The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-04-27
That Stock Law.

HceuteSs worry over tnat sO'caIleu new
stock law enacted by the last session of
the legislature, which is not new
stock law at all, but a merely section
inserted in the old law to take the place
of Il section stricken from the old law.
The section in question of the old law
reads:
1t shall be unlawful for the owner of
any animal or animals of the
species of horse. mule, cattle, swine,
sheep or goat, inthis state,to permit the
same TO run at large outside the en-
closure OF the owner of such stock, and
If any of the species OF domestic ami
mails aforesaid be found running at
large outside the enclosures of the
owner, il shall be lawful for any person
to restrain the same forthwith, and
such person shall within three days
give notice thereof to the onwer, il
known, in writing, stating therein the
amount of compensation for feeding and
keeping such animal or animals and
damage claimed, and thereupon the
owner shall pay the person taking up
such animal or animals reasonable
compensation for the taking up, feed
ing and keeping such animal or ami
mails, and shall also pay all persons
damaged by reason Of such animals
running at large, the actual damages
sustained by him or them. II the own
er Of such stock be not known, or il
notified and fails to make compensation
for the taking up, feeding and keeping
Of animals under the provisions of this
article, the same shall be deemed to he
strays and shall be dealt with in the
same manner as required by law with
respect to taking up such property as
strays, under the stray law. II. S.
1889, Sec, 477T, Art. >.
In place of the above section this
new section was enacted:
Section AIT. Itshall be unlawful for
the owner of any animal or animals OF
the species OF horse, mule, ass, cattle,
swine, sheep or goat, in this state, to
permit the same to run at large outside
the inclOsurc of the owner Of such stock,
and if any Of the species Of domestic
animals aforesaid be found running at
| large, outside the inclosureOf the wner,
it shall be lawful for any person, and it
is hereby made the duty of the consta-
Bile Of the township, on his own view,
or when notified by any other person
| that any of such stock is running at
large, to restrain the same forthwith,
and such person or officer shall, within
three days, give notice thereof TO the
owner, if known, in writing, stating
therein the amount OF compensation for
feeding and keeping such animal or
animals and damages claimed, and
thereupOn the owner shall pay the
person or officer taking up such animal
or animals Il reasonable compensation
for the taking up, keeping or feeding
such animal or animals, and shall also
pay all persons damaged by reason Of
such animals running at large, sustained
by him or them. II such owner be not
known, or if notified and fails to make
compensation for the taking up, feeding
and keeping of animals taken up under
the provisions Of this article. the same
shall be deemed strays and shall be
| dealt with in the same manner as re-
quireG by law with respect to such
property as strays, under the stray law.
ANY failure or refusal on the part Of
such officer to discharge the duties
required of him by this section shall
render him liable on his bond to any
person damaged by such failure or
refusal, which damages may be sued
for and recovered in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
No change was made in the law save
that contained in the section last above
and the only material change will be
seen, after little comparison, TO be in
the duty placed on constables in regard
to the enforcement of the law.
The conditions under which the law
goes into force have not been changed,
and are contained in the following Sec
tion
The provisions of this article are
hereby suspended in the several coun-
ties in this state, until II ma aj0rity of
the legal voters of any county voting at
any general or special election called
for that p..rpose, shall decide to en-
force the same in such county: Pro-
vided, that only majority Of the legal
voters voting on said question shall be
necessary TO decide its adoption or re.
lection. (R. S. 1889, Sec. 1888, Art2.
Even casual reading OF the iOrego-
ing will show that there is no ground
for uneasiness on the part of our cattle
owners, many o. whom were much dis
turbed through lack of sufficient inior-
nation in regard to the law. Taney
county has never voted to enforce the
law, either as whole or in part, hence
no part OF the law is 10 force here, nor
ever will be except upon the vote of a
majority Of our citizens.
One night is all the time necessary
to prove that Pineules is the best rem
edy in the world for backaches and
all kidney and bladder troubles. If
you have rheumatism or any other
blood disease a single dose will give
relief. Sold by j. A. Lamb, druggist,
Taneyville.
The Joy OF Work.
After all, tits joy that keeps us young,
and work that makes life worth while.