The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-04-09
The New EStray Law
Some Changes Made By
the Last Legislature.

The estray bill which was passed by
the recent Legislature rep,ats section
1864 of the revised statutes.
Section 1860 is amended to read as
follows; Every person taking up any
estray 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 estray AVA: Provided
that the charges of taking care Of such
estray shall not exceed the sum of ten
cents per head per day
Section 1862 is amended to read If
the owner or claimant O. any estray
animal be unknown the taler up must
within ten days after taking up such an
imal, give notice by publication thereof,
in weekly newspaper published in the
county in at least SIX issues of said
paper giving the descriltio Of such
animal or animals, the marks, brands,
natural or artificial, age and sex, the
name and residence of 5he taker up,
and the time and place vt which the
said estray was taken up; such notice to
be filed within said ten days with the
county auditor, to be keIt by him on
file in his Office for a periol of one year
from date Of filing sama And such
county auditor shall furnish copy Of
same to the newspaper for publication.
At the time Of filing such notice the
taker up must deposit with the county
auditor the sum of 80 cents for filing
and one dollar for publishing said
notice.
Section 1868 is amended as follows:
If the owner or any person entitled to
the possession of any estray appears at
any time within 80 days after said notice
is filed with the auditor as aforesaid,
and makes out his right thereto, he is
entitled to the possession of such estray
upon payment Of all lawful charges
which have been incurred in relation 10
the same Provided that he need not
pay for the keeping of said estray for
more than 10 days prior to the time of
filing the notice with the auditor by the
taker up.
Section 1865 is amended as follows:
If any person entitled to the possession
of any estray does not appear and sub
startiate his title thereto and pay the
charges thereon, within 80 days from
the time when such notice is filed for
publication with the county auditor,
such estray must be sold at the request
q of the taker up by the sheriff or any
, constable of the county living neares
the place OF sale at public auction, up
, on first giving public notice thereof, in
writing, by posting up the same in three
of the most public places in the precinct
where the estray was taken up, at least
10 days before such sale and the takel
up may bid thereon at such sale, and
6 after deducting all the lawful CHI argos
of the taker up as aforesaid not to ex-
coed 10 cents per day for feeding each
estray, and the fees of the sheriff OF
constable which are the same as on an
execution, the remaining proceeds OF
:. such sale must be deposited in the
: county treasury
An estray sold as herein provided
shall be branded by the sheriff or con-
5 stable making such sale, with an estray
/ brand as follows:
A brand with the initial letter "E
in the center (E) the same to be PLACED
on the left side or ribs of all horned
stock, and on the left shoulder OF al
other stock The branding irons TO
such purposes shall be furnished by eacl
respective county in the state of ldah'
and the sheriff OF constable making
J. such sale shall receive for his service
q the sum Of 80 cents per head for eacl
animal 80 branded
Section 1870 to be amended as ollows
! 1t shall be unlawful for the taker up .
:. any estray to convert the same to his owl
n use prior to having obtained title there
to as herein provided
r Any person violating any OF the pro
- visions of this section shall be deemed
u guilty of misdemeanor and upon con
n viction thereof be liable to fine OF no
less than $50 or more than $500. OO
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
!. Section I. That title TX, Of the Pc
u litical Code of the Revised Statutes 0
n the state of Idaho be amended by add
ing thereto after section 1871 the follow
- ing section to-wit:
- : Section 1872 Any person OF person
Il who shall defraud or attempt to defrau
in any manner, another person OF nj
l. property or to deprive another perso
- of the posse ssion, control or use OF h
property or any Of the property mel
toned, described or which is covere
by this act, of Title TX of the Politics
Code of the Revised Statutes OF tn
TX. state of Idaho by fraudulently clam
ing title TO said property, either by vi