Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
Published March %, 1870 !
CHAPTER Q3-Grsvp.t
AN ACT for the improvement and raising Of stock.
This people OF the state Of wisconsin represented IL
senate any assembly, do enact as follows:

An ACT for the Improvement and raising Of stock.
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented In
senate any assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. No stallion over two years old nor bull
over one year old nor boar billy goat over fnur
months old. shall run at large in this state
Sec 2 The owner or owners of any stallion bulI or
boar who shall psrmit for any reason snfTer ~
to run at large contrary to the BRO visions or
tea of this act, shall for every such ofensa Co.
felt the sum o. nye dollars to the person taking up
civil action 70 any persons who mar suffer dnmags
In consequence Of any violation of this act
large contrary to the provisions Of this act AZ
ny and secure the same, and shall within seven days
theresftsr notify the owner thereof II TO him known
| and take such snnal away.
Sec. 4. II the Owner Of any animal be unknown the
fuder shall within ten days after taking mp the same
file notice thereof with the town clerk Of the town
and the animals taken up of the vaue Of lass
than i've dollars he shall also put MP notices OF The
| taking up Of such animals in two or more public
places in such town, but II tho animal animals SO
taken mp Of the yaue.of than ve dollars he
SHAH cause such notice TO be published in some news
paper OF the county four weeks successfully one be
printed therein Y there be none, then by posting M
notices In shree " tie most public places IN such
eounty. All such notices shall contain a brief de-
scrptOn of the animals, describing the same by civ
ing marks, natural and artificial as practca-
BILE the name the residence 81 the finder near as
may be the time which such taken up Said town
elek shall transmit copy Of every such notice 20 the
clerk Of the board 5f county supervisors.
Soc ). Asy dnder OF animal or animals which
when taken are Of the valae OF ten dollars or more
shall within one month after taking mp th g same
procure appraisal thereof by justice Of the peace
OF his town, which appraisal shall t. certified TO by
such justice ard within the time before mentioned
hled IN the office 81 the town clerk Of such town md
he shall pay su>h justice fifty cents for such certia-
cate and six eeate for every mile necessarily travelled
in such service.
sec O. II the owner or person entitled TO the pos
session OF such animal shall appear any time with
IN one year AFTER tho notice il hled with the town
eleIs As Aforesaid and make out his light thereto he
such IN i'm
all lawful charges which may have been incurred IN
relation TO the sarea.
Ser. .. IL the ovrer and the finder OF any animal
cannot agree por the amount of such charges or for
the use OF said sninA either party may make applcA
tien 20 any jestcs Of the town whel said animal has
been taken up. 90 settle the same and the party pa
king such appc@rcn shsIl give notice thereof 20 The
other praty. aud f any shall be found due 10
the Under by said Justice the value Of the nse Of
such animal the sgme shall be lien such animal nm
t paid by theowneT, and the Of such adjudication
shsll abide the decision Of the justice,