The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-11-21

several inquiries tiaNiuX tNtH ifluit
in regard to the manner of taking up es-
sgays, the HERALD publishes the law in
regani 10 The same for the benefit OF its
readers. Cut this article out aud file it
away where you can refer TO it in the
future.
Section /. Section 1864 Of the Revised
Statutes Of the State of Idaho be and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEQ. 2. Section 1860 Of the Revised
Statutes Of the State Of Idaho be and the
sane il hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 1860. Every person taking
up en- eftray animal must, within five
days thereafter, notify the owner there
Of, If TO him known, and request said
owner to pay all reasonable charges and
take such estray away; Provided, that
the charges for taking care Of such es-
tray animal shall not exceed ten cents
per head per day.
Sec. 2. That section 1862 OF the Re
vised Statutes Of the State of Idaho az
amended, he and the same Is hereby
amended to read as follows:
See. 1862. II the owner or claimant
Of any estray animal be known, the ta-
ker up must within ten days after taking
up such animal, give notice by publica-
ton thereof in a weekly newspaper pub
lshed in the county in at least six issues
Of said paper giving the description of
said animal or animals. the marks,
brands, natural or artificial, age and sex,
the name and residence of the taker up,
and the time and place at which the
said cstray was taken up, such notice to
be filed within said ten days with the
county auditor, to be kept by him or file
in his office for period Of one year from
the date Of the filing of the same. And
such county auditor shall furnish copy
Of same to the newspaper for publication.
At tie tiuc Of filing such notice the
takcr up inust deposit with the county
auditor the sum of fifty cents for fling
and one dollar for publishing said notice.
See. 4. That section 1868 of the reyised
statutes of the state of Idaho be aud the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Ses. 1853, If the owner or any person
entitled to the possession of any estrav
appears at any time within ninety 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 law
ful charges which have been incurred in
relation to the same Provided, that he
need not pay for the keeping of said es-
tray for more than ten days prior to the
time of filing of the notice with the aud
itor by the taker up.
Sec. 5. That section 1865 of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Idaho, as amend
ed, be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1865. If any person entitled to the
possession of any estray animal does not
appear and substantiate his title thereto
and pay the charges thereon, within
ninety days from the time when such
notice is fled for publication with the
county auditor, such estray must be sold
at the request of the taker up by the
sheriff or any constable Of the county
living nearest the place of sale, at public
auction, upon first giving public notice
thereof in writing. by posting up the
same in three of the most public places
in the precinct where such estray was
taken up, at least ten days before such
sale, and after deducting all the lawful
charges of the taker up, as aforesaid, not
to exceed ten cents per day tor feeding
each estray, and fees of the sheriff or
constable. which are the same as on ex-
ecutirn, the remaining proceeds of such
sale must be deposited in the county
treasury.
Any estray sold as herein provided
shall be branded 10y the sheriff or con
stible making such sale, with an estrav
brand as follows: 4 circle with the in
itidl letter f in the center, the same To
he placed on the left, or ribs of all horn
ell stock, and ON the left shoulder of ali
other stock.