Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-10-29
County Directory.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
When< Lawful for Stock to Run
al: LARGE.


It shall be: lawful for cattle, horses,
mules, ponies, swine, goats and sheep to
run at large from the first day of Decem.
ber until the first day of April each
year, except within the corporate limits
Of any city or village; provided, that no
stallion or vicious bull or any other
animal known to be vicious, shall be
allowed to run at large at any time; but
nothing in this code shall be construed
to repeal any special act establishing a
fence law for any county in this state.
RELATING TO EsrRAYs.
Sec. 1876. If such estray shall not be
claimed and taken away within one
year after advertisement thereof in such
official newspaper. and if the person
taking up such estray shall have caused
the same to be duly advertised as herein
provided, and shall not In any respect
have violated the provisions of this
article. the property therein shall inn
mediately vest in the person taking up
the same; provided, the appraised value
Of such ee,ray does not exceed twenty
five dollars. ~. =
Sec. 1878. Any person taking up
eetrays may charge for actual time en-
ployed and for actual damage done to
bis crops or premises. He shall also be
allowed his actual cost of feeding and
caring for such estrays; provided. how.
ever, that if any person taking up an
estray shall have caused the same while
so in his possession to perform any
labor for his own benefit, no compensa-
ton whatever shall be allowed him for
feeding or caring for such estray for anv
portion of the time after such animal
shall have been taken up him.
: Soc. 1880. II the appraised value of
any estrav exceeds twenty-five dollars
and the same is not called for within
one year after advertisement in the
official estray paper. the person taking
up such estrays shall notify some justice
of the peace Of the county, and such
justice shall designate Z place where
such sale shall be held and shall name
tho day and the time of day for such
sale, and cause notice Of such sale to be
published three times in weekly ne VS.
paper. if there is one published in the
county; in case no paper is published in
the county this notice shall be posted in
three public places in the county at least
twenty-five days before such sale, and
on the appointed day the person taking
up such estray shall have the same
present at the place. and the Justice
shall proceed to sell such estray at pub.
lie auction FOR each, and after paying the
proper fees and charges for taking up
such estray and feeding and caring for
same. to be fixed by such justice. and
the fees advanced for the advertise
and appraieement of such estray as
herein provided, and after deducting
the fees allowed such justice for such
sale and Advertisement the reof, the
residue of the proceeds Of such sale
shall be paid to the county treasurer.
who shall receipt to the justice therefor.
All moneys 80 deposited with the county
treasurer shall by him be retained in
the treasury for six months thereafter,
separate and apart from all other mon.
eys aud if the owner Of any such estray
shall within such. period appear before
the board Of county commissioners and
establish his title to such estrav. such
board shall order the amount 80 paid
into the treasury to be paid to such
owner. II no such person appears
within six mouths after the deposit of
such money as herein provided, the
same shall be passed to the school fund
of the county and shall DO accounted for
and expended as other school money.
Approved February %. 1908.