Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-18
sTRAYS
The Law Relating to strays--A Matter of In
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many years copied the stray law, fol
the benefit of it's readers, and nov
again calls attention to it's provi
sions. All farmers especially should
understand the law. The knowledg,
may prevent loss and litigation. w,
call their especial attention to tn,
following, being the codification o
the laws of this State relating Il
Strays
SECTION l.. No person shall take up an,
stray except horses aud mules, unless sucl
person shall be at the time a resident of tn
same town wherein such stray shall be found
or unless such stray shall be found upon tn
lands owned or occupied by the finder.
SECTION 2. Any person taking up stray
the owner thereof, if TO him known, and re
quest such owner to pay all REASONABLE,
charges and take such stray away.
SECTION 3. If the owner of any stray b.
unknown, the finder shall within ten day
after taking up the same, file notice thereo
with the town clerk of the town, and if tn,
stray or stIays so taken up are OF the value o
less than five dollars, he shall also post III
notices of the taking up of such stray in twt
or more public places in such town but i
the stray or strays so taken up are of tn,
value of more than five dollars, he shall
cause such notice to be published for iou
weeks successfully In some newspaper print
ed in the county, in which he resides, unless
there shall be one printed still nearer his place
OF residence in the adjoining county, in which
case he may publish it in either paper, at hi
option ard i'll case there shall be no news
paper printed within twenty miles of the resi-
dence of the finder of such stray or strays, hi
shall post up written notices in three of the
most public places in the county in which hi
resides. All said notices shall contain brie
description of the stray, describing the same
by giving marks, natural and artificial, and a!
near as practicable, the name and residence o.
the finder, and as near as may be the time a
which the same vas taken up. The said towr
clerk shall transmit copy of every such
notice TO the clerk of the board of county
supervisors and persons taking up or finding
any such stray or strays, who shall neglect
or refuse to post up and publish such notice
as provided in this section, thall be liable to
the owner of such strays in double the amount
of damage sustained by reason of such neglect
OF refusal. And if any person so taking up
or finding such stray or strays, shall for the
space of one year neglect or refuse TO post up
and publish such notices as required by law,
including the section, township and range il
which he lives, he shall, moreover1, be LA
BILE TO pay to the town treasurer, of the tow
where he resides the full value of such stray
or strays, to be sued for and recovered in tn,
name of said town treasurer, before any jus
tice of the peace in the county and sucf
money so recovered shall be paid over to sait
town treasurer, and by him distributed al
school money, in the manner now provided
for the payment of school moneys that com,
into the hands of town treasurers.
SECTION A. Every finder of stray or stray
which when taken up are of the value of tel
dollars OF more, shall, within one month afte
taking up the same, procure an ap2raisa
thereof by justice OF the peace of his town
which appraisal shall be certified to by sucl
Justice, and within the time before mentioned
filed in the office of the town clerk of sucl
town; and he shall pay to such justice fft,
cents flor such appraisal and certificate, AM
six cents for every mile necessarily travele
ia such service.
SECTION 5. If the owner or person entitle
TO the possession of any stray shall appear a
any time within one year after the notice
filed with the town clerk as aforesaid am
make out his right thereto, he shall have sucl
stray restored to him upon paying all Lawful
charges which have been incurred in relation
10 the sumo.
SECTION 3. If the owner and the finder o
any stray cannot agree upon the amount Q
such charges, or for the use of such stray
either party may make application to any jus
tice of the peace of the town where such stra
was taken up, TO settle the same, and tn
party making such application shall give no
tce thereof to the other party and if an
amount shall be found due to the finder by th
said Justice, over the value of the use of sue
stray, the same shall be lien on said stra
until paid by the owner, and the costs Of sue
adjudication shall abide the decision of th
justice.
SECTION Z. If the owner or person emit
| tied to the possession of any stray shall nc
appear and make out his title thereto. and pa
| the charges thereon, within one year from tn
| time the notice is filed with the town clerk a
| aforesaid, and if such stray shall not hay
| been appraised at greater value than ten do
lars, the finder shall have perfect title
the same; but if the appraised value of sue
| stray shall have been adjudged to be nor
| than ten dollars, as provided in the fourt
section of this chapter, such stray shall
/ sold at the request of the finder by any cor
stable OF the town at public auction, upo
| first giving public notice thereof in writing
| by posting up the same in three of the mo!
| public places in such town at least ten day
| before such sale ,and the finder may bid there
| for at such sale; and after deducting all Law
| full charges OF the finder as aforesaid, and th
| fees of the constable, which shall be the sam
| as upon a sale on an execution, one half of II
remaining proceeds of such sale shall be d.
posted in the treasury of the town, TO be di:
posed of in such manner as the town may d
rect. and the other half shall belong to til
finder. The finder soall make out a stat,
ment in writing under oath, Of his lawf
charges aforesaid, which statement he shs
deliver TO the constable at the time of maxim
the sale, who shall cause the same TO be file
in the Office of the town treasurer OF the tow
where such stray was taken up; and tn
nortlsn of the proceeds OF such sale to be d,
posted in the town treasury OF the tow
shall be so deposited by said constable with
ten DAYS after the time of makiog such sal
The finder of such stray or strays shall Y
quest constable of the town to sell such strs
or stravs at public auction to the highest bl'
der. If the finder of such stray or stra,
shall neglect or refuse to request constab
of the town to sell such stray or strays,
shall be liable to pay TO the town treasurer
the town where he resides, the full value
such stray or strays, to be sued for and r
covered in the name of said town treasur
before any justice of the peace in the count
and such money so recovered shall be pa
over as is now provided by law.
SECTION 8. If any person shall witho
consent of the finder, take away any STR
taken up pursuant to the provisions of tn
chapter, without first paying all the charg
incurred in relation to the same, he shall
liable 10 the finder for the value of such stra
| SECTION 9. If the finder of any stray sh'
NEGLECT TO cause the same to be advertised
a notice thereof to be posted up, or il he sh'
neglect to procure the appraisal of any str
which shall be of the value of ten dollars
mere, or if he shall neglect TO perform any
the duties required of him in this chapter,
shall be precluded from acquiring any rig
of property in such stray by the provisions
this chapter, or receiving any damages
charges for keeping the same