Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-09
Stray Law and Forms.


The legislature last winter codifed
'he laws relating to strays (See Chap.
"a, Gent Laws 1850, as follows:
SECTION /. No person shall take up any |
stray except horses and mules, unless such |
person shall be at the time 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. 2. Amy person taking up stray, shall, |
within seven days thereafter, notify the owner |
thereof, if to him known, and request such |
owner TO pey all reasonable charges and take |
such stray away
SEC. :. II the owner of any stray be un- |
known, the finder shall within ten DAYS after |
taking up the same, file notice thereof with |
the tow 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 post up notices |
OF the taking up Of such stray in two or more |
pnbhc places 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 adioln-
ing county, in which case he may publish it
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 a 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
wa ha oil hall
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 moreover, 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 stays,
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.
SEC 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
filed 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. d. 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 application shall give notice
thereof TO 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 adj
Iucation shall abide the decision OF The justice.
SEC. 7. Ii 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 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 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 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, and the finder may bid therefor at such
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-
manning proceeds of such sale shall be depos-
tied in the treasury of the town, to be disposed
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
making the sale, who shalt 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 to be
deposited in the town treasury of the town,
shall be so deposited by said constable within
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
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
notice thereof TO be posted up, or if he shall
neglect to procure the the appraisal of any
stray which shall be of the value of ten dol
lars 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.
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 lc tocn
clerk:
To-. town clerk of the town Of
You will take notice, that about the--day
of---ls--, one chestnut horse, Of the age Of S.ren
years or heredbOetS, and marked Nth star in his
forehedd strayed upon my land or upon land occupied
by me- In the town Of and now remains there
upon and that 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 subscriber, Oh land owned or occu-
pied by him, on Sec-in the Town Of, on or
about the--day Of, IS, one chestnut horse
0ih star an his forehead and about seven Years old
The owner is requested to prove property pay charges
and take the same.
Form, Of certificate Of appraisal BY a justice:
IS
Town Of %
Whereas A. b., residing in said town, has made APP
Dlication to the undersigned justice of the peace in
sid town, 20 appraise chestnut horse OF the age Of
years ueredbols, with star in the forehead by
him the said A. b.. taken up as a stray now there
Ore having viewed the said horse, do apprase him
% be worth the sum Of sepenty.fre dollars
Given under my hand, this--day Of, IS.
J. R, justice OF the peace
Form Of notice Of sale ,ehere stray is not redeemed
PUBLIC NOTICE
BY virtue of the statute in such case made and pro-
ided shall expose for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, the day of--instsnt tor
lext at --O'clock in the--noon at the house of /
r. r, in---0Re chestnut horse Of the age af screen |
,ears heredbouts marked ruth a star in has forehead
ceIpied,l by A B., residing in the town Of and |
smaining unredeemed according to law.
Dated the--tiay d IS
C. Y Constable