Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-31

titled to take away such estray. Section
1883 inficts penalty on q person taking
up a. estray who fails to take caro- Of
and advertise the same according to|
Law. In case of dispute or disagreement
as to the amounted charges for keeping
sstrays Section 1875 provides means Of
arbitration.
Upon taking up an estray the party
taking the same should send descrip-s
ton, date of taking ur. locating, ETC.,
marks and brands. or any other peculiar
ity to newspaper in the county together
with the fee for advertising, and the
publisher will return receipted vouch-
or therefor. One year after such adver-
Using, if the value of the estray does
not exceed So, and the owner does not
claim and pay all expenses for keep
ing and advertising same title shall
vest in the person taking up the estray.
Appraisal has to be made by the board
of county commissioners or some person
appointed by them. If of tho value of
over $25, after one year, the person TAX
ing up an estray must go to some justice
of the peace, and proceed to again adj
vertise and sell the stock under the pro-
visions of section 1880 as revised by the
law of 1908, which is as follows:
Sec. 15S0.-May Be Sold. When.) If
the appraised value of any estray ex-
ceeds twenty-five dollars, and the same
is not called for within one year after
the advertisement in the official estray
paper, the person taking up such cstrays
shall notify some justice of the peace of
the county, and such justice shall desig
nate place where such sale shall be
held, and shall name the day, and the
time of day for such sale. and cause no.
tice of such sale to be published in the
county: in case no paper is published in
the county, this notice shall he posted
in three public places in tho 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 JUS
tlce shall proceed to coll such estray at
public auction for cash, 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 advertisement
and appraisement of such estray as here
in provided, and after deducting the
fees allowed such justice for such sale
and advertisement thereof, the residue
Of the proceeds of such sale shall be
paid to the county treasurer, who shall
receipt to the justice therefor. All
moneys so deposited with the county
treasurer shall by him be retained in the
treasury for six months thereafter, sep
ara.e and apart from all other moneys.
and if the owner of any such estray
shall within such period appear before
the board of county commissioners and
establish his title to such estray, such
board shall order the amount so paid in
to the treasury to be paid to such owner.
If no such person appears within six
months after the deposit of such money
as herein provided, the Same shall be
passed to the school fund of the county
and shall be accounted for and expended
as other school money.
Approved February IS, 1903.
Publishers of newspapers can assist
in avoiding confusion if they will in
every instance give the person taking up
and advertising an estray a receipted
voucher for the cost of advertising. The
owner cannot then dispute this part of
the expense as he often does.