Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-03
An Act to Restrain from Running
at lnrgc certain Animals therein
named.

Section |. BE it enacted By the General
assembly ofthe State Of ohio, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons, being
the owner, Or having the charge of any horses,
mules cattle Sheep goats, swine, or geese,
to suffer the same to run at large in any pub
lie road or highway, or in any street, lane Or
alley, or upon any uninclosed land in the state
of Ohio, or cause such animals to be hcrded,
kept, or detained for the purpose of grazing
the same on premises other than those owned
or occupied by the owner or keeper OF such
animals, 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
ton, after notice or prosecution, Shall be held
to be an additional ofensc for each and every
day of such continuance.
Sec. .. That general permission may be
granted by the commissioners OF amy 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 spccial permits, and such permission,
whether general or special, shall terminate on
the first Monday of March in each and every
wear; and such special permits shall be re-
yokablc, at the discretion OF the township
trustees, upon three days notice in writing to
the owner of such animal, and such SPECIAL
permits shall be directed to Individuals, and
for particular animals described therein
Sec. ,. That all suits to recover the pen
altics provided for in this act, shall be brought
in the name of the State OF Ohio, on com
plant of any person feeling aggreved, before
anv Justice of the peace, or other court having
iurisdiction where the oifense is committed,
and the party offending shall, on conviction,
nav the amount of penalties adjudged, with
costs All moneys collected as penalties, by
virtue Of this act, shall be paid into the treas
ury of the township where the otfense was
committed, for the use of common schools
Itherein. -,
Sec 4. That no prosecaton shall be com
menced to recover the penalties named in the
first section of this act, until at !eastone day
notice shall have been given to the owner OF
nerson having charge of such animal, as the
cose NAV be, and it shall be sufficient de
fenso to such prosecution, to show that sucf
animal was at large without the knowledge O
lsuch owner or keepeE, and without fault oil his
Sec. 5. That the owner, Or any persoIi
having in charge any animal described IN thu
act, allowing the same to run at large III vlo
lation of this act, shall be liable for all dam
ares done by said animals upon the premise
, Of another, without reference to the fence
which may inclose said premises; provided
that nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to render any owner, OR keeper of any
, the animals mentioned in the first section o
this act, liable for damages arising to any rail
road. ;.
, Sec 6. That any person finding any ami
mails mentioned in this act at large, contrar
: to its provisions, may, and any constable o
: marshal of any city or Incorporated village
+ on view or information, shall take up and con
Y fine the same forthwith, giving notice thereo
E to the owner, if known, and if not known, b
$ posting notices describing such animal
a therein, in at least three public places within
i the townships and if the owner does not al
: pear and claim his property, and pay a
S charges for taking up, advertising and keel
: ing tho same, within ten days from the dat
!. of said notices, the said animals may be pre-
d ceeded with under the law then in force reg'
Hating estrays.
l. Sec. I. That the person or officer takin
o up any such animals shall be entitled t