Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-27

sIsMARcls DAILY TRIBUNE, r.
lost goods or personal property which;
may be found upon the highways or
in any other place shall be the same
as provided for estrays. ;saS5 s.s.
The following fees are allowed. In
cases of estrays: yg <s. .8
4 TO justices Of the peace. for issuing
any warrant Of appraisement, SO
cents. g.. 5,sSs;s &
For filing and entering in his docket
the sworn report OF appraisers. so
cents. ..-.
Taking and. entering the affidavit
of thea taking np of any estray, 50
cents. S iiss @5 :
For posting notices Of estray and
certifying to- a copy ofs the sworn re-
ports of the appraisers I'd the regis
tier. OF deeds Sol cents
Posting notices ana selling estray,
sss&$$E &5s8f Ss8 }.&
+.p-A Advertising, an ,estray, If published
in a newspaper, So. -.
To each appraiser 90, cents.
70 the sregisterso Of leeds for enter
ing certified copy of sworn report OF
appraisers, 25s cents, y; w., f., ,tss -
For each inspection Of estraysregis-
ter, ten cents. ;>r ~
Penalty for coneeatins sEssray. Z
F Any person VIM shall attempt to
conceal any .estray, or any lost goods
found or Taken up by him, or alter Or
Edeface, or attempt, to- alter OF deface,
the mark or brand on any horse,
mule, cow, calf; or other neat cattle,
or any sheep or swine. the property
of another, with the intent thereby, To
steal the same or toeprevent fdentifi-
cation, thereof xbyqthes true owners or
carrysafd estray Of los goods, OF any
animal. beyond the limits of the state,
or knowingly permit the sames to be
doney or shall wilHully fail to- cause
said 4estray, or lost goods SO, found, to
be; advertised, sold or otherwise. dealt
with as provided by law,s shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon
conviction thereof. is punishable. by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, not
exceeding Eve years, lor by q fine Of
not exceeding $500, or by both.
The Herd Law. 1,T - :.
IT is lawful for any horses cattle,
mules, ponies, swine, goats. and sheep
to run at large from the first day Of
tDecember until tn. first day of April
each year, except within the corpor.
ate limits OF any city or village; pro.
viied, that> no stallion or vicious bull
OF any other animal known to, be
vicious, shall be allowed to run at
large at any time; but nothing; ID the
law shall be construed to repeal any
special act establishing a fence law
Tor any county in the state. The
county commissioners have authority
TO submit the question of the abolish,
ling of the herd law to vote ofststhe
people Of any county at any general
election, and should the law be
abolished the commissioners may sub
NIT the question of re-establishing, the
llaW at any general election. Id
A Legal Fence.
81 In any county in which an election
I5has been held under the provisions
above cited and in which the result
}of such election shall have been Ii
flavor of abolishing the herd law q
Efence constructed as follows shall be
tsuficient and lawful. The posts o,
other uprights of reasonable strength
and firmness in position shall not fbe
more than 80 feet distant from each
other with two suitable stays be
tween posts, nearly equally dividing
such space into three parts. Three
strands Of ordinary barbed; fence wire
shall be we'll stretched and firnly
fastened to such posts, ,uprights and
stays, with the upper strand moi
more than 48 nor less than AZ inches
above the general surface Of the
ground Hereunder, and the lower
strand not more than is nor less than
u inches above the general surface
LOT the ground, and the middle strand
NEARLY equally dividing the space be
tween the upper and the loWei
strands; provided, that alt eorral
fence exclusively for the purpose o.
inelosing stacks, il outside OH an,
/ lawful Enclosure, shall not be less
4 than 16 feet distant from such stacks
so inclosed shall be substa tia,ly
/ built with posts moi, more than sigh,
feet distant from each other, and
with not lesa than I'VE strands 81
lbarbed fence wire, and shall he no
Hess than 1--WE feet high. Amy othe,
Hkind OF fence ar ha rysi,r, uul.f,1, ~