The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07

ct de cultivation de la terre, trois
mois apres que Ia terre est au marche.
1t is important to know what the
duty of each citizen Is in regard to
stray animals, and accordingly we
give below in full the law of the ter.
ritory on that subject:
EsTRAYs.
Sec. 1892. No person shall take up m
.estray animal except in the county wherein
he or she resides and is a householder or
holds q claim under the pre-emption or
homestead laws, nor unless the same be
found in the vicinity of his or her claim or
place of residence; provided, that this shall
not be so construed as to prevent taking up
of any estray found in the uninhabited parts
Of this territory, and at a distance of ten
miles from any habitation.
Sec. 1898. No person shall take up an
estray animal mentioned in the next section,
between the FIRST day Of October and thirty
first day of March inclusive, un.ess the same
be found trespassing upon the premises or
within the Enclosure of the person taking up
the same.
Sec. 1924. Every person who shall take
NY an estray horse, mare, colt, mule, ass or
any head Of neat cattle, sheep, hog or goat,
shall within fifteen days thereafter give
notice of the finding and taking up of such
animal by posting a written advertisement
thereof, with a description of such estray
aud the marks and brands thereon, in three
public places in the county wherein he re-
sides, or by publishing such advertisement
three times i'll a weekly newspaper, if there
is n newspaper published in the county in
which the estray Is taken up and If the
same be not called for or claimed by any
person within twenty-five days after the
posting of such notice, or within three
weeks after the first insertion of such notice
in a newspaper, the person taking up such
estray anlmul shall 60 before some justice of
the peace of the county wherein he resides
and MAKE oath that such animal was found
estray by him, and the place where the same
was found; that the marks and brands
thereon have not been effaced or altered by
hin since the taking up, and that he hath
duly advertised the same as required by
law every such affidavit shall be made and
subscribed in the docket of such justice, and
shall be sufficient proof of the advertise
ment of such estray as herein required.
Sec. 1926. such justice Of the peace
shall thereupon issue his warrant to three
disiuterested householders of the county,
unless their attendance may be otherwise
had, commanding them to attend at such
place as may be therein mentioned, to ap-
praise such estray; the appraisers so ap-
pointed, or any two of them, shall thcreupon
proceed to appralse such estray, and upon
the completion Of such appraisement shall
attend before the justice and report their
nppraisement in writing, to be subscribed
and sworn to by them, setting forth a
description Of the estray appraised, the
marks and brands thereon, the name and
place of residence of the person taking the
same up, and that the appraised value of
such estray is q fair and true valuation
thereof; and the justice shall thcreupon
enter such certificate in his docket.
Sec. 1906. Upon the completion of such
appraisement as aforesaid, the justice of the
peace before whom The appraisement is had
shall forthwith post in three Of the most
public places in his county, or publish three
me in a newspaper, if there is q news
paper published in the county, a notice of
the taking up Of such estray, with a descrip-
lion thereof, and Of the marks and brands
thereon, and the name and place Of resi-
aence Of the person taking up the same.
sec. 1927. Such justice hal also trans
mil . copy Of such affidavit or certificate of
tie appraisers, certified by him to be a true
copy from his docket, to the register Of deeds
of his county within ten days after the COM
plefion Of such appraisement. .
Sec 229S. Every register Of deeds upon
'SSsssisfing any such certified copy of such APP
ERSseEnents shall forthwith cause the same
ts Nxecorded in . book to be kept in his
of6css be entitled the .'estray register"
Sea 22g9. II two or more animals are
taken up at the same time by the same per,
ION, both and all thereof shall be numbered
in the same advertisement and appraise-
1Dent, and the same fees are allowed as for
fhe advertisement and appraisement Of one
esiray.
Sec. 23OO. Whenever any person shall
appear and make claim to any estray SO
taken up, such claimant and the person
raking up such estray shall 90 before the
nstice If the peace before whom such ap.
rraiscment was had, or Q N other justice OF
the peace Of the county, and such claimant
|SAall make affidavit in writing, subscribed
hhiaas, setting forth his name and place Of