The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-12-10
Estray Law.


Estray Law.
Penalty for Estraying.
Any person taking stray horse mule cattle OF the
kind within the parish of Bosser shall be bound
the esraed and appraised by the stray of said
parish within ten days from the time said horse, mule
cattle may be taken under the penalty of paying damages
to the owner OF said stock in sum of not to exceed twenty
dollars recoverable before of competent jurisdiction
HOw EsrGyed, Advertised and Sold.
When horse mule cattle may be esrayed by the stray
master OF this parish be- said stray MASTER shall be bound to
advertise the for the space six now hree months
three of the public places in the parish if the animal
esayed be horse or mule and for the SPACE of three months
(now six week if the be cattle of the kind and
should horse mule cattle be eayed aforesaid and
not claimed within the time prescribed the shall be
brought before the house door of said and sold
public auction for what the bring i'll cash. and the
animal be of the kind the shall be sold before the
house door, aforesaid but in this last shall
be necessary bring the animal before the court house door, if
said animal has been kept at greater distance than five miles
from the court house.
Stray Masters Percentage.
OF all sales made by the stray master fth parish under this
act he shall be entitled to receive five per cent.
PrOceeaS-How Drided
After paying all other for the keeping and esayng
any animal sold shall divided equally be-
tween the person persons who have had such animal esay
ed and the parish of BOsser.
What Records to be Kept
shall be the duty of said stray master keep book, in
which he shall record all animals esrayed by him. their ap-
praised value and sod the amount which they brought
Duty Of Master as to Balances
shall be the duty of the stray master aforesaid pay into
the hands the of the parish before the regular
meetings ofthe Police jury of this parish, all the
which THIS parish entitled TINS
ember and shall also make report Of the the Police
Jury, at those terms of session.
Pay for Keeping.
Any persons who take up any mule horse
with the intention of Eayng him. shall be allowed to receive
% per day for the space of 10 days. should he be held
longs and if any animal of the kind half that af
ter which time of 10 days. charge shall be made for keeping
any animal SO estrayed.
Stray Masters Fees.
The Stray Master shall be entitled receive 50 so for estray
ing any animal specified in this act which of fees
shall be for all services in the the time any such ami
NAL may be sold.
Duty a. to List of ESrays
And shall be the duty of the Stray Master to make ont and
post the Court House door of this parish full list of all ami
by him esrayed by the first day of the session
District Court its regular terms in the Spring and Autumn of
each year.
Justices mag Estray.
And further provided hait shall be lawful and proper
for person persons taking up any ANIMAL with the
intention of esrayng the according the meaning and
intention of this act to the before Justice
Ho,U EstrGys appraised
Which said Justice hereby fully authorised such
application to estray, to two freehoes living in the
parish who, under oath be administered by the JUSTICE shall
with said justice appraSe any animal brought before him.
after which appraement shall be the duty of the justice
give the person bringing said animal before him copy of the
appraisemen together with the affidavit made and signed
by the other appraisers and himself which said copy and a
av shall be presented to the Stray Maserof the parish with
in five days after the appraisement and staying the anla
and it shall be the duty said Stray Master to advertise
the though the esying bad been mede before him
u Fees of Justice Peace and Stray Master.
For this he shall be entitled to receive 81 80 and the Justice
of the Peace shall be entitled to receive 90 1t shall be the
duty of the Stray Master include in his list of estrayed AMI
mails to be posted the Court House door, herenbefo
specified all animals esyed by the Justices Of the Peace
this parish which may have been advertised by himself