Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28
Published March 20, 1885,
CHAPTER I6-GFNERAL.

AN ACT to amend chapter So of the revised stat
utes, entitled Of restraining [distrsiningl
sheep running at large, &c."
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
the revised statutes entitled of restraining ldis-
trainingl sheep running at large, &C." is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: 'If the own
err of any diseased sheep infected with the dis
ease known as foot rot or any other contagious
disease, shall drive, suffer or permit TO be
driven such diseased sheep, or any of them, along
any public road or along any path or bywsy on
from the premises of the person owning such
sheep, or any of them infected, shall suffer or
permit such diseased sheep, or any OF item, to
go at large out of bis enclosure at any season of
the year. such person shall forfeit the sum Of ten
dollars for each and every such sheep, to the
person who shall enter complaint for each
time such sheep any of them shall be so riveni
| suffered or permitted to pe driven, or shall bs
so found running at large, with the knowledge or
consent of the owner thereof, which for
| fixture may be recovered by action before any
justice Of the peace of the county where such Of
| fence shall have been mmitted, when such JUS
tiee shall have such Jurisdiction OF the case to
| the amount claimed; and when justice ofthe
| peace shall not have jurisdiction, the same may
be sued for and recovered in an action IN the cir
| cult or county csurt of the proper county, with
costs of suit. And if the owner OF such diseased
| sheep shall, upon reasonable request, refuse or
| neglect to keep and restrain them from going or
running at large, il shall be lawful for any per-
| son to take up said sheep, and put them in some
secure Enclosure other than the public pound, and
| the same may be disposed of in the manner here
| matter provided. 1t shall be the duty of the
person so taking up said sheep, within three days
thereafter to notify the owner thereof andsof
/ the place where said sheep are confined; and
| thereupon the owner may obtain possession OF
| the same, upon giving bond with good and suf-
6cient surety, to be approved by any justice Of
| the peace of the proper county, and such bond
| shall be fled with the clerk Of the
county court of such county, con-
| ditioned that such owner will restrain them from
| going or running at large and viii pay all DANA
| ges that may be sustained by any person In con-
1 sequence of such sheep go going or running at
large, and pay the cost of taking up and keeping
/ such sheep. And if said owner shall neglect or
refuse for the space of six days after being so
notified, to comply with the provisions OF this
section, il shall be lawful fer the person having
possession of such sheep, to sell the same at pub
lie vendue after giving the like notice as 10 re-
quired in case Of constables sale of goods taken
on execution; and it shall be one of the condi-
tions of such sale, that the person to whom said
sheep, or and part thereof, may be struck on at
said sale, shall give the bond herenbefore requir-
ed, and the proceeds Of such SALE after deducting
the costs of keeping such sheep and the costs
| of such sale, shall be paid 70 the owner
thereof"
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
and be In force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1856.