Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-06-20
s,,stray Law.

Jurr: That ai:y person who shall take zap any
sly Horse, Mare, Mule. JucH. Jrunct O>.
{. y. Hog. or Sheep, shall, within ten days
from the time OF taking NJ the stray, advertise
IN three public places IN the pan ii. by post
inr up advertisements, Winch advertisement,
shall contain ,uii and complete description
Of the animals taken up-thc marks. brand.
color and probable age. ct.
Sec 2nd II shall further bc the duty Of the
person taking up the Estray. after he has com
Piled with the first section of this act To- pro-
cecd after the expiration Of live days thercai.
ter. To some Justice Of the peace ia the Ward
in which he or she resides, and take AMI sub
scribe the following or affirmation. VIZ:
/. A. B., do ,olcmnly swear, ri1, took up
an E-tray horse, mare. (or whatever 1t may
be- on ;hc day Of ~ or near my
residence or plantation, the .owher Of which
i unknown To me, and llai ia" lr!iowiug i a
fall and true description If ~rld animal 20
Wit and that have not altered the marks
or brands or Otherwise di>iigurcd the said AN
inol :" taken up 10y me.
Soc g. II shall be the duty of the Justice
of the Peace, before whom said oath shall
have been made, 10 cause an appraI>cmenti 10
BE- made by two di>nteres;ed persons If law
tul aye and citizens of the parish of Richand.
under oath, written out and signed before said
Justice of the peace. who-e duty it shall be
To record the same in AN Estray Book, TO be
KEEP, by him for that Purpase.
Sec t. Il shall be the duty of any Justice #
the Peace, for the parish Of Rchand after the
foregoing section has been COZ. piled with, To-
have any stray horse, mare, mule. Jack, Jen-
net sc. advertised III any newspaper printed
in said parish for the term Of thirty days, and
if the said stray is not claimed and proved
by the owner or owners before the san lus-
tee of the Peace, the said Justice Oft Peace
shall nj the end Of six months, after taking mp
Of said Es,ray, proceed to advertise in a news
paper printed in said parish Aforesaid, thirty
DAYS 10 be sold at hi, office ia tie Ward in
which lie resides. Said advertisement shall
contain full and true description OF said
Es,ray, when and by whom taken up, and the
amount for which they have been appraised;
A md further the sales of all stray animals shall
be made in conformity with the law reguIa-
ting Sheriu- Sales that l., if the Esfray does
not bring two-ihirds OF the appraised value. il
shall t!en, on the same day, he oh.red an, &,
credit of twelve months, with note and al,
proved security.
Sec. ;. b. il further enacted, That it is
hereby made the duty If Justices ofthe Peace
before whom estrays have Eeen brought, TO
/ furnish the Parish Recorder, with trans.
! cript of the record from his Record Book of all
horses, mares, mules, &C., so made by the
said Justice of the Peace. 1t shall be the du
" Of the arish Recorder, 10 record the same
! in a book kept for that purpose in his office
J subject to the inspection of the community
/ wheneve required and for which the Record
er shall be allowed for recording the sane,ti
/ " cents and no more.
/ Sec. s. Be ii furlnef enacted. That it shall
he the duty of said Justice of the Peace to pay
! into the parish Treasury, within thirty days
/ after the sail OF the st:ays made by them, the
/ amour, of all the money received by them,and
the Parish Treasurer shall report to the PO-
/ lice jury the amount received by him on his
annual settlement.
/ Sec 7. Any person or persons taking up
any horse. mare, mule. &c shall take the
same care as is ordinarily taken with stock :
and if.he use them in working or riding, a.
hc world his Cwn lac or she will not be al
lowed anything for keeping them. Bu' if he
does not use them, then he shall be emitted
10 charge % cents per day TO be taken out of
the proceed ofihe sale of the stray, when made
b; the said Justice, which amount shall be
prUJated before said Justice.
Sec s. Be i, further enacted That the Jus
tee of the Peace shall be entitled To charge
- cents for each affidavit taken before him.
4 $50, the same amount tor writing each adj
veriisemeni, AMI the sum Of fifty cents for re-
cording ihe proceedings of each estray strayed
before him and also, thathc be entitled 10 re-
tain two and Il half per cent. on each sale
made by hlm as his fees for making such sale.
Sec. 9 Be it further enacted. &c, That
shoald the owner OF any estray disposed Of by
Vi tue Of the law, come forward and make
sufficient proof Of his stock, within l. months
after such sale has been male, lie sEali be
entitled ~ receive the amount of money fiom
the Parish Treasurer that has been paid III on
such sale. which amount shall be paid the
owner by the Parish Treasurer on the war
rant of the Justice of the Peace, before whom
the animal has been strayed; Provided, thai
the owner Of said estray may have the priv
lege of retaining MS said e>tray on paying al
costs and ten per cent interest on the money
previously paid out for said e>iray.
ELIJAH SCOTT,
J. n PIrTs President.
CLERK