The Progress., 1893-01-07
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CADDo PARISH EsTElY LAW.

'Npbo PARISH EsTENY LAW.
As matter of general information.
we publish the present cstray law for
tins parish, ~ 1T IL something the
people at large are Interested in and
yet So few know.
The following are the minutes
bearing on the subject, of the meet
ing at which tins ordinance WAS
adopted. "ilovcd and carried, that
the cstray law be amen led as follows
TO 1t enacted that the estray law
of this parish be and il hereby amen
ded as follows:
That IT shall be the duty OF the
several justices OF the pence of this
parish 10 furnish the clerk of the DO
hce jury copy of cacN pud cvpry
notice of estray, similar {, ,ho notice
published IN the newspaper. oi all
stock cstrayod before them, which
notice shall bc recorded 10y the clerk
OF the police jury in book 10 he
kept exclusively for that purpose, for
which he shall be allowed fec of
one dolIar, which shall be- paid AS q
part of tho cost of the estrRy pro-
ceedmgs. and no property shall be
sold 10y any MAGISTRATE until the no
tice shall have been delivered 30 the
clerk IA aforesaid.
ESTRAY LAW OF THE PARISH OF CADno.
once of Police Jury. Caddp Parish. Inl
Shreveport, La, .Iulo :. 1883.
Section I. he it enacted by the
police jury of Caddo parish, La, in
legal assembly convened, that from
and after the adoption of tins ordi-
nance all horses, mules, cattle or
stock OF any description running at
large, the owner or owners thereof
being unknown, shall be estrayed be
fore the justice OF the peace in the
ward in which said stock il taken up.
All persons arresting such stock are
hereby required to estray tho Same as
above provided, within ten days from
the date of said arrest, They shall
also make oath that said stock was
arrested within or near their onclos-
ure without being driven there by
them or others at their instance for
for said purpose, and that the owner
of said stock is unknown TO said af
fisnt.
Section 2. Be il further enacted,
etc, that the justice of the peace be-
fore whom any stock shall be estray-
ed, shall give public notice of the
same in the official journal of the
parish for thirty days, after which he
shall appoint two reliable witnesses
not interested in the estraying of
said stock, to appraise same and
cause the constable OF his ward to
sell said stock at public sale, said
sale t. be made ia the same manner
and to have the same effect az Judi
cial sales. The justice of the peace
shall be entitled to fee of two dol
lars In such case, and the constable
ten per cent on amount arising from
each sale, and there shall be no other
cost except printers fees. 1t il spec
tally provided, however, that If after
public notice Of the estrsying of any
stock has been given, the owner or
owncrs Of said stock shall present |
tnumSeives before tn, justice If the !
peace who has given said notice and |
make due proof of ownership, then /
said stock shall be delivered to said
party or parties upon payment by
them of the cost of advertising said |
estray notice.
Section 3. Be il further enacted. |
etc, that after sale has been made
and all cost OF estraying stock taken I
up shall have beer paid, the justice |
If the peace shall pay one fourth OF
The net balance arising from each sale
10 the party arresting said stock, and
he remaining three -fourths to the
parish treasurer, which shall be kept
~ a separate fund, to be known as
he ''estray fund"
Section 4. BE il further enacted.
,tc., that the owner OF said stock
old by virtue of this estray act, max
ng satisfactory proof Of ownership
,efore the police jury of the parish
within twelve months after said sale.
hall be entitled to recover from the
parish treasurer, the full sum paid
nto his hands by the justice of the
,eace making the sale, aud at the ex
,iration of the said twelve mouths.
he police jury shall have the right to
and use such fund in any
manner they may deem advisable.
Section ). BE it further enacted, Z