The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-21
THE NEW EsTRAY LAW.

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viding for the taking-up Of the
same for the return Of estrays to
their owners, or for the sale of the
same by the State Board of Stock
Inspection Commissioners, and to
repeal all acts or parts Of acts in
conflict Herewith.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, 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 unknown In the section where
found, or which shall be fifty miles
or more from the limits of its usual
range or pasture, shall be known as
an ''estray," and it shall hereafter be
unlawful for any person, persons, cor
poration or company, or their or
either Of their employees or agents to
take up any such estray and retain
possession of same, except as herein
provided.
Sec. .. 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 (0 days there
after make out a written description
of such animal or animals, as the
case may be, setting forth all marks
or brands appearing upon such AMI
NAL, and other marks of identity,
such as color, age, size, sex, and for
ward the same by mail to the secre-
tary of the State Board of Stock In
spection Commissioners at Denver;
provided, that any person having
knowledge of any estray animal or
animals upon the public range may
notify the State Board Of Stock In
spection Commissioners, or any au-
thorized inspector of said board, Civ
ing description of said estray or es-
trays, and upon instructions from
said Board of Stock Inspection Com
missioners, or from an authorized In
spector of said board, said estrays
may be driven to railroad shipping
point and there turned over to a duly
authorized inspector Of said board for
disposition as the said board may di-
rect according to law.
Sec. 8. Upon receiving notice Of
the taking up of any estray animal
or animals, it shall be the duty Of the
secretary Of the Stat Board of Stock
Inspection 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 de-
termined, he shall forthwith notify
him of the taking up of such estray
or estrays, and upon such owner
proving to the satisfaction of the
Board Of Stock Inspection Commits
sioners that said estray animal or an
imals are rightfully his, the said
board shall issue to him an order to
receive the same upon payment Of
any reasonable charges which have
been incurred In the care of said ami
NAL or animals so taken up.
Sec. 4. II the secretary of the
State Board Of Stock Inspection
Commissioners shall be unable to de-
termine from the records and descrip-
ton 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) conseeu-
tive weeks, giving 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 QO
! days after the last publication of said