The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-10-28
The Stock Act.

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The Stock Act.
! The following is the text Of tt
; "Stock Act" passed by the Twelft
General Assembly of Iowa ITO prote'
crops against the invasion of stock;
the provisions Of which were adopted
Cedar county at the recent election by
vote of ,Os4 "For the Stock Act"
ls9 against the Stock Acts"
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Ger
eral Asscn,bly Of the State of Iowd, Tha
any stock taken in the act ofdoing dam
age, between the hours of sunset an,
sunrise, may be distrained by the per
son or persons whose property Is dam
| aged, or by the p< rsOn or persons hav
ing charge thereof, whether the fence.
surrounding such property are lawful
or otherwise.
az. Whenever any stock shall! be sc
distrained, the person or persons sus
tanning the damage, or having charge
Of the property damaged, shall, within
twenty-four hours after such distraint
notify the owner or owners, or person
or persons claiming right to such stock
If he, she or they can be found within
reasonable diligence that it is distrain.
ell, and that he, she or they may forth.
with appear where the damage has been
done, and view, compromise, and pay
the same, or, failing 30 to do, the stock
will be dealt with according to law.
3. The owner or owners, person OF
persons having charge Of such stock
may, within twenty four hours after re
mi nj nd lou
compromise, and pay damages, and il
the parties cannot agree upon the
amount of damages to be paid, or upon
the manner by which such damages
shall be determined, the party sustain
ing the damage shall Immediately noti-
fy the township trustees to be and APP
pear ut the time and place designated in
said notice, (Which shall not be more
than twenty four hours after the SER
vice thereof, to view aud assess the
damages.
4. When two or mort of said trus-
tees have assembled, they shall proceed
to view and assess the amount Of dam
age done by the stock distrained, and
the amount for which the owner of each
head is liable, and also the amount to
be paid by the owner or owners, or per-
sons claiming such distrained stock, aid
the amount to be paid per diem for the
keeping of each head of such stock, and
for the purpose of arriving at any Of the
facts connected with their official du-
ties, as specified by this act, they, or
either of them, may place under oath
any person from whom they choose to
elicit the information desired. And
the said trustees shall, at the time of
making the appraisement, each receive
from the complaining party one dollar
for every six hours occupied by them in
making the appraisement.
). The trustees shall at the time of
making the appraisement make cor
rect record CT their doings, which they
shall preserve for future reference, and
sahll also at the same time, make and
deliver one copy thereof to the COM
8. At any time within thirty DAYS
from the time OF distraining s1ch stock,
the owner, owners, or claimants CT such
stock or any part thereof may rec.ain
them, or part thereof, by paying to the
complainant his, her, or their portion
of the damages assessed and charges
made, as determined by the trustees, ac-
cording to the number they or either of
them may have distained, and if at the
end of thirty days after distraininc said
stock any part thereof shall remain in
distraint, and the owner or claimants
are known and have been notified as
provided in section two of this act. the
chairman of the board of trustees shall
sell the same at the inclosure, for cash
to the highest bidder, between the hours
of one and three O'Clock, p. NJ, of said
day, after posting up notices Of the time
aud place of said sale in at least three
public places in the township where
said damage was done at least ten DAYS
previous to the time of said sale; but if
at the end OF thirty days after the time
OF said distraint, the owner or owners,
or claimants are not known and can not
with reasonable diligence be found, then
so much OF the stock as belongs to them
or either Of them, shall be treated as
estrays according to the laws of this
State now in force.
Il. Within twenty four hours after
such sale, the chairman Of the board of
trustees shall deduct from the proceeds
thereof the amount Of damages unpaid.
with costs Of keeping said stock, and
one dollar for every six hours expended
by either of the trustees, in the dis
charge Ut their duties rs contemplated
by the provisions OF this act, which
amount shall be paid over to the person
or persons entitled to receive it.
s. Within three days after such
deductions have been made, the chair
man Of the board Of trustees, on demand
being made, shall pay over all balances
remaining in his hands to the person or
persons entitled TO receive them, and in
such proportions as shall correspond
with the number Of stock distrained.
and in accordance with the determine
toh ~ the trustees, and If the owners
Or claimants refuse or fail TO receive or
demand the amount tn which they or
f abef III them are entitled, the balance
st1ada be paid over Ia the county treasur-
-. &o3 t'sf4osf,e part of the county
ss4soD5 fHHs.
Y. II, after the complainant has
Sastrajs.s=I apg stock. apy E,erson with.
Ut 84l. c9iI,ss;. -baii retease, or at.
tan y: IT, rels~a-e. su.h stock. or any part
sbsftof from confinement. he shalt, OH
conviction. ~. deemed guilty II q mis-.
d-Weario. ard shall te punished by Q
fsse 81 not !s.. than ten or more than one
hundred dollars for each offense, or BY
imprisonment. not exceeding thirty
days.
10. At their regular session in Jnne
In each year a majority Of the board o.
. supervisors In each organized county In
this State shall determine whether thu
adoption Of the provisions OF this &C,
shall be submitted to the legal voters o
/ the county at the ensuing general cleo.