Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-11

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ate ''herd districts within such
county, as hereinafter provided; and
when such district is so created,
the provisions of this act shall ap
ply and be enforceable therein.
Section 2. A majority OF the
qualified electors of any district,
which district may include one or
more voting precincts, may petition
the board of county commissioners
in writing to create such district
''herd district. - Such petition
shall describe the boundaries of the
said proposed herd district, and
shall designate what animals of the
species of horses, mules, asses, cat
tle, swine, sheep and goats it is
desired to prohibit from running at
large in such district; and may
designate the period OF the year
during which it is desired to pro-
hibit such animals from running
at large.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of
the board of county commissioners,
after such petition has been filed,
TO set date for hearing said petit
ton, notice of which hearing shall
be given by posting notices thereof
in three conspicuous places in the
proposed herd district, and by
publication for two weeks previous
to said hearing in newspaper pub
lishcd in the county nearest the pro-
posed herd district.
Section 4. At such hearing, If
satisfied that a majority of the
electors of said proposed herd dis
trict are in favor of the enforce
mcnt of the herd law therein and
that it would be beneficial to said
district, the board of commissioners
may make an order creating such
herd district, in accordance with
the prayer of the petition or with
such notifications as it may
choose to make. Such order shall
specify a certain time at which it
shall take effect, which time shall
be at least 80 days after the making
of said order; and said order shall
continue in force, according to the
terms thereof, until the same shall
be vacated or modified by the board
of commissioners, upon the petition
of a majoiity of the electors of said
distr let.
Section S. The provisions OF
sections / and of this act shall not
be construed to confer upon the
board of county commissioners any
wise prohibited from running al
large under existing law.
Section 6. Any person who shall,
in violation of any order made pur-
isuant to the provisions of section 4
of this act, permit or allow any oil
the animals designated in such
order, owned by him or under his
control, to run at large in such
herd district, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor. The pcndency
of any such action shall not preven
nor prejudice the bringing of an
other action against the same party
for a violation of such order com
mitted after the commencement o
such pending action.
Section 7. The owner of animals
permitted or allowed to run a
large in violation of any order made
in accordance with the provision.
of section OF this act shall be Ii
able to any person who shall suffel
damage from the depredations o.
irespasses of such animals, withou
regard to the condition of his fnece
and the person so damaged shall
have lien upon said animals TO
the amount of damage done, ant
the cost of the proceedings to re
cover the same, and may take thu
same into custody until all sucf
damages are paid: Provided, tina
the person so taking said animal
into custody shall not have the RICH
to retain the same for more thar
five days without commencing al
action against the owner thereof TO
such damages Said damages ma.
be recovered by a civil action befor
any court of competent jusrisdic
.tion, and no such action shall b
defeated or affected by reason o
any criminal action commenced o
prosecuted against the same part
under the provisions of section
of this act.
Section 8. Any person may TAX
into custody any of the animal
specified in the said order of tn
board of commissioners that may
about to commit trespass upon tn
premises owned, occupied or i
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