The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-10-07
ELECTION NOTICE.
STOCK ACT.

SH he~ald 1 co a%wA' on'ee Co. Auditor.
To the qualified Electors of sal County,
WHEREAS. The Board OF Supervisors
Of said County, did at the June session A.
D. 1870, of said Board adopt the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
"WHEREAs, Many Of the citizens of
Howard County believed that the rights
and interests OF the same, will be best
promoted by restraining the stock of said
County. from running at large, there
fore,
Resolus1, By the Board of Supervisors
Of Howard County that the act made and
provided for said purpose, shall at the
next General Election, he submitted to a
vote of the people"
The act referred to is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
CHAPTER IA.
AN ACT to Protect Crops gainst the
Invasions Of Stock.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Ger
eral Assembly of the State ofIowa, That
any stock taken in the act of doing damaee q
between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
may be distrained by the person or per
sons whose property is damaged, or by
the person or persons having charge
thereof, whether the fences surrounding
such property are lawful or otherwise.
Sec. O. Whenever any stock shall be
so distrained, the person or persons sus-
tanning the damage, or having charge of
the property damaged, shall, within
twenty.four hours after such distraint no.
tify the owner or owners, or person or
persons claiming right to such stock,
if he, she, or they can lie found with
reasonable diligence,) that it is distrained,
and that lie, she, or they may forthwith
appear where the damage has been done,
and view, compromise, and pay the same,
or failing 50 to do, the stock will be dealt
with according to law.
SEC. 3. The owner or owners, person
or persons having charge OF such stock,
may, within twenty-four hours after re
ceiving such notice, appear and view,
compromise, and pay damages, and if the
parties cannot agree upon the amount Of
damages to be. paid. or determined, the
party sustaining the damage shall imn.e.
diatcly notify the township trustees 10 be
and appear at the time and place dcsiy-
mated i" said notice, (Which shall not he
more than twenty four hours after the
SCI vice thereby to view and assess the
damages.
SEQ. 4. When two or moro Of said trus-
tees nave assembled, they shall proceed
to view and assess the amount of damage
done by the stock distrained, and the
amount tor which the owner OF each head
is liable, and also the amount
to be paid by the owner or owners, or
persons claiming such distrained stock,
and 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, "a 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 com.
planning party one dollar for every six
hours occupied by them in making the
Sec. 5. The trustees shall at the time
of making the appraisement make cor
rect record of their doings, which they
shall preserve for future reference, and
shall also, at the same time, make and de-
liver one copy thereOfto the complain
ant.
Sec. 6. AT any time within thirty DAYS
from the time Of distraining such stock,
the owner or owners, or claimants of
such stock, or any part thereof may re-
claim tn EN-, or part thereof, by paying
to the complainant his, her, or their pro-
portion Of the damages assessed and
charges made, as determined by the trus.
tees, according to the number they or
either of them have distrained, and if ut
the end Of thirty days after distrsining
said stock any part thereof shall remain
in distraint, and the owner or claimants
are known and have been notified as pro-
vided by section two If this..act, the chair
man Of the board of trustees shall sell
the same at the enclosure, for cash TO the
highest bidder. between tho hours Of one
and three O'Clock. p. ". Of sah dav after