Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-03-03
NOTICE TO OWNERS.

SEC. 1860. Every person tax
ing up any stray animal, must
within five days thereafter, notify
the owner thereof, if to him
known, and request such owner
to pay all reasonable charges and
take such stray away.
WHEN MAY BE TAKEN UP.
SEC. 1861. Any person find
ing an animal known to be an
estray upon land enclosed and
in the possession of such person,
at any time between the first day
of November and the first day of
April, may Immediately take up
such animal as an estray; or if,
during such time, an animal he
found upon premises occupied by
another, in a condition to require
food to preserve it's life, it may
be taken up and published as an
estray in accordance with the
provisions of this title.
NOTICE WHEN OWNER UNKNOWN.
Sec. 1862. If the owner or
claimant Of any stray animal be
unknown, the taker-up must
within ten days after taking up
such animal post written notices
giving description of such ami
NAL, the marks, brands, natural
or artificial as near as practica-
bic, the name and residence OF
the taker-up, and the time at
which the same was taken up,
one in three public places in the
county, and one also shall be
posted at the door of the Audi
tors Office of said county, or give
such notice by publication there
of in weekly newspaper pub
lished in the county, in at least
four issues of said paper; the
written notice must also be de-
posted by the taker-up of such
estray in the Office of the county
auditor, and must be kept on file
by said auditor for the period ol
six months.
OWNER OF EsTRAYs.
Sec. 1868. If the owner, OF
any person entitled to the pos,
session of any estray, appears al
any time within two months af-
ter said notice is filed with the
auditor, as aforesaid, and make
out his right thereto, he is en-
titled to the possession of such
estray upon payment of all law.
full charges which have been in.
CURED in relation to the same
Provided, That he need not pay
for the keeping of said estray
more than five days prior to the
filing of the notice with the au.
ditor by the taker-up.
SETTLEMENT OF AMOUNT OF
DAMAGES.
SEC. 1864. If the owner ant
taker-up of any estray cannor
agree upon the amount OF sucf
charges, or for the use of any
such stray, either party may
make application to any justice
of the peace of the county wher,
such stray was taken up to settl'
the same, and the party making
such application must give no
tice thereof to the other party
and if any amount be found du
to the taker-up by said justice
over the value of the use of sucl
stray, the same is a lien on sait
stray until paid by the owner
together with the cost Of sucl
adjudication, and if not paid
said justice may enter up judg
ment and issue execution, com
manding the sale OF such estra,
to pay such debt and costs, bu
only such stray can be made liza
bic for debt and costs, and eithe
party has the right to appeal t
the district court as in othe
cases,
SALE OF EsTRAYs.
SEC, 1865, If any person en-
titled to the possession of an
estray does not appear and sui
stantiate his title thereto, an
pay the charges thereon, With
two months from the time whe
such notice is filed with the cour
ty auditor, such estray must b
sold at the request of the takel
up by the sheriff or any eonsta
/ bic OF the county, at public aut
ton, upon first giving publ
notice thereof, in writing, b
posting up the same in three {
the most public places in th
; precinct where such estray wa
: taken up. at least ten days h,