Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-04-21
ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER 26.

SUaf i EEs 30.
AN ACT to restrain stock from running At
large.
SEC. l. Be 5. enacted BY the General Assem-
BIZ Of the State Of Iora, That the owners Of
cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine and other
stock, shall be liable for oil damages done BY
such stock.
SEC ?. Tbs enwer or person in actual pos
session of any cultivated Lands ii this State,
shall have lien on all, and any stock, that
shall trespass on such lands.
SEc. g. The owner Of any stock trcspass-
ing on the improved lands of another, shall
pay to the owner of the land 60 damaged, the
actual amount of the damages SO sustained.
SEC. 4. The person who is IN possession Of
the land so trespassed upon, may distcain
any trespa.sing stock aud retain the same, in
some safe place, ~ the expense Of the owner
thereof until said damages are paid.
Sec. 5. Within twenty four hours after the
stock has been restrained Sunday not I'M
cluded) the party SO injured, shall notify the
Township Trustees, to be aud appear, on the
premises to view aud assess the damages
when two or more Of the Trustees have as
sembled, they shall proceed to view, and as
sess the damages and the amount 10 be paid
for keeping said stock; and ifthe person or per-
sons owni' gsuch dis.rained stock, refuse to pay
the damages SO assessed, then it shall be the
duty OF the Trustees to post up notices IN three
con spicuous places, in the township where
such damages we're done, that the said stock,
or 50 much thereof as is necessary to pay said
damages with cos. of sale, shall be sold TO
highest bidder; my money or stock left after
satisfying such claims, ehall be returned to
the owner of the stock So disposed CT; taid
sale shall take place at the Enclosure, where
such stock was destraincd, between the hours
of one and three z. NJ, on the teeth day a:ter
the posting Of said notices; prociaea, that If
any one OF more of said Trustees are in any
way interested in said damages, the Trustee
or trustees not so interest d, shall appoint some
oLeor more as the case may require. TO act in the
place Of the person or persons so interested !;
the owner Of the stock, or the person entitled
to the possession thereof when known, shall
also be uotiicd OF the time and place Of the
meeting Of said Trustees to assess said dam
ages.
Sec. 6. The Trustees shall make their as
scssme ii in writing and flo the sams with
the township clerk, to be Of record in his of
fce, and they shall receive the sum Of one dol
lar per day each for each assessment. All
per sons aggrieved by the action Of the Truss
tees, under this act, may appeal to the Cir>
cult Court of the proper county, III ali cases,
where the amount Of assessment shall EXCEED
forty dollars The appeal bond shall be flied
with the clerk of the township in penalty
double tho value Of the property distrained,
with good and sufficient securities, to be ap-
proved by the clerk; aud from and after the
hling of the appeal bond the same shall ope.
rate as o super sedeas The clerk, after IN ap-
peal 10 taken, shall certify ell the original
papers to the clerk Of the Circuit Court, with.
in the time prescribed for the appeal, for
which he shall receive the sum Of one dollar
and fifty cents fees.
Sec. I. Ii the owners Of such distrained
stock are not known it shall be treated as es-
trays.
Sec. 8. At the regular meeting ofthe Board
OF Supervisors in J..ne of each year, major
ity OF the Board shall determine whether the
adoption>of the provisions of this act shall be
submitted to the legal voters Of the county, at
the ensuing general election and if the su-
pervisors So declare, there may be written or
pr inted on each ballot either Of the sentences
following. ,o>wit: .For the ACT restraining,
stock from running st large "Agains, the
act restrainiug stock from running a,
large, aud if majsrity Of ak the votes
cast for or against said proposition At
said election, be for said act, then, and no.
otherwise, shall the provisions Of this act
be in full force in such county: ProciGed,
majority Of the Board of Supervisors,
may submit tho question, whether the pros
visions of this shall be repealed by ma>
jorisy vote in any county in which it may
have been adopted, and proviled further, that
any Board OF Supervisors in any county in
this State may subait TIE question Of adopt
ing the provisions OF this act, att special
election called for that purpose.
Sec. .. The provisions Of this act shall
take effect in ninety days after being adopt.
cd by any county in this State.
See. 10. This act being deemed Of imme>
iia,e Importance shall be in force, on aud af-
ter its publication in the daily State Register
and Daily Bulletin, papers published at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved March II, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act was
published in the Daily Register March 10,
and the Daily Bulletin March Is, 1870.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT to amend Section 3 Of Chapter lis
Of the Laws OF the Tenth Gene raj Assembly
and section IL of Chapter l4S Of the Laws
Of the Ninth Geaeral Assembly, and to reg
ulate the sale Of school lands.