah be sufficient defense to such prose.
culion, to show that such animal was ct
large without the knowledge OF such owner
or keeper, and without fault OF his
Sec. 5. That the owner, or any person
having III charge any animal described 10
IBIS act, shall be liable for oil damages
doHe by sisd animals npon the premises OF
another, without reference to the fence
which may inclose said premises; provide d
that nothing in This act shall be SO con.
s'rued as 10 render any owoer, or keeper OF
any OF the animals mentioned 10 the 6rst
section OF tbi, act, liable for damages
arising TO any railroad.
SEC. That any person finding any On.
'mais mentioned 10 this act at large, con.
wary TO its provisions, may, and any con.
stable or marshal Of any city or iucorpora.
ted village. on view or information. shall
'ske up and confne the same forthwith.
giving notice thereof TO the owner, if known
and u not known. by posting notices des.
crl6iDg such animal therein, 10 at least
three pnblie places within the township |;
and IL the owner does no. appear and claim
bis property. and pay all charges for taking
up, advertising and keeping the. same.
within ten days from the date Of said no.
tices, the said animals may be proceeded
with under the law then 10 force regulating
sstrayE
SEc- 7. That The person or officer TAX
ing up any such animals, shall be entitled
10 charge and receive from the owner Of
ssch animals the following fees, in addition
70 sAoss Authorized BY the lsw regulating
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