The Delta independent., 1905-09-08
The New Estray Law.

| Tor Cne return OF eStrayS TO Chelr
owners, or for the sale of the same
by the State Board of Stock Inspec-
ton Commissioners and to repeal all
acts or parts of acts in conflict there
with.
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Colorado:
Section l. Any bovine animal, horse,
mule or ass, found running at large
upon public or private lands in the
state of Colorado, whose owner is un-
known in the section where found, or
which shall be fifty miles or more from
the limits of it's usual range or pasture,
shall be known as an ''estray," and it
shall hereafter be unlawful for any per-
son, persons, corporation or company,
or their CT either of their employees or
agents to take up any such estray and
retain possession of same, except as
herein provided.
Sec. 2. No person shall take up an
estray animal except in the county
where he resides and is householder,
nor unless the same be found in the
vicinity of his residence. When any
person shall take up an estray, he or
she shall within five (5 days thereafter
make out written description of such
animal or animals, as the case may be,
setting forth all marks or brands ap-
pearing upon such animal and other
marks of identity, such as color, age,
size, sex and forward the same by mail,
to the secretary of the State Board of
Stock Inspection Commissioners, Dem
yer; provided, that any person having
knowledge of any estray animal or
animals upon the public range may
notify the State Board of Stock lnspec-
ton Commissioners, or any authorized
brand inspector of said board, giving
description OF said estray or estrays
and upon instructions from said board,
or from an authorized inspector of said
board, said estrays may be driven to
railroad shipping point and there turned
over to duly authorized inspector of
said board for disposition as the said
board may direct according to law.
Sec. 3. Upon receiving notice of the
taking up of any estray animal or ami
mails. it shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of the State Board of Stock In
spection Commissioners to make, or
cause to be made, an examination of
the state brand records. and if from
this record the name of the owner or
probable owner can be determined, he
shall forthwith notify him of the taking
up of such estray or estrays, and upon
said owner proving to the satisfaction
of the Board of Stock Inspection
Commissioners that said estray animal
or animals are rightfulIy his, the said
board shall issue to him an order to re-
ceive the same upon payment of any
reasonable charges which may have
been incurred in the care of said ami
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Sec. 4. If the secretary of the State
Board of Stock Inspection Commission
ers shall be unable to determine from
the records and description who is the
owner or probable owner of such estray
or estrays, he shall at once cause an
advertisement to be published in the
official state live stock paper for two (2)
consecutive weeks, giving a description
of said animal or animals, shall state
when and where the same were taken
up and shall give notice that unless said
animal or animals are claimed by the
legal owner within ten lO) days
after the last publication Of said notice
then the same shall be sold by the State
Board of Stock Inspection Commission
ers for the benefit of the owner when
found; provided, that where such ami
mails are unbranded or the brands are
unrecorded or unknown to the State
Board of Stock Inspection Commission
ers. said board, in addition to advertis-
ing in the official state paper, shall
cause a similar advertisement IN ba