Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-17


any time between the first day of
November and the first day of the
following March may be taken up
by any resident of the state who
shall immediately deliver the same
TO the constable of the precinct in
which such animals may be found,
who shall proceed in the follow
ing manner:
II the owner is known, he shall
within five days notify such owner
in writing, describing the animal or
animals and stating where he may
OBTAIN the same.
II the owner is unknown then he
shall at once send by registered
mail TO the county recorders writ
ten notice describing the aniaml or
animals so taken by marks, brands,
age, sex, kind and color, and where
the animal or animals are held, and
shall search diligently on such ami
mails for marks and brands.
If the brands on said animal or
animals are recorded, then such
record shall Immediately send by
registered mail to the recorded own
er to the postoffice address as
stated in the brand book a copy of
such notice, and shall notify the
constable in the same manner OF
1hc name and address OF such own
er; and if the name of the owner OF
the brand cannot be found in the
brand book or record, then such re-
corder shall immediately by, regis
-
that the brand is not recorded.
If the constable receives notice
from the said county recorder that
the brands described as being on
said animal or animals are recorded
and the owner of the recorded brand
has been notified. he shall wait ten
days after receiving said notice be-
fore advertising the sale thereof as
herein provided.
rf, however, said constable re-
ceives notice that the brand de-
scribed be not recorded, he shall at
once advertise the said animal or
animals for sale IN a paper pub
1ished in said county, and if no
paper is published in said county,
then in a paper having general
circulation therein. by4 notice de-
scYibing said animal or animals
ny giving their marks and brands,
age as near as may be ascertained,
sex, and color, and when and where
the same will be sold, which no.
ticc must be published once week
Jor four successive weeks, and the
sale must not be less than forty days
from receiving said notice from the
comfy recorder and must be made
IN some public place in the pre-
cinct where the damage was done.
If the owner of the recorded
brand doss not appear and claim
the animal or animals within ten
days after the constable receives
notice from the county recorder,
then said constable shall proceed to
advertise and sell said animal or
animals the asme as if the brand
on said animal or animals was
slnrecorded.
II any person appears before the
constable and claims said animal OF
animals before such sale, then il
such person appears to be the re.
animal or animals, such constable
shall deliver such animal or animals
10 the owner on his paying al
costs of caring for, sending anC
preparing notices, and advertising
the same as hereinafter provided.
IF, however, such person is no
the recorded owner of such brand
then such person must make aft
davit that he is the owner, anC
state and give all the particulars o
ownership; and if the constable i
satisfied that such person is tn
owner, the constable may turn owe
10 him on his paying the damage
assessed against said animal or an
ima1s and all costs of caring for
sending and preparing notices an
advertising as hereinafter pro
vided.
If no person appear and clair
said animal or animals on or befor
the day advertised for the sale, the
such constable shall proceed to Sc
the same to the highest bidder fo
cash, and give a bill of sale to tn
purchaser or purchasers, and sha
cause the same to be branded wit
the estray brand, which shall be
circle with E on the inside on tn
left side of the neck. and the puI
chaser shall thcreupon become til