Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-12
IMPORTANT LEGISLA TION.

several townships and boroughs of this
Commonwealth, has been presented by
Mr.. Ackerloy, in tho House of Repre-
sentativcs OF Pennsylvania:
SECTION |. Be ii enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. of III.
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, in Gen
eral Assembly met, and il is hereby enact
ed by the authority Of the same, That
from and after the third Tuesday in
February, Ammo Domini, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, it shall moi
be lawful for the owners, or any per.
son or persons having charge or con.
troll Of any cattle, horses, mules, sheep
goats, or hogs, to suffer or permit the
same, or any one thereof, to run at
large in any OF the townships or Dor.
oughs Of this Commonwealth, and any
owner or owners, person or persons, az
aforesaid, who shall suffer or permit
any one OF the animals above named
to 30 run at large, shall forfeit and pay
penalty OF two dollars for each head
Of cattle, horses, or mules, and fifty
cents for each sheep, goat, or hog, SO
suffered or permitted TO run at large,
TO be recovered as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty OF
any constable, road commissioner, or
supervisor, in the townships, or street
commissioner, or constable, in the bor-
oughs, Of this Commonwealth, and
they are hereby directed and empow.
cred without any authority, other than
this act, TO seize and secure any ami.
NAL of the kind named in this act
that may be found running at large,
and the same to sell at public sale, in
the same manner as is or may be pro.
vided for selling stfays, giving the
owner, II he or she can be found, at
least five days notice previous to such
sale if the owner shall pay to the Of
ficer, having such animal or animals
in charge, the penalty for each animal,
as provided in the first section of this
act, and also pay for the expense of
keeping said animal or animals, then
il shall be the duty of said officer to
deliver them to tho owner thereof; but
II he shall make sale OF aforesaid, he
shall pay the overplus, if any after de.
ducting the said penalty and expenses,
to the owner. And the officers aioro-
said, shall pay the school treasurer of
said township, ward, or borough, the
one-half of all penalties recovered un.
der this act and retain the other one
half for bis services. Provided, That
no officer aforesaid, shall be required
to take up or secure any of said ami
mails outside of the district for which
he has been elected. Provided, That
when any animal or animals shall
have been sold under the provisions Of
this act, without the knowledge Of the
owner, the purchaser of any such ami.
mails, shall be required, al any time
within thirty days, to surrender the
same to the proper owner, If such de-
mand is made, upon payment being
made to such purchaser of the full sum
be or she may have paid therefor.
SEC. ). That 1t shall be lawful Tor
any person finding any animal or ami
mails, as aforesaid, trespassing upon
bis premises, or running at large upon
the public roads, or highways; run
ming through, or immediately adjoin-
ing his premises, TO seize or Sc
cure such animal or animals and de-
liver the same to an officer OF his dis.
trict us before specified, to bo dealt
with, as bereinbeiore provided for, and
with the same effect as If the seizure
had been made by the said officer.
SIC. 4. That If any constable, su-
pervisor, or road commissioner, in the
township, or constable or street com.
missioner in the borough, shall neglect
or refuse to secure any animal or ami
mails, as aforesaid, found running at
large, after being notified by any per-
son TO seize and secure the same, such
officer shall pay rine OF five dollars
for the use of the common schools Of
the ward, borough, or township, IN
which said animals shall be found run
ming at large, to be sued for and col.
lected by the school directors of said
ward, borough, or township, as debts
OF like amount are now collected by
law. Provided, That this act shall not
apply to any OF said animals that may
have accidentally escaped from their
proper owners or enclosures, proof
I a
thereof being made before justice OF
tho peace in and for said district. And
provided, further, That no animal or
ANIMALS shall be liable TO be seized, as
aforesaid, when found on or upon 80
much OF any public road or high
way as may run through the prem
ises Of the owner Of said animals: