Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-06-13
Estray Law.


7 Estray Law.
! Section 1t. Be i, resolved Ivy the Police
Jury; That any person who >,nli take up any
stray Horse, Mare, Mule. Jack. Jrnnei. Ok
Cow, Hog. or Sheep, shall. within ten day,
from the time Of taking up the stray, advertise
in three public places in the parish, by post.
ing up advertisements. which advertisement,
shall contain .uil and complete description
Of the animal, taken up-ihe marks brand
color. and probable age, etc.
Sec. 2nd II shall further he the duty Of the
person taking up the E>tray, after he ha, COM
pied with the first section of This act. 10 pro-
coed after the expiration of five days thcrcaf,
ter, u some Justice al the peace IN the Ward
in which he or she resides, and take and sub.
scribe the following or affirmation, VIZ:
!, y. H., do soemnly swear, that look mp
an E-tray horse, mare (or whatever it may
be) un the day Of AZ ur near my
residence or plantaiinn the owner of which
is unknown To me-, and that the following. j. a
full aud true description of sail animal Ia
Wit And that | have no, altered the marks
or brands or Otherwise disgured the said an.
imal so taken up by me-
Sec. 3. Ii shall be the duly Of the Justice
of the Peace, before whom said oath shall
have been made, to cause an apprai>ernrmt to
be made by two disiutere,,ed persons Of law
tul aye and citizens of the parish of Richllnd
under oath, written out and signed before said
Justice of the peace, whose duty it shall be
to record the same in an Estray Book, To be
kept by him for that purpase.
Sec. 1. IL shall be the duty OF any Justice of
the Peace, for the parish of Richland. after the
foregoing section has been CO... piled with. To
have any stray horse, mare, mule Jack, Jen-
net, &c, advertised i'll any newspaper printed
in sand parish, for the term of thirty days. and
II the SAID stray is not claimed and proved
10y the owner or owners, before the SAID I,s-
tce of the Peace, the said Justice OF the Peace
shall, at the end Of six months, after taking up
OF SAID E>tray, proceed TO advertise in news
paper printed IN SAID parish aforesaid, thirty
days To be sold at his Office IN tie Ward in
which he resides. Said advertisements shall
contain a full and true description Of said
Estray, when and by whom taken up, and the
amount for which they have been appraised
And further the sales of all stray animals shall
be made IN conformity with the Lave regula-
ting Sheriff : Sales that Is, If the Fay does
not bring two-thirds of the apprai>"l value, it
shall then, Oh the same day, L. offered on a
credit of twelve months, VIII note and ap-
proved security.
Sec ,. Be 1t further enacted, That it is
HEREBY made the duty Of Justices of the Peace
before whom e>trays have been brought, to
furnish the Parish Recorder, with a trans.
cript of the record from his Record Book. of all
horses, mares, mules, &C., so made by the
said Justice OF the Peace. Ii shall be the du.
" Of the | arish Recorder, to record the same
IN a book kept for that purpose in his office
subject to the inspection Of the community
whenever required and for which the Record
er shall be allowed for recording the sane,fif.
ty cents, and more
Sec. q. Be ii further enacted. Tia, !, sh,r
be the duty OF said Justice of the Peace 10 paw
into the parish Treasury, within thirty DAYS
after the sail of the st.ays made by them, the
amount 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, as
he would his own, he or she will not be al
lowed anything for keeping them. But if he
does not use them, then he shall be entitled
to charge 25 cents per day, 10 be taken out of
he proceed the sale of the stray, when made
By the said Justice, which amount shall be
probated before said Justice.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted. That the JUS
tice of the Peace shall be entitled To charge
% cents for each affidavit taken before him.
A lso the same amount for writing each adj
vertisemen;, and the sum Of fifty cents for re-
cording the proceedings Of each estray strayed
before him and also, thathe be entitled to re.
tain two and a half per cent. on each sale
made by him as his fees for making such sale
Sec. Q. Be it further enacted, &c, That
should the owner Of any estray disposed of by
vi1ue of the law, come forward and make
sufficient proof Of his stock, within IL months
after such sale has been made, he shall he
entitled to receive the amount Of money from
the Parish Treasurer that has been paid in 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 that
the owner Of said es,ray may have the priv.
lege of retaining his said estray on paying all
costs and ten per cent interest on the mor.y
previously paid out for said estray.
ELIJAH SCOTT,
J. n pfrrs President