Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-08
IS.

caiu ACT D-ihs IN Wofus ana hyures az follows,
to-wit:
AN ACT to restrain stock from running at large
sEcrIoNi. Bsit enacted By ne General A.
ssp,bty Of the State Of Los0a, That the owners d
cattle, horses. mules, sheep ewne and other stocI
shall be liable for all damages done by sucf
stock.
SEC. ., The owner or person in actual possess
ion of any cultivated lands in this State shall
lave lien On all, and any stock, that shall tres
pass on such lands.
SEC. 3. The owner of any stock trespasssinQ
on the improved lands of another, shall pay th6
owner Of the landso damaged, the actual amount
Of the damag es so sustained. a.
land so rrespassed upons may distrain any tree
passing stock and retain the same, In some sac
place, ut the expense Of the owner thereof, until
!, sEc. s. Within twenty four hours after Athe
stock has been restrained Sunday not being In
cludedl the. party so injured, shall notify the
Township Trustees, TO be and appear on the preun.
ises to view and assess the damages; when two
or more OF the Trustees have assembled they
shall proceed to view and assesn the damages md
the amount to be paid Tor keeping said stock; and
III the pereon or persons owning such .distrained
stock, refuse TO pay, the damages SO assessed,
then 1t shall be the duty OF the Trustees to poe3
mp notices In three conspicuous places I'm the town
ship where each damages were done, that the sai d
stock, or 50 much thereof ~ IL necessary to nay
said damages, with cost Of sale, shall be sold 70
the highest bidder; any money or stock left aftsr
satisfying such claims, shall be returned to the
take place al the enclosure whore such stock was
destained, between the hours Of one and three
p, M, on the tenth day alter the posting of said
Trustees are in way Interested in said damages ages
the Trustee or Trustees, not SO Interested, shall
appoint some one or moro. as the case may re.
% u es 81 or
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.
ages. =
SEC. o. The Trustees shall make their assess.
ment IN writing and file the same with the town
ship clerk. to be Of record In his office. and they
for each assessment. All perrons aggrieved by
the action OF the Trustees, under this act, may
appeal TO the Circuit Court Of the proper county,
al sase w 6e the Of shall
died with the clerk OF the township in penalty
double the value Of the property distrained. with
good and sufficient securities, TO be approved by
peal bend, the same shall operate as q super ga
IDEAS. The clerk. after An appeal Is taken, shall
certify all the original papers to the clerk of the
Clrcnit 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 he owners OF such distrained stock
are not known L shall be treated as sstrays.
Supervisors Ia June, of each year, majority of
the Board shall determine whether the adoption
or the provisions Of this act shall be submitted
70 the legal voters OF the county, ct the ensuing
clare, there may be written or printed on each
ballot either OF the sentences, following to-wit
For the act restraining stock froiA running at
running at large n and II majority Of ali the
votes cast for or against said proposition at said
election be for said act then, and not otherwise.
os e tAs scs b In & fore
OF Supervisors, may submit the question whether
the provisions Of this act shall be repealed by a
majority vote IN any county y which 4 may have
Board OF Supervisors In any county In this State
may submit the question OF adopting the provi-
sions OF this act, at special election called for
Sec. O. The PROVISIONS of this act shall take
u ninety met a. er being adopted by
SEQ; 10. TIN. act being deemed Of immediste
lcation In the daily State Rsgsster and Daily Ba-
Iefia, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved March II, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act was pub
lished in the Daily Rsgister March 10, and the
ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State
Now, therefore. notice lie hereby given, that at
the General Election 70 be held In said county on
the ID Tuesday In October, A. d, 1871. the ques-
tion OF the adoption OF the provisions of said Act
win be submitted to the legal voters OF said
county, according to the above resolution.
The manner OF voting upon said question shall
Those vosihg III faver "A the sdopsion ofthe
previsions 81 ssd act. shall ave writes or
printed upon their ballots the words For she
Act Restraining Stock Tom Running at LARGE
These voting against the adoption Of the propo-
siticrf 81 said act shall have written or printed
upon their ballots the words Against the Act
Restraining Stock from Running ut Large"
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors OF said county. this
Esd day OF August, A. d. 1871
70 DAN'L w. FOOTE,