The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-04-02

the jerks; an he's been a.loclin'
loike . siniince that couldn' be
parsed ivcr since.r
Il wonder like bore it. I don't
think I COULD said Morton, medita-
lively.
cav coorsc yc couldn't. Ye're not
4 convarted Mithodist. But I must
be goin'. I'm a-boardin' at the Cap.
tins now
To be coatiauetl
THE IOWA H1RD Law.
The Amendment msds by the 1if.
tsenth General Assembly.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted by tie
General Asesnsbiy of he State Of
Io,ea, That sections 1446, 1448,
145O, 1851, l452, 1853, 1457, 1853,
l459, l46O, 146l, 1462, and 1863 Of
the Code be and the same are hereby
repealed, and the following enacted
in lieu thereof, TO wit:
SEC. 2 (Sec. l446) livery own
er Of swine, sheep, Or goats shall re-
strain the same from running at
large,
SEC. 3. (Sec. l44S.) When any
person is injured in his lands, enclos-
ed by lawful fence, by any kind Of
domestic animals, he may recover
his damages by IN action against the
owner or by distraining the animals
doing the damage; but il they wcr.
lawfully on the adjoining land and
escaped therefrom by reason Of the
neglect Of the person suffering dama-
ges to maintain his part Of the divis-
ion fence, the owner Of the animals
shall not be liable for such damages,
and II the party injured elects to re
cover by action against the owner Of
the stock, no sppraisement need be
made by the trustees ~ in cases Of
distraint; aud in counties where, by
police regulations. stock is restrain
ed from running at large, any person
injured in his improved or cultivated
lands by any domestic animal may
recover his damages rs provided in
section six Of this act, and section
l454, 1855 and 1456 Of the Code,
whether the land whereon the injury
was done was enclosed by . lawful
fence or not.
SEC. A (Sec. 145O.) Section 300
Of the Code is hereby amended by
striking out the word ''now" in the
fif,h line thereof; and the word
ssstock," rs used therein, and in this
chapter, ;s hereby declared to mean
cattle, horses, mules and asses, and
under said section the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of each county naay-and
ON petition of one fourth Of the legal
voters thereof, as shown by the re-
turns Of the last general election,
must submit in the manner provided
by section 80 Of the Code, except a
herein modified, to the electors oi
the county at the next general ebec-
tioa. or. il they deem II advisable, Al
| q special election Called for that Enar'
pose, the following questions Of po.
lice regulations, or either Of them, and
no others, to wit:
lst. Shall stock be restrained from
running at large:
2d. Shall stock he restrained from
running at large between sunset and
sunrise?
Sd. Shall stock be restrained from
running At large from the first day
Of (naming the month)'n each year
until the first day of (naming the
monthly following.
fth. Shall stock be restrained from
running at large between sunset and
sunrise from the first day OF (naming
the month"; in each year, until the
first day o. tnaming the month"; fol.
lowing?
SEC. ). tSec. 1iaU II at such
election majority Of the voters vo.
ting thereon, shall vote in favor Of
either such regulations, then the same
shall take effect and be in force at the
end Of thirty days after said election
and shall continue in force until the
end Of ninety days after an election
at which, on re. submitting of the
question, a majority Of the electors d
the county voting thereon shall vote
against the same; provided, That
where any county prior to the taking
effect Of this act shall have voted or
the submission of such question "Fol
restraining stock from running n
large;" or "For restraining STOCK
from running at large between the
hours of sunset and SUNRISE" as pro
| vided in Chap. 3, Title IL, Of ths
Code, or in the law or laws to which
the same is amendatory, such vote il
hereby declared to be legal and valid
| and to amount to an adoption by thu
county Of the police regulation 81
voted for, as the same is herein Sc
out as fully and effectually as if tn
same was submitted and voted TO
under this act,exoept that the sam.
shall be, and remain in force in sucl
county until the end Of thirty day
after the next general election ant
no longer unless re-adopted thereat
SEC. 6. (1l52.) The owner Of IN!
stock or domestic animal prohibited
by law or police regulation Of an.
county from running at large at an,
of the times hereinbefore mentioned
shall be be liable for all damage
done thereby while wrongfu'ly re
naming at large upon the publ
highway or upon the improved o
cultivated lands Of another, whic
may be recovered by an action q
law, or the party injured may, 1t hi
option, distrain the trespassing ani
mails, and retain the same in saf
place, at the expense of the owne'
until the damages are paid As PROV
ded in sections 1854, 1855 and 1A5
of the Code. Provided, That n
stock or no domestic animal, exceI
the male animals mentioned in sectio
l447 Of the Code, shall be considere
as running at large, SO long as II
same are upon unimproved or uncu
tiyated lands, and under the immed
ate care and control Of the owne
or upon the public highway undt
! ike care and control, for the purpos
OF travel or driving thereon.
Il SEC. !. (Sec. 1857 The woI