Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-11
Up VVIth The ,Strays.
THE PROPER TINE 49, DISPOSITION TO BE
MADE OF THEM AFTER THEY ARE
UP. LAW ON THIS SUBJECT

The season of year is now upon
us when cattle, horses and all other
descriptions of stock running at
large should be looked up by owners
Much stock is also at large which
cannot be found by rightful owners;
such should be looked after and adj
vertised as the law directs by resi-
dents about whom this stock roams
Nine times out of ten this will in
sure to the owner the possession Of
his property. We extract and pub
lish herewith a few points from the
stray law which may be guide in
this direction:
Every finder of a stray shall within seven
days thereafter, notify the owner thereof, II to
him known, and request him to pay all reason
able charges and take such stray away; and II
such owner be TO him unknown, he shall within
ten day tile notice with the town clerk OF tne
town, who shall transmit q cOpy thereof 70 lilo
county clerk If the stray is Of less value than
!iVs dollars, he shall post copies Of such notice
~ az least two public places in such town; but
II such stray exceeds five dollars in value he
shall publish such notice for four successive
weeks in some newspaper published in the
county. such notices shall briefly describe the
stray by giving its marks, natural or artificial,
as near rs practicable, the name and residence
OF the finder, specifying the section and town
and the time when such stray was taken up. For
neglect or refusal to post up or publish such
notice as required the finder of such stray shall
be liable in double the amount of damages sus-
tanned by the owner OF such stray thereby. For
neglect or failure for one year to so post and
publish such notices the linucr OF such stray
shall be liable for its fun value, tc be recovered
by action in the name of the town. and the
amount recovered shall be added 10 the school
fund of such town.
Every finder Of a stray of the value Of ten
dollars or more at the time Of such taking up
shall also within one month thereafter cause
tn 2 same 10 be appraised by justice of the
peace of such town. and certificate OF such
appraisal, signed by the justice shall he filed in
the town clerks Office. The finder shall pay the
Justice fifty cents for the certificate. and ten
cents per mile for each mile necessarily tray
eed to make the sum.
The owner or person entitled to the posses
sion of any such stray, at any time within one
year after such notice is filed with such town
clerk, may have the same restored to him upon
proving the right thereto, and paying all law
tul charges incurred in relation 10 che same.
II no claimant TO the stray shall cause its re
turn to him as before provided, and If such
stray shall not have been appraised of more
come the absolute owner thereof; but if such
appraised value exceeds ten dollars, such stray
shall be sold at public auction by the sheriff or
any constable OF the county. on the request OF
the Under. Notice thereof shall be given and
the same shall be conducted, and the same
sees allowed therefor as in case of sales upon
justices execution. The finder may bid at such
sale, and shall at the time OF such sale deliver
to such officer a statement in writing OF his
charges, which shall De filed by such officer
with the town treasurer; and after deduCtng
such charges, i Just and reasonable, and the
cost of the sale. the officer shall pay one-half
Of the remaining proceeds to the finder. and
within ten days thereafter the other haf TO
the treasurer OF such town for its use.