Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-19
TIE ESTRAY LAW.
New Method Of Dealing With BilTly
Animals and Collecting Damages.
ACTON IN Ju,rcps COURTS.



them. An act upon this subject was
raised iu 1902, consisting oi fourteen
sections, and at thu last Lagisla,uro
another act was passed., which IL en-.
Titled, eau Act 90 smund an act en.
titled An Act providing Dr the d..
tosal Of ustray animals ami lot irospa1s
aud damage, approved March no, l5l-
aud to repeal sections q 70 IL, incius-
i've, OF said act" There b. n0thing iu
the text OF the last named act which
states that Il ia intended O. aupcrscic
the sections OF the act oflsJl which %
rop-lls, but % h here assumed that
such was tho intention OF inu Logic
latutc. lis to- bad that this matter
has tom iot open t. douol rs
juIicinl decision Will boo required Z.
setiioi 49, The NEw8 called attention
70 the commission son aitcr the uiil
was introduced, but no heed was paid
10 tho suggestion, aud a soH1ui am'
bguily ia the result
Tue fret nvs sections OF the act ol
1892, ar. Tor tho purposes Of lhis com.
pilailou, assumed 10 be- suii iu force,
nnI Il is fuflnor assume that She uai
of 1894 which wag approved March
S.h, AMI tie t,'u OF which i' qniici
above, was intended to take tho place
OF the last niuc sections Of tue act Of
1899.
Il will be noticed that some Of the
sections alter section have double
number, but thut this Joublo number.
log 10 not continued throughout. 70
wan probably the intention that the
toction numbered "aection i.-isc.
% was % thgu she place VI section D
of the act q 1892, a8it ls the lr't sec.
ton Of the Ec, Of 1894 and 20 on; hut
why the double numbering wAs not
Continued the present writer - net able
10 state, unless the failure ~ DO no was
au overnight on the part Of the author
Of the latter bill, or Of the ongr0tuing
clerk. Il h also here assumed tnnt all
laws upon this subject, enacted prior TO
1899, have hscn repealed. a shor,
bill was psaled ut the session OF 1894,
substituting Tor tho word "pfumises,"
In section Of the act Of 1892, the
words "improvoi real property" aud
section 10 Of the act OF 1894 ailors On,
wording OF section ot toe act vi
1879, which changes are here made.
with this explanation the c0mpila
ton Is submitted. Pains have beoi
taken to make II correct AMI reliable
because Of the large number Of pUopl,
In the Territory who are interested u
It,
FIRST FIVE WCIIoSs OF TuE ACT 0i
1872.
BE II enacted by the Governor ant
Legislative Assembly OF the Tor
ritory Of Utah!
SECrios /. That any precinct %
said Territory may ai any general U
special election, called Tor that PURPOSE
ny the county court tnufgol 10y votl
OF u majority OF oil tho Taxpayers %
said precinct, declare iu favor of iunc
lux their farms aud allowing their aui
mails 10 run NJ large; nud in such Caau
the provisions OF this act nutnurlEiu.
the detention and sale OF animals i1l
damage shall ur imperative,
see. .. 10 shall 90 the uuty OF th
county court of each county, 10 81
Juno session o. the year 1899, Or ns F10l
thereafter az may be- practicable, o. dc
aaHH. D. Ga.
fence lot that county aud the ionu
viewers OF taid county shall BIO gov
orucu thereby.
Soc. 8. AZ amended by section ! 3 O
the act oil lsBil All horses, mules AM
neat cattle, found running ut large, OF
which there 10 no bfaud, except calyo
nnd colts running NJ large on On
premises OF any person not the UWnuf
are hereby declared 10 hu cslrays.
See. 4 II o. hereby made the duty ,
tho coustshln OF any prcCiuc. lu an
county Ina this Territory 90 tl,H up au
Caluys IN eaiu precinct, uud, uflur au
vuruBlug them by posting notices b
three OF tho most public plaUrs iu ani
precinct Owing central Gosorlp,lu
ihUrsOD Tor ten days, shall srll the sum
a. public Auction, ca the highest biddt
lot cash, anu alter ucIuutiug costs nu
expenses OF keeping aud sale, sha
uCpygit thl balance ul tho pfuUyuiH
tho sale with tho Justice of the peace D
AMI AMI Tor said precinct, 90 uU py hil
disposed OF as iu the case OF balance q
rula % animals Tor damages a. hHrui.
after provided. Proud q, Tint th
constable shall have 500 power TO Dol
VhtgnyH 40 general g0uuuursn II
drives, ami shall advertise hi- ilteu
tion 10 no 20 Tor a lCrlld % i.ur,aa
days previous thereto, ln t0mH papa
having q general circulation iu cue
county, ana mo shall receive gs com
pgnsaiiOn fifteen pur cent OF the AZ,
CuUds such HluB,
SEQ. o. II any neat cattle, horse
mules, naEes, sheep, goats Or hJra sua
treapgs8 Or DO damage upIn tho iu
proved real property OF any pguJI
except in cases where said placu- al
not enclosed ny lawful fence 4
counties whore % fence b. required b.
law, the party aggrlevoj may rrCly,
damages by au aglun u1 law again.
the owner Of the tfespas-iug animal
aud no animals trtspBsaius shall
exempt from execution. ir.u.u.i
Tho Ices iu such GASES shall DO n.E 9u
half tuu fees ia civil caaes
THE WHOLE on uE ACT OF 1904
Bot enacted by tle Governor au
Logisltuyo Assembly Ut luu regu,0I
Of Utah;
SECTION l.-sgo o. ruo owner
occupant % any improved real propUrl
may disiruin ail aulmals doing ull