The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-15

No person shall take up an estray
animal except In the county wherein
Ne resides and is a freehOlder, nor
unless such estray is found In the
vicinity Of his place of residence, nor
lake up an estray animal between the
1rst day of November and the thirty
1rst day of March, inclusive. unless
The same is found t~respassing upon
Me premises or within the enclosure
Of the person taking up the same.
Each person taking up an estray
&orse, mare, colt. ass, mule or neat
cattle. sheep, hog or goat, shall within
ten days thereafter give notice Of the
anding and taking up of the said ami
nal in Q weekly newspaper. II there is
such q newspaper 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 per-
son taking up such estray shall also
sfle, within ten days, with the county
auditor Of the county wherein such
estray is taken up, a description of
such estray and the marks and brands
thereon. Such person shall, also.
within ten days from the time Of TAX
ing up such estray mail to the com.
missioner of agriculture, at his Office
in Bismarck, by registered mail, a
true copy Of the notice hereinbefore
required to be given to the county
auditor of the respective counties.
The receipt for the registered letter
and proof of publication of the notice
as herein provided must be filed with
the county auditor of the county
where such estray was taken up be-
fore said estray al be appraised or
before appraisers can be appointed.
Any person taking UP such an estray
who fails to advertise such estray or
who fails to file a description thereof
with the county auditor or fails to
mail a copy of said notice to the COM
missioner of agriculture as here
in provided, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and shall be liable to
the owners of such estray for all dam
ages caused by neglecting to adver-
tise as herein provided.
Duty Of Newspapers.
It shall be the duty of the news
paper in which an estray notice Is
published TO transmit, If the property
is uncalled for while the notice is be.
ing run, the third: insertion Of such
advertisement to. the official estray
paper. (Which at the present time is
the washburn LEADER, in which all
estray notices shall be published once.
and failure on the part Of the pro.
prietor Of the. local paper 20 to do
& shall be a misdemeanor, 1t is the
duty Of the official estray paper to
transmit one copy weekly to the ONCE
~ the county auditor Of each county
In the state, and. the county auditor
s1aall keep such copies ON file in his
oA3ce, and the board of county com
missioners of each county shall on
the first Monday in January of each
year appropriate the sum of five
.dollars to pay the official estray
paper for such publication.
Recovery Of An Estray.
Whenever any person shall appear
and make claim to any estray SO TAX.
On up, such claimant and the person
taking up such estray may go before
q Justice of the peace in the county
and such claimant shall make aft,
Aavit in writing setting forth his
name and place Of residence and that
he is the actual owner of such estray
describing 1t and %thereupon the per-
son taking up such estray shall be
authorized to deliver the same to
such claimant on payment of all fees
advanced by him and the actual cost
e caring for and keeping such estray.
II the persons cannot agree as to the
amount of such charges the owner of
the animal and the person taking up