Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-22
CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to restrain stock from running vt large.
SECTION I. be enacted by the General As
senlbLy OF the State Of Ioip1, That the owners of
cattle horses. mules sheep, swine and other stock
stock. Co.,"
SEC. p The owner or person in actual possess
ion of auy cultivated hands In this State shall
faye lien ON oil, and any stock, that shall tres
SEC. 3. The owner OF any stock trespasssing
on the improved lands OF another shall pay the
owner Of the land so damaged, the actual amount
Of the damages so sustained.
SEQ. 4. The person who Ii In possession OF the
land so prespassed upon, may distrain any tres
passing stock and retain the same, In come safe
place, at the expense Of the owner thereof, until
said damages are paid I'd
SEC. 5. Within twenty -four hours after the
cludedl the party SO injured. shall notify the
Township Trustees, 70 be and appear on the prem
ises 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 to be paid for keeping said stock; and
II the person or persons owning such distrained
stock rsiase TO pay the damages 50 assessed,
up notices In three conspicuous places In the town
ship where such damages were done, that the said
stock, or so much thereof NJ 10 necessary to pay
said damages, with cost Of sale, shall be sold TO
the highest 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
destained, between the hours Of one and three
p, M, on the tenth day after the posting OF said
notices; pregided that II any one or more OF said
Trustees are In way interested In said damages
the Tustee or Trustees, not 60 interested, shall
appoint some one or more, as the case may re-
quire to art in the place Of the person or persons
son entitled to the possession thereof when known
shall also be notified of the time and place OF the
meeting OF said Trustees to assess said dam
SEC. Q. The Trustees shall make their assess
ment In writing and file the same with the town.
ship clerk. to be OF record In his ONCE. and they
shall receive the sum OF one dollar per day each,
the action 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
iled with the. clerk OF the township in penalty
double the value Of the property distrained. with
good and saii nm secSri.ies 70 be approved BY
| peal bend, the same shall operate as super sd-
IDEAS. The clerk. after an appeal 10 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. Z. II The owners Of such distrained stock
| are not known IL shall be treated as estrays.
SEC. 8. At the regular meeting Of the Board oil
Supervisors In June, Of each year. majority oil
the Board shall determine whether the adoption
20 the legal voters Of the county, at the ensuing
general election; and II the Supervisors so de.
Glare, there MAJ, be written or printed on each
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l "For the act restraining stock from running at
large;" Against the act restraining stock from
running at large;" and II majority Of sli the
votes cast for or against said proposition at said
shall the provisions Of this act be In full force In
such county, fforidsd. majority Of the Board
OF supervisors, may submit the question, whether
the provisions of this act shall be repealed BY
been adopted. and provided further, That " any
Board Of Supervisors In any county In this State
may submit the question Of adopting the provi
sions Of this act, at a special election called fol
SIC. .. The provisions of this Get shall take
effect In ninety days after being adopted by am
i county In this State. -
SEQ. TO- This act being deemed of immedists
l importance shall be in force, on and after lie mi
LEGATION In the daily State Regstsr and DAILY BaL
fsfia, papers Published At Des Moines, Iowa.
1 Approved March II, 1910.
| hereby certify that the foregoing Act was pub
Daily Baiiesin March IS. $50. '' - anu 'n'
| ED WRIGHT, Secretary u State.
/ Now, therefore. notice Ia hereby given. that a,
| the I'd Tuesday In October. A. d, 1871 the ques
ton OF the adoption or the provisions OF said Ac
will be submitted to the legal voters OF sait
county, according TO the above resolution.
The manner q voting upon said question shall
Those voting in favor Of the adoption OF III.
provisions Of said act, shall have written d
printed upon their ballots the words .sfor ID.
Those voting against the adoption OF the promo
sition Of said act, shall have written or PRINTED
/ upon their ballots the words Against the Ac
Restraining stock from Running at Large; .
Board Of Supervisors Of said county, this
/ sd day Of August b a 2; 49, 81 yoorr
saw4 1880 Auditor.