The Dickinson press., 1903-05-02
Horseshoeing a specially.
Amended EStray Law.

OcCllOu !. 1ndt ocCtlOn 1879 Ol tne
Revised Codes Of North Dakota of 1899
be and the same is hereby amended to
read a. follows:
Sec. 1877. Notice of Taking Up Es-
trays.) Each person taking up an estray
horse, mare, colt, mule, ass or any neat
cattle, sheep, hog or goat, shall within 10
days thereafter give notice of the finding
and taking up of such animal in a weekly
newspaper if there is such published in
the county, if not, in the nearest news
paper, which advertisement shall give a
description Of such estray and the marks
and brands thereon. ANY person taking
up such estray shall also file, within 10
days, with the county auditor of the
county wherein such estrav is taken up,
a description of such estray and the
marks and brands thereon. Any person
taking up such estrays who fails to ad-
vertise as aforesaid and file a descrip-
ton thereof with the county auditor as
herein provided shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be liable to the own
ers of such estray for all damage caused
by neglecting to advertise as herein pro-
vided.
Approved March 10. 1903.
That section 1876 of the Revised Codes
Of 1899 be and the same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
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 tax.
ing 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 ar
ticle, the property therein shall i'm.
mediately vest in the person taking up
the same; provided, the appraised value
| of snch estray does no exceed twenty
five dollars.
That section 1878 of the Revised Codes
of 1909 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1873. Any person taking up es.
trays may charge for actual time EN-.
ployed and for actual damage done tc
his crop or premises. He shall alse be
| allowed his actual cost of feeding and
caring for such estrays; provided, how
ever, that if any person taking up an es
tray shall have caused the same while
so in his possession to perform any labor
for his own benefit. no compensation
whatever shall be allowed him for feed
ing or caring for such estray for any por
ton of the time after such animal shall
have been taken up by him.
That section 1880 OF the Revised Codes
of 1909 be and the same is hereb,
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1880. If the appraised value od
any estrays exceeds twenty-five dollar:
and the same is not called for within ont
year after the advertisement in the
official estray paper, the person taking
up such estrays shall notify some justic,
of the peace of the county, and such jus
tice shall designate a place where sucl
sale shall be held and shall name tn,
day and the time of day for such sale
and cause notice of such sale, to be pub
lished in the county, in case nc paper il
published in the county this notice shall
be posted in three public places in tn,
couaty at least twenty-five days befor.
such sale, and on the appointed day the
person taking up such estray shall have
the same present at the place, and thu
justice shall proceed to sell such estray
at public auction for cash, and after pay
ing the proper fees and charges for tax
ing up such estray and feeding and car
ing for same, to be fixed by such justice
and the fees advanced for the advertise
ment, and appraisement of such estra,
as herein provided, and after deductin{
the fees allowed such justice for sucl
sale and advertisement thereof, the resi-
due of the proceeds of such sale shall b.
paid to the county treasurer, who shall
receipt to the justice therefor. Al
moneys so deposited with the count,
treasurer shall by him be retained in thu
treasury for six months thereafter, sepa
rate and apart from all other moneys ant
if the owner of any such estray shall
within such period appear before; tn
stray, such board shall order the noun
so paid into the treasury to be paid Il
such owner. If no such person appear
within six months after the deposit O
such money as herein provided, the sam
shall be passed to the school fund of tn
county and shall be accounted for AM
expended as other school money.
Approved February %, 1903.