Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-02-18

clerk or proprietors OF Farmer Tor
violation of this law.
Broken animals can be taken up
at any time 10 the year.
Unbroken animals can only be
taken up between the first day of
November and the frat day of
April, except when found in the
lawful enclosure of the taker.up.
No persons, except citizens and
householders, can take up u stray.
II an animal liable to be taken up,
shall come upon the premises OF
any person. and he fails for ten
days, after being notified in writing
of the fact, any other citizen and
hou seholder may take up the same.
Any person taking up an estray.
must Immediately advertise the
same by posting three written no
tees in as many places in the town
ship, giving correct description
of each stray, and he must at the
same time deliver a copy OF said
notice to the county clerk of his
county, who shall post the same on
a bill board in his Office thirty
days.
If such stray is not proven up at
the expiration of ten days, the taker-
up shall 70 before any justice of
the peace of the township, and file
an affidavit stating that such stray
was taken up on his premises, that
he did not drive nor cause il to be
driven there, that he has advertised
il for ten days. that the marks and
brands have not been altered; also
he shall give a full description of
the came aud it's cash value. He
shall also give d bond to the state
of double the value of such stray.
The justice of the peace shall
within twenty days from the time
such stray was taken up item days
after posting) make out and return
10 the county clerk. certified copy
of the description and value of such
stray.
II such stray shall be valued at
more than $40, Il shall be advertised
in the Kansas Farmer in three sue
cessive numbers.
The owner of any stray may,
within twelve months from the
time of taking up, prove the same
by evidence before any justice of
the peace of the county, having first
notified the taker-up of the time
when, and the justice before whom
proof will be offered. The stray
shall be delivered to the owner, on
the order of the justice. and upon
the payment of all charges and
costs.
If the owner of n stray fails to
prove ownership within twelve
months after the time of taking, a
complete title shall vest in the ia
ker-up.
At the end of year after stray
is taken up, the justice of the peace
shall issue a summons to three
householders to appear and ap-
praise such stray, summons to be
served by the taker-up; said ap-
praisers, or two of them, shall in
all respects describe and truly val
ne said stray, and make a sworn re-
turn of the same to the justice.
They shall also determine the
cost of keeping, and the benefits
the taker.up may have had, and re-
port the same on their appraise-
meut.
In all csses where the title vests
In the taker-up, he shall pay into
the county treasurer, deducting all
costs of taking up, posting and TAX
ing care of the stray, one-half of
the remainder of the value of such
stray.
Any person who shall sell or die
pose of stray, or take same out of
the state before the title shall have
vested In him, shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor and shall forfeit dou-
BILE the value of such stray and be
subject to fine of so.
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