The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-12
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. - county On th- s,h dly Of November A.
sf4 the following proposition VAS sub.
nf.t,ed 20 thslegAl voters Of said ounty 10.
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" che @slnls1ed elect rs OF the
C0nnfy 0fJ'anA .yaoA state
Of DOvva.
vi regular meeting Of the Board Of Super
visors Of said county Of Tamx, began and
held at the Court house In Toledo in said
county on the LIST Monday in June A. u.
1864 : rc.ol,,ioa Mass adopted and IN order
made that ut the General election to he held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
Of November in the year 1864, there shall
he submitted TO the legal voters Of said
county the proposition whether swine and
sheep shall be permitted 10 PUN nj sarge in
said county and sid question shall b stated
40 follows:
Geo. L., That every owner Of swine and
sheep shall restrain them from running Ut
large in Tams county in the State Of Iowa,
and in the event Of failure 20 to do, tho
owner or owners thereofsh be lstls for
any damage done by said swine or sheep, TO
be recovered BY - action Of tfespass BY the
party injured, or the party injured may
damage as provided in cases Of trcspassinK
Of the laws Of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. 2 That any person may take posses-
sion Of any swine or sheep running ii large
| in said county who shall have power, and
| il IL hereby made his duty to sell such
swine or sheep At public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, upon giving ten
days notice Of the time and place Of sale ny
posting up written or printed notices in,
three or moro public places in the TOW nship p.
were such sheep or swine were found run
ming ~ large the proceeds Of which sale,
after the payment Of costs and charges 81
keeping, shall be paid into the county Trea-
snry, TO be applied Is the use oftbe county,
unit! legal proof be made 10 the Board Of
Supervisors Of said county BY the person
or persons claiming such property TO be his
or theirs, whercupon the Board Of Super
visors shall order snid amount 10 be paid
out Of any money in the hands Of the Tren-
surer 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 upon
satisfactory proof BY written affidavit being
| made Of such ownership.
| Sec 3. The fees OF the constable shalt hs
| the same as upon sale Of like property on
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keeping settled in the same manner - 10
case'of esArays. u ~ ~ ~
| Aud it WAS further ordered that said
question shall be taken in the following torn
to.wit: .ffi Aia tfth sit !.
Those voting in favor Of said 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 proposipoc or
law shall have printed Or swrittea on their
ballots the words
"Against restraining swine and sheep"
| Andi It was further ordered that said cleo
tion shall be held by the same officers aud
the returns thereof shall be made aud can
vassed in tho same manner and within the
same time as is nov provided by law in tho
case ofGeneral elections 10 oil respects. Aud
when said canvass shall be had, shou ID
the have been q majority Of votes cast IL
favor Of the proposition and law for restrain
ing swine aud sheep from running at large.
the said law shall take eject and be in forcs
from and after eight months from the date
Of said canvass and that notice thereof Le
given as provided by law.
In witness whereof the said board tfiSu-
pervisors did cause this proclamation 20 be
i signed by the Chairman and clerk thereof
aud the seal Of the said county Of Tama TO be
hesunto affixed al Toledo the 9Th dag Of Juns
A. d. 1864.
II. A. HALL, Chairman.
- DAVID u. APPRECIATE,
| Seal Clerk.