The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-18
OFFICIAL
ESTRAT LAW OF RAPIDES.
EsTRAY LAW PASSED BY POLICE JURY,
JUNE 1lTH, 1875, AND AMENDED
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1877, AND JULY
9TH, 1877.

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Sec. 1. Be it Ordained by the Police
Jury of Rapides Parish, That all Or
dinances relative to Estlays in said
Parish, be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:
Any owner or agent of real Estate in
the Parish of Rapides, or householder
In the Pinewoods portion of said Par
ish, is hereby authorized to take up
any estray mules. oxen or horses, and
he shall within FIVE days after such
estray is taken up, deliver the same to
the nearest Justice of the Peace, for
which such person shall receive the
sum of TWO DOLLARS, to be paid by
the owner of such estray ifany appear,
and ifno owner appear, out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the estrav, if made
under the provisions of Section 3, of
CAIo OluiNuuSCs
Any person other than such as are
above described, who shall take up a
stray animal, shall be subject to fine
of $25 to be recovered by the Parish
Attorney before a competent Justice
of the Peace, and half of which fine
shall go to the owner of such estray
and the balance to the Parish.
SEC. 2. The said Justice of the Peace
shall have the care and custody Of said
estray until sold according to law, and
he shall receive compensation for the
same at the rate of Is cents per day:
for such horse or mule, and 5 cents per
day for such OK; ho shall cause such
estray to be appraised by two resident
citizens; he shall keep record of said
appraisement, of the mark, brand, col
or, size, and kind of animal, and the
date of the taking up of the same; he
shall forthwith furnish copy Of said
record to the Recorder of the Parish,
whose duty it shall be to enter such
record in a book, kept for that purpose,
and all Justices of the Peace through
ont the Parish, shall render to the Po-
lice Jury at each regular session a
complete statement of all proceedings
had by them under this Ordinance.
Sec. 3. Said Justice of the Peace
shall advertise the record of said es-
tray as set forth in Section 2 of this
Ordinance, by one insertion in a paper
published in Alexandria, by posting
the same in public places in his Ward,
and if said estray be horse or mule,
and no owner appear in sixty days, or
if the same he an OK and no owner ap-
pear in thirty days, it shall be lawful
for said Justice to sell the same, at his
place of holding Court, after ten days
public notice, for cash, if the amount
of the appraisement be bid, if not bid,
on twelve months credit, for all sums
over and above the necessary expenses,
the said sum to be secured by notes
with solvent endorsement.
SEC. 4. The said Justice of tie Peace
shall receive compensation of two
dollars for his services in the case of
such animal that may be brought be-
fore him, the said sum to he paid by
the owner of said estray, or if sold, out
otthe proceeds of said sale.
Sec. $. In all cases, if the owner ap-
pear and prove his claim before the
sale, the person who took up such es
tray shall receive his compensation
| from said owner before delivery, as
though the sale were made, but in such
case the Justice of the Peace shall re-
ceive only one dollar in addition to the
allowance per day for taking care of
said estray, as provided in Section 2 of
this Ordinance; if no owner appear as
prescribed in Section 3, and the sale
be made, the Justice of the Peace shall
retain the expenses incurred as above
set forth in the Ordinance, out of the
proceeds of the sale, and he shall with
out delay, deposit the balance in the
hands of the Parish Treasurer.
Sec. 6. If any person or persons,
who may take up an estray, shall fail
to comply with the requirements of
this Ordinance, or shall work such es-
tray, previous to bringing the same be-
fore the Justice of the Peace, he shall
be subject to pay to the owner of such
estray, the sum of one dollar per day
for each day he shall work the same,
and any damage the said owner may
have sustained before, to be recovered
before any competent Justice of the
Peace.
SEC. 7. If any person who may take
up an estray shall fail to report the
same to a Justice of the Peace as pro-
vided for in Section l of this Ordi-
nance, he shall be subject to a fine OF
$50 recoverable by the Parish Attor-
ney before any competent Justice Of
the Peace.
SEC s. If any person shall take up
any wild COW or cows, without the
consent of the owner, he shall be sub.
ject to a fine Of $25, one-half of said
fine to 60 to the owner of said COW OF
cows, and the balance into the Parish
Treasury to be recovered before any
competent Justice of the Peace.