Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-11-05

SECTION l. No person shall take
up any strays, except horses and
mules, unless such person shall be al
the tine resident of the same town
wherein such strays shall be found
nor unless such strays shall be found
upon the lands owned or occupied by
the finder.
SECTION 2. Any person taking up
stray shall within seven days there.
after, notify the owner thereof, if to
HIM known, and request such owner
to pay all reasonable charges, and
take such stray away.
SECTION 3. II the owner of any
stray be unknown, the finder shall,
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 Ave dollars, he shall also
post up notices of the taking up of
strays, in two or more public places
in such town; but if the stray or
strays SO taken up are of the value
of more than five dollars, he shall
notice to be published in some news
paper of the county, for four weeks
excessively, if one be printed there
in; if there be none, then by posting
up written notices in three Of the
most public places in the county; all
said notices shall contain brief de-
scription of the stray, describing the
same by giving marks, natural and
artificial. as near as practicable, the
name and residence of the finder, and
of 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 supervisors.
SECTION 4. Every finder of stray
or strays, which when taken up are
of the value of ten dollars or more,
shall, within one month after taking
up the same, procure an appraisal
thereof by justice of the peace of his
town, which appraisal shall be certi-
fed to by such justice, and, within
the time before mentioned, filed in the
Office Of the town clerk of such town;
and he shall pay to such justice fifty
cents for such appraisal and certifi,
cate, and six cents for every mile me-
cessarily travelled in such service.
SECTION 5. If the owner or person
entitled 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>
ges which have been incurred in re.
lation to the same.
SECTION 6. If the owner and the
finder of any stray cannot agree ups
on 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 whore such
stray was taken up, to settle the
same, and the party making such APP
plication 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 lien
on said stray until paid by the owns
or, and the costs of such adjucation
shall abide the decision of the justice.
SECTION z. If the owner orperson
entitled to the possession ofany stray
shall not appear and make out his ii.
tie 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 a perfect title to the
same; but if the appraised value of
such stray shall have been adjudged
to be more than ten dollars, as pro-
vided in the fourth section of this
chapter, such stray shall be sold at
the request Of the finder, by any con.
stable of the town, at public auction,
upon first giving public notice there
OF in writing, by posting up the same
in three of the most public places in
such town, at least ten days before
such sale, and the finder may bid
therefor at such sale; and after de-
Quoting all lawful charges of the find
er as aforesaid, and the fees of the
constable, which shall be the same as
upon sale on an execution, one-half
of the remaining proceeds of such
sale shall be deposited in the treasu.
ry Of the town, to be disposed of in
such manner as.the town may direct,
and the other half shall belong to
the finder.
SECTION s. If any person shall,
without the consent of the finder,
take away any stray taken up pur>
suant to the provisions of this chap
ter, without first paying all the law
full charges incurred in relation TO the
same, he shall be liable to the finder
for the value of the stray.
SECTION 9. If the finder OF any
stray shall neglect to cause the same
to be advertised, or notice thereof
to be posted up, or if he shall neglect
to procure the appraisal of any stray
which shall be ofthe value of ter dol
lars or more, or if he shall neglect to
perform any of che duties required Of
him in this chapter, he shall be pre>
cluded from acquiring any right of
property in such stray by the provi-
sions of this chapter, or receiving any
damages or charges for keeping the
same.
Form OF notice By finder of stray, to be
filed ,cith toacn clerk:
To-, town clerk of the town o:
You will take notice, that on or
about the-day Of, 18-, one