Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-15
Stray Laws---Forms.

oLLdY Law W %A~D' M
Section No person shall take up any
strays, except horses and mules, unless
such person shall be at the time resident
of the same town wherein such strays shall
be found, nor unless such strays snail DC
found upon the lands owned or occupied
by the finder
SECTION 2. Any person taking up a
stray shall within seven days thereafter,
notify the owner thereof, if.o him known,
and request such owner to pay all reason
able charges, and take such stray away.
SECTION 8. If the owner of any stray be
unknown, the finder shah within ten days
after taking up the same, file notice with
the town clerk of the town, and if the stray
or strays so taken up are of the value OF
less than five dollars, he shall also pest up
notices of tie taking up of strays IN two
or more public places in such town; but
if the stray or strays so taken up are oil
the value of more than five dollars, he
shall cause notice t. be published in some
newspaper of the county for four weeks
successfully, if one be printed therein; if
there be none, then by posting up written
notices in three of the most public places
in the county; all said notices shall con-
tain brief description Of the stray, de-
scribing the same by giving mar ks, natu-
raj and artificial. as near as practieable,th
the name and residence of the finder, and
as near as may be, the time at which the
same was taken up the said town clerk
shall transmit copy of every such notice
to the clerk of the board of county super
visors.
SECTION 4. Every finder of a stray or
strays, which when taken up are of the
value Of ten dollars or more, shall, within
enc month after taking up the same, pro-
cure an appraisal thereof, by justice of
the peace of his town. which appraisal snail
be certified to by such justice, and, within
the time before mentioned, filed in the Of
flee OF the town clerk of such town; and
he shall pay to such justice fifty cents for
such appraisal and certificate, and six
cents for every mile necessarily travelled
in such service.
SECTION 5. IF the owner or person en-.
titled to the possession of any stray shall
appear at any time within one year after
the notice is filed with the town clerk as
aforesaid, and make out his right thereto,
he shall have any such stray restored to
him, upon the payment Of all lawful char
gcs which have been incurred in relation
to the same. as
SECTION 6. If the owner and the finder
OF any stray cannot agree upon the amount
of such charges, or for the use of such
stray, either party may make application
to any justice of the peace of the town
where such stray was taken up, to settle
the same, and the party making such APP
plcation shall give notice thereof to the
other party; and if any amount shall be
found due to the finder by said justice,
over the value Of the use of such stray,
the same shall be a lien on said stray until
paid by the owner, and the costs Of such
adjucaton shall abide the decision Of the
justice. t< tk4
SECTION 7. If the owner or person en-
titled to the possession of any stray shall
not appear and make out his title thereto,
and pay the charges thereon. within one
year from the time the notice is filed with
the town clerk as aforesaid, and if such
stray shall not have been appraised at a
greater value than ten dollars, the finder
shall have perfect title to the same; but
if the appraised value of such stray shall
have been adjudged to be more than ten
dollars, as provided in the fourth section
of this chapter, such stray shall be sold at
the request of the finder. by any constable
of the town, at public auction, upon first
giving public notice thereof in writing
by posting up the same in three of the
most public places in such town, at least
ten days before such sale, AID the finder
may bid therefor at such sale !; and after
deducting all lawful charges of the finder,
as aforesaid, and the fees Of the constable,
which shall be the same as upon sale on
an execution, onehalf of the remaining
proceeds of such sale shall be deposited in
the treasury of the town TO be disposed
of in such manner as the town may iii
rect, and the other half shall belong to
the finder. Jos
SECTION 8. If any person shall, without
the consent Of the finder, take away any
stray taken up pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter, without first paying all
the lawful charges incurred in relation to
the same, he shall be liable to the finder
for the value of the stray. s. 81
SECTION 0. If the finder of any stray
shall neglect to cause the same to be adj
vertised, or notice thereof to be posted
up, or if he shall neglect to procure the
appraisal of any stray which shall be of
the value of ten dollars or more, or if he
shall neglect to perform any of the duties
required of him in this chapter, he shall
be precluded from acquiring any right of
property in such stray, by the provisions
of this chapter, or receiving any damages
or charges for keeping the same. 70 ava
Form Of notice By finder Of stray to be filled
pitb oWn clerk
To -, town clerk of the town Of
You will take notice that on or about the
day Eff, 49,, one chestnut horse, of
the age Of secen gears or thersabont, and
marked Nth q star in his forehead, strayed
upon my land Cor, upon the land occupied
by me,) in the town Of, and now
remains thereupon; and that reside in
the said town Of.