Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-20
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what the Law Requires in Regard
to Them.

IN regard TO the taxing up Oh stIay ar
finals, which will doubtless be Of IN
tercst 70 many of our readers. We
would also suggest that the CHRONICLE
is the best newspaper in which to adj
vertise strays, as it has large circula-
tion in all parts Of the county;
SECTION ]. No person shall take up
any stray, except horses and mules, IN
less such person shall be at the time
resident of the same town wherein
such stray shall be found, nor unless
such stray shall be found upon the
lands occupied by the finder,
SEC. 2: Any person taking up
stray shall, within seven days there
after, notify the owner thereof, if to
him known, and request such owner
to pay all reasonable charges, and take
such stray away.
SEC. 8. IF the owner of any stray
be unknown, the finder shall within
ten days after. taking up the same, file
nOLlCc LHefeUl Mltn inc loHu Twin
of the town, and if the stray or strays
so taken up arc ofthe value of less than
five dollars, he 81 all also POST up no.
tees of the taking up Of such stray in
two or more places in such town: but
if the stray or strays so taken up are
Of the value of more than five dollars,
he shall cause such a notice to be pub
lished for four weeks successfully in some
newspaper printed in the county in
which he resides, unless there shall be
one printed still nearer his place of
residence in an adjoining county, in
which case he may publish it in either
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 str. Us. he shall
post up written notices in three of the
most public places in the county in
which he resides. All said notices
shall contain a brief description of the
stray, describing the same by giving
marks, natural and artificial, and as
near as practicable, the name and res
idence of the finder, and as near as
NAV be the time at which the same
was taken up. The said town clerk
shall transmits G 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 be liable
to the owner Of such strays in double
the amount Of damage sustained by
reason of such neglect or refusal. And
if any person so taking up OR finding
such stray or strays shall for the space
of one year neglect or refuse to post
up and publish such notice as required
by law, including the section, town
ship and range in which he lives, he
shall, moreover, be liable to pay to the
town treasurer, Of the town where he
resides the full value Of such stray or
strays, to be sued for and recovered in
the name Of said town treasurer 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 distributed as school
money, in the manner now provided
for the payment Of school moneys that
come into the hands of town treasurers
Sec. 4. Every finder of a stray or
strays, which when taken up are OF the
value of ten dollars or more, 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 by certified to by suchjus-
tice, and within the time before mention
ed, FLED in the Office of the town clerk of
such town;and he shall pay to suchjustice
fifty cents for such appraisal and certif-
cate, and six cents for every mile neces-
sarily travelled in such service.
Sno. 5. If the owner or person enti-
tied to the possession of any stray shall
appear at any time within one year
after the notice is fled with the town
clerk as aforesaid, and make out his
right thereto, he shall have such stray
restored to him upon paying all lawful
garages, which may have been incur
red in relation to the same.
SEC. 6. IF the owner and finder of
any stray, cannot agree upon the
amount Of such charges, or for the use
of such stray, either party may make
appli cation to any justice of the peace
of the town where such stray was taken
UP to settle the same, and the party
making such application shall give no.
.tice thereof to the other party; and ifany
amount shall be found due to the find
er by the said justice, over the value
of the use of such straythe same shall
be lien on said stray until paid by
the owner, and the costs Of such ad-
Indication shall abide the decision Of
the justice.
SEC. Z. IF the owner or person en-
titled to the possession Of any stray
shall not appear and make out his title
thereto, and pay charges thereon, with
in one year from the time the notice
is fled with the town clerk aforesaid,
and if such stray shall not have been
appraised at greater value than ten
dollars, the finder hall have perfect
title to the same; but if the appraised
value of such stray shall have been ad-
Judged to be more than ten dollars, as
provided In the fourth section of this