Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-02
Stray Law and Forms.


ing of stray animals are plain and
comprehensive, and when complied
with are alike just to the owners
and to those who take up animals.
The legislature last winter coditied
the laws relating to strays (See Chap.
81, Gen'l Laws 1859, as follows:
SECTION /. No person shall take up any
stray except horses and mules, unless such
person shall be at the time a resident of the
same town wherein such stray shall be found,
nor unless such stray shall be found upon the
lands owned or occupied by the finder
SEC. z. Any person taking up stray, shall,
within seven days thereafter, notify the owner
thereof, if TO him known, and request such
owner TO pay all reasonable charges and take
such stray away.
SEC. 2. If the owner of any stray be IN
known, the finder shall within ten days after
taking up the same, file notice thereof 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 shaft also post up notices
OF the taking up OF such stray In two or more
pnbllc PAGES in such town; but il the stray
or strays so taken up are OF the value of more
than five dollars, he shall cause such notice TO
be published for four weeks successfully in
some newspaper printed in the county IN which
he resides, unless there shall be one printed
still nearer his place OF residence in an adjOIn-
ing county, in which case he may publish 1t
in either paper at his option; and in case
there shall be no newspaper printed within
twenty miles CT the residence of the finder of
such stray or strays, he shall post up written
notices in three OF the most public places in
In the county in which he resides All said
notices shall contain brief description of the
stray, describing the same by giving marks,
natural and artificial, and as near as practical
BILE, 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 supervisors and
any person taking up or finding any such
stray or strays, who shall neglect or refuse TO
post up and publish such notices as provided
in this section, shall be liable to the owner of
such strays, in double the amount of damage
sustained by reason of such neglect or refusal.
And ii any person so taking up or finding such
stray or strays shall for the space of one year
neglect or refuse to post up and publish such
notices as required by law, including the sec
uon, township and range IN which he lives, he
shall, howsoever moreoverl, be liable 10 pay
to the town treasurer of the town where he
resides the full value of such stray or strays,
TO be sued for and recovered in the name of
said town treasurer before any justice of the
peace In the county ; and such money so re-
covered shall be paid over TO said town treas
urer, and by him distributed as school money.
| IN manner now provided for the payment of
school moneys that come into the hands of
| town treasurers.
| Sec 4. Every finder of stray or ST. avs,
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 there
OF by justice of the peace Of his town, which
appraisal shall be certified 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 certificate, and six cents
for every mile necessarily travelled in such
| service.
DEC. D. Ii the owner or person entitled to
the possession of any stray shall appear at
| any time within one year after the notice is
| hled with the town clerk as aforesaid and
make out his right thereto, he shall have such
| stray restored to him upon paying all lawful
| charges which have been incurred in relation
| to the same.
SEC. o. Ii 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 application shall give notice
thereof 10 the other party and if any amount
shall be found due to the finder by the said
justice, over the value of the use of such stray,
the same shall be lien on said stray until
| paid by the owner, and the costs of such ad-
jucatlon shall abide the decision OF the Justice
| SEC. I. If the owner or person entitled 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 snch
| stray sha L have been adjudged to be more
than ten do ars, as provided in the fourth Sec
ton of this chapter, such stray will be sold
at the request OF the finder by any constable
of The town at public auction, upon first giving
| public Office 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, and the finder may bid therefor at sue h
sale; and after deducting all the lawful charges
OF the finder as aforesaid, and tie fees of the
constable, which shall be the same as upon a
sale upon an execution, one-half of the re-
naming proceeds of such sale shall be depos-
|
of in such manner as the town may direct,
and the shall belong to the finder. The finder
| shall make out statement under oath, of his
lawful charges aforesaid, which statement he
| shall deliver to the constable at the time of
making the sale, who shall cause the same to
| be filed in the Office of the town treasurer of
the town where such stray was taken up; and
that part of the proceeds of such sale 10 be
deposited in the town treasury of the town,
Irl1o \.
| ten days after the time of making such sale.
SEC. 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 charges
incurred in relation to the same, he shall be
I liable to the finder for the value of such stray
SEC. 9. If the finder of any stray shall ne
| glect to cause the same 10 be advertised or a
notice thereof to be posted up, or if he shall
neglect 10 procure the the appraisal of any
Stray which shall be of the value of ten dol
lars OF 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.
SEC. 10. All acts and parts of acts the pro-
visions of which are fully embraced in this
act are hereby repealed
Form Of notice By finder Of stray to be fled Nth torn
clerk
| To-, town clerk OF the town Of
You will take notice, that or about the-day
| of--lS-, one chestnut horse, Of The age Of ssuen
years, hereabouts and marked lcith star in has
forehead strsyed upon my land or upon land occupied
| by me, in the town Of, and now remains there
| upon; and that 1 reside in the said town Of
Dated the--day Of, IS,
| A. b.
Form Of Publication Notice to send to Printer:
| STRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by the sub ,criber, on land owned
| pied by him, on Sec in the Town Of, or
about the--day Of, Is chestnut horse
toi star in has oreheod and about years old
The owner is requested to prove property pay charges
and take the same.
Dated at, this--day Of. 49,.
| A. B.
Form Of certificate Of appraisal bya justice:
| County, "a
[ Town Of. SIS
Whereas 4. B., residing in said town, has made APP
cation TO the undersigned ajustics OF the peace in
said town, 20 apprase chestnut horse Of the age Of
years lered1Ots, sstt ne forehead by
| him the said A. b.. taken up stray; there