Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-12
The stray Law and Forms.


For the convenience of persons Ia
king up strays, we again publish the
law, with forms Of procedure. This
is the codified law, chapter 81 of gen
oral laws Of 1869, since when no
change has been made.
Section l. No persons shall take
upany stray except horses and mules
unless such person shall be at the
time resident in the same town
wherein such stray shall be found,
nor unless such stray shall be found
upon the lands owned or occupied,
by the finder.
Sec. 2. Any person taking up 4
stray, shall, within seven days there
after, notify the owner thereof, if 70
him known, and request such owner
to pay all reasonable charges and
take such stray away.
Sec. 3. If the owner OF any stray
be unknown, the finder shall within
ten days after taking up the same,
file notice thereof with tho town
clerk Of the town, aud if the stray
or strays 30 takon are of the value
Of less than five dollars, he shall also
post up notices Of the takiug up OF
such stray in two or more public
places in such town; but if the stray
or strays so taken up are Of the value
Of more than five dollars, be shall
cause such notice to be published for
four weekssuccessively in some news
paper printed in the county in which
he resides, unless there shall be one
printed still nearer his place Of resi-
dence in an adjoining county, in
which case he may publish it in Ell
ther paper, at his option; and in
case there shall be no newspaper
printed within twenty miles Of the
residence Of the finder Of such stray
or slrays, he shall post up written
notices in three Of the most public
places in the county in which he re-
sides. All said notices shallcontain
brief description Of the stray, de-
scribing the same by giving marks,
natural and artificial, aud as near as
practicable, the name and residence OF
the finder, and as near as may be
the time at which the Same was Ia
ken up. The said town clerk shalt
transmit copy Of every such notice
to the clerk OF the board Of county
supervisors and any person taking
up or finding any such stray or
strays, who shall neglect or refuse
to post up and publish such notice
as provided in this section, shall DO
liable TO the owner Of such strays Ia
double the amount Of damage sus-
tanned by reason Of such neglect or
refusal. Aud if any person 50 taking
up or finding such stray or strays,
shall for the space Of one year neg-
lect or refuse to post up and publish
such notices as required by law, in
Guiding the section, township, and
range in which hc lives, he shall,
moreover, be liable to pay to the
town treasurer of the town whore he
resides, the full value of such stray
or strays, to be used for and recov>
cred in the name of said town treas
nrer, before any justice Of the peace
in the county; and such money so
recovered shall be paid over to said
town treasurer, and by him distnbu.
ted as school money in tho manner
now provided for the payment oil
school moneys that come into the
hands OF town treasurers.
Sec. 4. Every finder of stray OF
trays which when taken up are oil
the value of ten dollars or lore. shall.
within one month after taking up the
same, procure an appraisal thereof
by a justice of the peace Of his town
which appraisal shall be certified "a
by such justice, and within the time
before mentioned, filed in the ofioe
Of the town clerk of such town and
he shall pay to snch justice fifty
cents for such appraisal and certif-
cate, and six cents for for sverJ
mile necessarily in such service.
Sec. 5 If thesowner or person en-
titled TO the possession of any stray
shall appear at any time within on,
year after tue notice is filed with tn,
town clerk as aforesaid and max.
ont his right thereto, he shall hav,
such stray restored to him upon pay
ing all lawful charges which hav,
been incurred in relation to The same
Sec, 6. If the owner and tho find
er OF any stray cannot agree upoI
the amount Of such charges, or fol
the use Of such stray, either party
may make application to any justic'
of the peace ofthe town where sucl