Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-15
The Stock Act.

The official announcement of the sub
mission of the Stock Act, passed at the
last session of the Legislature, to vote
at the election of this county, in accor-
dance with the action of the Board of
Supervisors ut their June meeting, will
be found in our advertising columns To
the end that the readers of the BULLETIN
may have an intelligent understanding of
the question to be determined by their
suffrages, we publish the law in full AS
it is question nearly concerning their
interests and convenience, we invite our
farmer readers to write out their views
pro and con for publication in our col
umns:
AN ACT to restrain stock from running at large.
SECTION /. Bel enacted dy tie t;eneyuL AsseuJlv
OF ne nt,,te If lara, That the owners of cattle,
horses, mules, Sheep swine and other stock shall
be liable for all damages zone by such stock.
Sec. ,. The owner or person in actual posses
sion of any cultivated lands in this State, shall
have lien on all. and any stock, that shall tres
pass such lands.
SEC. 3. The owner of any stock trespassing on
the improved lands of another, shall pay the own
er OF the land SO damaged, the actual amount Of
the damages SO sustained.
SEC. 4. The person who is In possession of the
land SO trespassed upon, may distrain any tres
passing stock and retain the same, in some safe
place, at the expense of the owner thereof, until
said damages are paid.
SEC. g. Within twenty-four hours after the
stock has been restrained (Snnday not being in
cluded) the party so injured, shall notify the
Township Trustees, to be and appear on the
premises to view and assess the damages: when
two or more of the Trustees have assembled thew
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 snch disfrained
stock, refuse to pay the damages assessed
then it shall be the duty of the Trustees to post
up notices in tire conspicuous places. in the
township where such damages were done, that the
said stock, or so much thereof as is 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 take place ut the enclosure, where such
stock was distrained. between the hOure of one
and three P. NJ, on the tenth day after the posting
Of said notices: of"ySd.J that II any one or more
damages, the Trustee Trustees, not 40 interest
ed, shall appoint some one or more, as the case
may require, to act in the place of the person
persons go interested; the owner of the stock or
the person entitled to the possession thereof
when known, shall also be notified of the time
and place of meeting of said Trustees to
said damages.
SEC. 6. The Trustees shall make their assess.
ment in writin" and file the same with the town
ship clerk. to be of record In his Office, and they
shall receive the sum of one dollar per day each,
for each assessment. All persons aeereved by
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 exceed forty dollars. The ,ppeot b,,,d shall
be filed with the clerk of the township in penalty
double the value Of the property dlstrained, with
good and sufficient securities, to be approved by
the clerk; and from and after the filing of the APP
peal bond. the same shall operate as sn 'ofse!e s.
The clerk. after an appeal il taken, shall certify
al the ORIGINAL papers to the clerk OF the Circuit
for which he shall receive the sum of one dollar
and fifty cents fees.
SEC Z Ifthe owners of such dstrained stock
are not known il shall be treated as csirays
SEC. s. At the regular meeting of the Board of
Supervisors in June of each year. majority of
the Board shall determine whether the adoption
of the provisions of this act shall he submitted to
the legal voters of the county al the ensuing zen
eral election: and if the Supervisors so declare
there may be written or printed on each ballot
either of tn" sentences. following. to-wit: "FOr
the act restraining stock from running at large"
AGAINST the act restraining stock from running
for or against said proposition at said election be
for said act. then, and not otherwise, shall the
provisions of this he in fll force in such coun
ty; prori1e'. a majority of the Board of Snpcrvi-
sOrs may submit the question. whether the pro-
visions of this act shall b. repealed by majority
vote in any county in which ii may have been
Supervisors in any county Of this State may sub
nit the question of adopting the provisions Of
this act, at special election called for that pur-
pose.
SEC Q. The provisions of this act shall take
effect in ninety days after being adopted by any
county in this State.
SEC TO- This act heino deemed of Immediate
importance shall he in force, on and after IFS pub
LEGATION in the daily Sfate PN"is'~r and Irjty BUNe
tn. papers publishing at Dcs Moncs Iowa
Approved March II. 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act pub
lishcd in the y lin Rsais'"r March 10, and the
Daiiy B"ktefi" March 1s 1870.
ED. WRIGHT Secretary of State.