Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-09-29

any trespassing stock and retain the same,
| in some safe place, ct the expense Of the
| owner Thereof, until said.damages are paid
Sec s. Within twenty.four hours after
! the stock has been restrained Sunday not
! being included the party so injured shall
| notify the Township Trustees, to be AMI APP
pear, on the pi smises to view and assess the
damages when two or more Of the Trustees
| have assembled, they shall proceed to view,
and assess the damages and the amount 70
be paid for keeping said stock; and if the
person or persons, owning such distraincd
stock, refuse to pay the damages so assessed,
then it shall be the duty of the Trustees to
post up notices in three conspicuous
places. in the township where such damages
were done, that the said stock, or so much
thereof AS is necessary topny said damages,
with cost Of sale, shall be sold TO the high
est bidder; any money or stock left after
satisfying such claims, shall be returned to
the owner Of the stock so disposed Of; said
sale shall take place at the Enclosure, where
snci stock was distrained, between the
hours Of one and three F. NJ, on the tenth
day after the posting Of said notices; pro-
r;ded that if any one or more Of said Trus i.
tees are in any way interested in said dam
ages. the Trustee or Trustees not so inter.
ested. shall appoint some one or more, as
the case may require, TO act in tho 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 notified Of the time and plice of the
meeting If Trustees to assess said dam
ayers.
See. 6. The Trustees shall make their
assessment in writing and file the same
with the township clerk, 10 be recorded in
his Office. and they shall receive the sum of
one dollar der day each for each assess
ment. All persons agsr,eved by the ac-
ton Of the Trustees, under this act, may
appeal to the Circuit Court of the proper
county. in all cases. where the amount Of
assessment shall exceed forty dollars
The appeal bond shall te filed with the clerk
Of the township in a penalty double the
value OF the property distrained, with
good and sufficient securities, to be ap-
proved ny the CLERK; and from and after the
filing Of the appeal bond, the same shall
operate rs supe. .edeos. The clerk, after
an appeal is taken, shall certify all the
original papers to the clerk Of the Circuit
Court. within the time prescribed for the
appeal, for which he shall receive the sum
Of one dollar and fifty cents fees.
Sec. I. If the owners of such dissained
stock are not known it shall be treated rs
estrays.
SEQ. s. At the regular meeting Of the
Board ofSupervisors in June, of each year,
majority of the Board shall determine
whether the adoption IF the provisions Of
this act shall be submitted to the legal
voters OF the county, at the ensuing general
election; and if the Supervisors SO declare,
there may be written or printed on each
ballot either Of the sentences following, 10.
wit: For the act restraining stock from
running at large" against the act re-
straining stock from running at large"
and if majority Of all the voters cast for
or against said proposition at said election,
be for said act, then, and not otherwise.
shall the provisions of this act be in full
force in said county: Prorided. majority
OF the Board Of Supervisors, may submit
the question whether the provisions Of this
act shall be repealed by a majority vote in
any county in which it may have been
adopted. and proriaed further, that any
Board Of Supervisors in any county in this
State may submit the question Of adopting
the provisions Of this Act. at q special cleo
tion called for that purpose
Sec. Q. The provisions ofthis act shall
take effect in ninety days after being
adopted by any county in this State.
Sec. 10. This act being deemed Of i'm.
mediate Importance shall be in force, on
and after its publication in the daily State
Register and Daily Bulletin, papers pub
lished at Des Mo mes. Iowa.
Approved March II 1870