The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-10
The Stock Law.

The Stock Law. /
Byrequest we publish the Stock
Law passedby the Legislature Feb.
rpary q, 1885. It's as follows
/. That itshall be unlawful for
any cattle, mules, horses, sheep,
hogs, goats or geese, torun at large,
destroy or injure the property oil
another; the nwner Of such stock |
shall pay TO the party whose prop. |
erty may be injured OF destroyed,
the amount Of damages sustained
by him, by reason Of such destruct.
ion or injury.
And the party SO injured, may,
If be find such stock on his prem.
Uses, retain them or a sufficient
number thereof, untiltbe said dam.
ages, and cost Of keeping, be paid.
2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
person retaining such stock, 10 i'm.
mediately notify the owner thereof,
II he be found within the county,
Of the injury or destruction Of such
property, and the detention ofsuch
stock, and The amount Of damage
he has sustained thereby and the
cost Of keeping the same, and III
the said damage and costs, be not
paid, it shall be the duty Of the
person OBTAINING the stock, to
forthwith advertise it for sale, by
posting at least three notices, at
three public placesin the neighbor
hood; in which notices shall be
stated, the time, terms and place Of
sale, together with q description of
the property to be sold, for which
notices be shall be allowed twenty.
five cents each, to be paid by the
owner Of said stock. After having
posted the notices rs aforesaid, for
a period Of ten days, il shall be
lawful for the party so injured, to
sell said stock for cash 10 the high.
est bidder, unless the damages and
costs aforesaid, be sooner paid; the
proceeds whereof, after deducting
the amount Of damages and costs,
shall be paid over to the owner of
said stock, if he shall make appli.
cation therefor, within six months
after such sale, and if no such ap
plication be made within the said
six months, the said residue shall
be paid into the hands ofthe sheriff,
for the benefit of the free schools,
Of the district where in such sale
takes place; and the person paying
over said money, shall take from
said sheriff, duplicate receipts
therefor, one of which he shall re-.
tain, and the other shall be deliv.
cred to the clerk Of the county court,
to be fled in his office.
8. lfany person whose property
be injured or destroyed BY such
stock, shall demand and receive
more than a reasonable and fair
compensation from the owner
thereof, for such injury, destruction
or keeping, the owner Of the stock
may recover the excess 40 paid,
from the persons demanding and
receiving the same, before any tri.
bunal having jurisdiction thereof.
The provisions Of this act shall
not be enforced, in any county or
district in this state, until it be
adopted by q majority Of the votes,
cast by the voters in such county
or district, at an election, at which
the question shall be submitted
for their adoption or rejection.
4. II shall be the duty Of the
county court of any county, upon
the petition Of fifty voters of any
district therein, to submit to a vote
Of such district, at u general or
school election, the question of en-
forcing this act in said district.
At such election, those voting for
the enforcement thereof, shall have
written or printed on their ballots,
"For Stock Law" and those voting
against the enforcement thereof,
shall have written or printed on
their ballots, against Stock Law"
II a majority Of the votes cast be
for stock law, this act shall be in
force in said district, from the date
Ofsaid election.
The foregoing act takes effect al
the expiration Of ninety days after
its passage.