The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-05

hcreA0 NJ the OeneroI election neil IN
said county on the 9Th day Of November A.
u; ie'l the following proposition VAS cub.
mittcd to the legal voters Of said countyto.
wit:
To the qualified electors Of the
COunty OF rama and state
OF Iowa.
At regular meeting Of the Board Of Super
visors of said county of Tama, began and
held at the Court house in Toledo in said
county on the lst Monday in June A. u.
1864 q resolution was adopted and nm order
m ade that at the General election TO be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
Of November in the year 1864, there shalt
be submitted 10 the legal voters of said
county the proposition whether swine and
sheep shall be permitted to run Mt large in
said county and said question shall be stated
as follows
Sec. l. That every owner Of swine and
sheep shall restrain them from running at
large in Tams county in the State of Iowa.
and in the event Of failure 20 ~ do, the
owner or owners thereof shall be liable for
any damage done by said swine or sheep, 10
be recovered by an action Of trespass by tho
party injured, or the party injured may
elect to distrain the swine and sheep doing
damage rs provided In eases Of trespassing
animals in Chap GO ofthe Revision Of 1860
Of the laws Of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. That any person may take possess
sion Of any swine or sheep running al large
in said county who shat have power, and
it is hereby made his duty to sell such
swine or sheep at public auction TO tho
highest bidder for cash, upon giving ten
days notice Of the time and place Of sale by
posting up written or printed notices in
three or moro public places in the township
were such sheep or swine were found run
ming At large the proceeds Of which sac,
after the payment Of ct SITS and charges Of
keeping, shall be paid into the county Trea-
sury, to be applied 10 the use Of the county,
until legal proofbe made 10 the Board Of
Supervisors OF said county BY the person
or persons claiming ench property to be his
or theirs, whercupon the Board of Super
visors shall order said amount TO be paid
out Of any money in the hands Of the Trca-
eurcr not Otherwise appropriated provided
that il the owner or any person fov him shall
on or before the day Of sale Fay the costs 4
charges thus made, the constable 10 hereby
required 10 release said sheep or swine to
the person making such application rpoa
satisfactory proof by written affidavit being
made Of such ownership.
Sec. 3. The fees Of the constable shalt be
tho sane rs upon sale of like property on
execution and the costs and expenses Of
keeping settled in the same manner as in.
case of es,rays.
| And il Was further ordered that saif
question shall be taken in the following form
to.wis:
Those voting in favor Of .aid proposition
and law for restraining swine and sheep
from running At large shall haze printed or
written on their ballots the words
.'For restraining swine and sheep
and those voting against such proposition or
law shall have printc or written on their
ballots the words
/ against restraining swine and sheep"
And il was further ordered that said cleo
tion shall be held by the same officers and
+! the returns thereof shall be n ade and can
vassed in the same manner AMI within the
same time rs is now provided by law in the
case of General elections in all respects. And
When said canvass shall be had, should
the e have been a majority Of votes cast IL
favor of the proposition aud law for restrain
ing swine and sheep from running at large.
the said law shall take effect and be in force
from and after eight months from the date
ofsaid canvass AMI that notice thereof be
given as provided by law.
In winners whereof the said board It Su-
pervisors did cause this proclamation @ he
signed by the Chairman and clerk thereof
and the seal Of the said county Of Tamn to be
herunto affixed ut Toledo the 9th day Of June
A. b. 1864.
II. A. HALL. Chairman.
- DAVID u. APPRECIATE,
| | Seal Clerk.