, 1877-06-02
The EStray Law.
By request we publish the law relating to estray'

By request we publish the law relating to estrays
as it appears upon the statute book:
SIC l. That it shall be the dnty OF the county
auditors of the several counties Of this territory 70
keep book OF suitable dimensions TO be called the
record OF estrays."
s e . Any householder about whose premises
any estrays may be in the habit Of running at large
may take up the same, and shall, within ten days,
post noties three public PLACES IN the county Que
of which shall be IN the precinct 10 "hei the estriy
WAS taken ND giving as correct description as may
b. of natural and artificial marks and orands proo-
able age and siJe etc PrOridod, That no estray
shall be tax up from the 18th OF April TO the 18th
OF December except breachy OF Vicious anmais when
may he taken up IN any month
SIC s. H. previous 70 ihe expiration OF ten Gays
from the time of posting the said notices, the owner
shall prove said estrsy 10 lie his he shall be entitled
TO to the same by paying charges, winch shall be two
dollars for t.king up posting, etc, and Reasonable
rate for keeping the and II the owner Shall iur-
ther Prove tnat the person so posting an eslray,
knew TO whom such estray belonged, and yet did MT
notify the owner of hs intention 10 post said estray,
the person taking up, and posting, shall not re-
cover for either posting or keeping
SIC 4 IT. at the expiration of ten days, no one
shall hive made his Chains known TO the taker mp u
shall be his duly to make statement to the nearest
Justice uf the peace OF county in which SAID es
tray i taken up under oath, OF the taking up OF SAID
estray posting, ETC., according 10 law, Whereupon
said jusic. shall apprslse the estray. and mInedi-
atey notify the county auditor of the same county
MP with marks natural and artificial etc, and by
whom and said justice shall receive for each appraisal
and nofiicition dollar and ten cents for every
mile necessarily Travelled IN such service Prorided,
That there shall be no charges for apprniSlng on
more than three heal at one time aud plsce
SFc 1t stall be the dety Of the county auditor.
upon receiving such notice nom the justice, 10 make
Il record OF the same III the "reC1Ord Or estrays
SIC G. II the person entitled 10 The POSSESSION OF
an estray shall appear, AMI make ont his title
thereto within thirty days iTUln the time the notice
is fied with the county auditor PROVIDED IN sec
tion FIVE such estray shall De sold at the request OF
the finder by the sheriff, or any constable OF the
county, at public auction, uron first giving public
notice hereof In writing by posting up the same III
three public places the precinct where sad estry
was taken up at least ten days before such safe |;
Proridcd I: such animal be appraised at twenty
five dollars upwards, It shall be ADVERTISED lor one
week III the newspaper doing The county printing,
and the finder may bid therefor a; such sale, aIG
after edIctng all the lawful charges of the nnder as
AZORES ,id 20 - ascsrtaed hy the justice VITO ap-
praised SAID animal and the fees ~ the justice Tor
appr,.lsny and constable or sheriff, which shall be
the same AS sale execution The remaining pro-
eels such sale shall be deposited IN the the treas
ury of the county for the use of common schools ;
PTOrIded That if the Of the property sold or
his legal representative shall, within SIX months
after the money shall have been deposited III the
county treasury furnish satisfactory evidence to the
justice Of the peace who has appraised saI1 ANIMAL
the ownership of sad property, he or they shall
conntv treasury PrOrided hOL0eueT, That the taker
up OF estTays shall forfeit all right TO consideration
for subSiSting the same, If Ire work or III any way
use sucn estTay take and keep the same out o.
the county IN which the estrdy was taken up more
than three DAYS at one time.
SIC. :. That If any person shall take mp, keep or
use any estray without complying with tue provls-
OF this lie shall be Rdbe 10 iiInaS IN double
the value OF such estray aud for costs OF SUIT 70 he
sued for and recovered any court having oompe-
tent juris LECTION.
SIC S. IL shall be the duty of every constable
within this territory, when complaint shall have
been made 10 him by any person of VIOLATION OF any
OF the provisions OF this act 10 Immediately enter
suit before the pIopr court, aud the person making
the complaint shall he the prosecuting witness fTo
r!dcd That if upon trial, the complaint shall b=
found malicious or frivolous the prosecuting witness
small pay all costs of SUIT.
SIC g. Ali moneys collected as fines under the pro-
visions Of tins shall be paid INTO the treasury of
the county when the SAM all have been eOlieeie
Tor the beHsfis Vf common schools IN sad county