The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Poundkeeper of County
Utah Territory.

Such bill of sale shall transfer and
vest in such purchaser the full
title to the animals thus trans
ferred. If any animals thus sold, shall
within the period of six months i'm
mediately ensuing after the date of the
execution of the bill of sale, be claimed,
identified and proven as the property
of any person, il shall be the duty of
the county court to forthwith pay the
money received for such animals to
their owner, less the amount of costs
and damages q; sassed against the same :;
shall not be claimed, identified,
and proven within said time, then sal d
money shall become the property OF the
county, and shall be used by it for the
purposes hereafter provided.
SEC. 1.-THE proceeds from the sale s
of said animals shall be paid into the
treasury of the county in which said
sales are made, to be used by it in the
payment of persons employed in de-
tecting violations of the laws of the Ter
ritory of Utah. 1t shall be the duty of
the Treasurer of.each county to keep in
a separate fund, to be known as the
Live Stock Fund.-" all moneys paid to
him under the proceedings of this act,
and TO pay the amount only upon orders
from the County Court, duly attested
by the County Clerk.
SEC. 1.-THE fees of the pound-keep-
ers shall be as follows: For
registering horses, mules, cattle
and hogs. fifty cents per head, and ten
cents per head for sheep and goats; for
executing a bill of sale, twenty-five
cents; for selling animals at round-ups
and drives, ten per centum of the
amounts received therefor. Fees for
feeding animals shall be governed by
the market price of forage and past
urage at the time and places of the
same. 1H
Sec. 13.--Any person other t naii i:
taking up animals under
The provisions OF this act and retain
ing them more than forty-eight hours
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be liable to fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars for each
animal so retained and all damages
that may accrue thereon.
SEC. 14.-Any person taking his own
animals or that of any other person out
Of the custody of the person holding
them for damage done by them, or out
of any pound by stealth or by force, or
shall intercept or b nder anyone, while
in discharge of his duty. under this act
may be fined any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars. ~
SIC. 15.-Any person whose animals
are fmpounded may maintain an action
against the poundkeeper for claim and
delivery OF personal property. If upon
trial 1t shall appear that the ANIMALS
were lawfully impounded, the defend.
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as shall be found due from The plaintiff.
for the damages for which the animals
are impounded, together with alllthe
legal fees, costs, charges and expenses.
and the costs of the action, or instead
of such judgment for return of the
animals ID the defendant, and he shall
hold, and dispose of them in like man
ner as if no action had been brought
SEC. Jeff it shall appear on the de-
fault of the defendant, or otherwise
that the animals were taken without
sufficient or justifable cause, the plain
tiff shall have judgment for his dam
ages caused by the unjust taking and
OBTAINING, and for his costs of suit
SEC. 17:-1f the aggrieved person shall
proceed by action against the owner or
person in charge of trespassing ami
mails, he shall get two disinterested per
sons of his precinct to appraise the
damages and to give him Certificate
therefor in writing under their hands.
which certificate shall accompany the
complaint as part thereof, and under
no circumstances shall be recover of
the defendant in such action unless
such appraisal and certificate shall be
made within ten days after the time of
such trespass was committed nor to :.
greater amount Of damages than The
amount named in such certificates ~
SEC. 1S.-That Sections 1, 2. and 2 of
an act pertaining to damages done bv
animals and defining lawful fence an.
proved February IL, 1869, are hereby
stricken out with the exception of the
enacting clause, and an act establish
ing district and precinct pounds and
prescribing regulations for conductine
the same, and for disposing of estraS
animals. approved February ID. 1872 i
hereby repealed. Nothing herein shall
be construed TO interfere with the yio hts
of INCORPORATED cities and towns To 1 r ess
nlate impoupding of animals and dis,
posing of the same. = >-'e