Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-08-25
Pounds and Impounding Beasts.


SEC. |. Each town shall constantly
keep and maintain IN such place as the
inhabitants direct, one or more suflic-
lent pounds for the reception of beasts
liable by law to he impounded: and
for SIX mouths neglect to do so, shall
forfeit not less than fifty dollars. to be
expended by AN agent appointed by the
court TO build or maintain such pound
orpouuds.
SEC. ,. The owner of every horse.
horse kind, ass, mule, swine or neat
beast :oun3 At large without keeper
IN the highways, town WAYS, or com
mons of the town, shall forfeit seventy
/ ii>c cents for each. TWENTY-FIVE cents
for each goat, ana ten cents for each
sheep SO found. recoverable in action
Of debt; or the beast may be impound-
cd Till such forfeiture, with the charges
OF impouuding and keeping them, and
all fees, are paid by the owner or
claimant.
SEC. 3. If such horse is an ungeld.
90 male Of one year old or upwards
his owner shall forfeit further sum OF
four dollars. II aoy ram or he goat l.
found going at large out Of the owner :
inclo>ure, betv IN the tenth day oi
Angus; aud the twentieth day Of No
vembor. his owner shall forfeit fur
ther sum Of FIVE dollars
Sc. I. Any person injured ia hi-
land by sheep, swine, horses, asses.
mules, goats, or neat cattle, in com
mon or general field. or in close by
itself, may recover his damages by dis.
training any .; the beasts dong it. and
proceeding a. hereinafter directed. OF
III Au action Of trespa,s against til,
person owning or having the posses
son OF the beasts at the time of the
damage, and there shall be lien on
said beasts, and they may be attached
III such action and held to respond the
judgement a in other cases. whether
owned hy the defendant or olly in hi>
possession. But if the beasts we're Law.
fully on the adjoining lands, and es-
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rs D. fa'h Town shatl annually
choose pound keeper for each pound
therelh' WI" Shal! he sworn, ami be
i"fe lie ACTS eve bond with soreiie'
satisfactory 70 lhe municipal othcers
ior NE faithful discharge OF his duties
and the town snail be responsible fol
All Ms Illegal doinss or defaults, 70 the
party injured ~ an action On tie case
SIC 6. Each hound kepper. IL .
book to be provided at the expense o
the town. Shall record at length all ia,
certificates received from persons com
hitting beasts 10 the pound. or fjudins
stray beasts. and Il single copy of a
advertisements by him posted or pub
lished; and shall note therein when :
beas; WAS impounded, AID when. anc
by whom taken away, and all hi, pro
ceedins> 10 the impouudins and sal,
specified in section thirteen. the pric,
tor which sand beast was sold. thC
name oil Inc purchaser and the dlsposa
OF the proceeds OF sale and copy o
SAID record duly attested by him or hl'
successor shail be evidence Tor the pur
chasei OF MS u'ie 10 SAID beast, ana o
me tru'h oil all the iac's thus recorded
ana Tor making such record, and FOL
each copy thereof the pound keeper
sh"h oe entitled 10 twenty-five eeatS
ana said DOCK shaii be delivered TO hl
successor ID once, anu shall be oper
70 Inspection OF all persons interested
therein.
ohc' d. me pound Keeper shat
RESTRAIN 'he beasts lmpouhaed IN th'
to"l pound or such other place, after
.he i'fs' Gay as IS more ior their com
iort' or their safety. and for giving
them 1000 and drink winch shall be
furnished by hlm at the expense Of the
impounder- Unless payment IS made
IN advance, or sufficient security there
Tor rendered, he need not receive suct
beasts into pound.
SEC. 5. Before the pound keene,
shall receive any beast into pound. III,
impounder shall furnish him with >
certificate under his hand briefly IA,
scribinr the beast. the cause Of i'm.
pounding, the amount of DAMAGES n,
forfeiture claimed and CHARGES of i'm,
pounding then accrued of the follow.
inc purport:
To the pound keener Of
The undersigned A. b. of here.
with commits TO pound "a horse O,
COW, as the case NAV be. with a sborl
description of the beast>. taken nm Gr
the highway or Enclosure of said i. b
in B. as the case may be. } aud the
said A. b. demands dollars aud
Gents, for damages or forfeiture
as the case may bel, and the unpaid
charges tor impoundng the same.
witness my hand, A. B. OF b.
(date) is"
SEC. O. The pound keeper shall not
be liable to any action for receiving OF
OBTAINING any beast SO committed. tall
the sums claimed BY such certificate.
and all other due expenses, costs aud
fees are paid to him, except as provid.
ed IN the next section.
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