The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-03-10
HERD and ESTRAY Law
Main Features and Latest Provisions of The
State Laws Governing The Taking up of Es-
trays, The Herd Law and The Liabilities Of
Stock Owners for Damages.
Stock May Run at Large Under Certain Condi
tions from November lst to April lst.

advanced by him and the actual cost Of
caring tor and keeping such estray. 1t
the persons cannot agree as to the
amount of such charges the owner Of
the animal and the person taking up
such estray shall each choose one dis
interested freeholder as arbitrator and
the two so chosen shall choose a third
person living in the vicinity where the
estray was taken up. The amount
assessed by such arbitrators shall be
final.
APPRAISAL OF EsTRAY.
If such estray shall not be claimed
and taken away within one year after
advertisement thereof, and if the person
taking up such estray shall have caused
the same to be duly advertised, and shall
not in any way have violated the pro-
visions Of the law. the property therein
shall Immediately vest in the person
taking up the same: provided, the ap.
praised value Of such estray does not
exceed s25.
The person taking up such estray
shall notify the board of county COM
missioners to appraise or appoint some
suitable person whose duty it shall be
to appraise the value of such estray.
ANY person taking up estrays may
charge for the actual time employed
and for actual damage done to his crops
or premises. He shall also be allowed
his actual cost of feeding and caring 70,
such estrays (also cost of advertising
the fee being s3); provided. however
that if any person taking up an estray
shall have caused the same while in his
possession to perform any labor for his
own benefit, no compensation whateve,
shall be allowed him for feeding OF
caring for such estray for any portion
OF the time after such animal shall have
been taken up by him.
1.-TWO or more animals are taken ur
at the same time by the same person
they shall be enumerated in the same
advertisement, and the same fees are
allowed as for the advertisement o,
appraisment Of one estray.
PROCEDURE WHERE VALUE IS MORE
THAN S25.
If the appraised value of any estra,
exceeds SIS, and the same is not called
for within one year after the advertise
ment in the official estray paper, the
person taking up such estrays shal
notify some justice of the peace of the
county, and such justice shall designate
place where such sale shall be held
and shall name the day and the time o
day fop the sale, and cause notice o.
such sale to be published three times ir
weekly newspaper, if there is on.
published in the county; in case n.
paper is published in the county, thi.
notice shall be posted in three public
places in the county at least twenty-tw.
days before such sale, and on the ap
pointed day the person taking up sucf
estray shall have the same present a
the place, and the justice shall proceed
to sell such estray at public auction fo
cash, and after paying the proper fee.
and charges for taking up such estray
and feeding and caring for same, to be
ixed by such justice and the fees ad
vanced for the advertisement and ap
praisement of such estray as provided
by law, and after deducting the fees
allowed such justice for such sale ano
advertisement thereof, the residue o