Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-09
PUT them IN POUND
OR NAY EVEN Kill
Valuable Information for Promoting
Fenoeless Homes and Keeping
Cattle Out

taken up the legal phase Oh handllng
estrays that SO frequently enter the
gardens and grounds and In few
moments destroy the labor of months.
The law has been reviewed by Judge
| Weaver and was presented to the club
In the following letter:
Report Of p. L. Weaver, Committee
to report on the law governing
estrays in Hawaii.
Hon. H. E. Cooper,
President of the Manoa Improve.
| ment Club, Honolulu.
| Dear SIR have the honor to sub
init the following as my report on
the law governing estrays In the Ter.
ritory Of Hawaii.
The statutes governing such mat
tiers are to be found In the Revised
Laws OF the Territory Chapter 80.
Section 30 provides for the setting
apart OF suitable place for impound-
ling estrays.
Section 800 provides for the ap.
pointment OF a pound master by the
Superintendent OF Public Works with
power to remove for cause.
Section 401 provides that the pound.
master shall be responsible for the
safety and proper care of any estrays
committed to his charge, and shall
receive fifty cents per day for every
day. that, such estray is impounded
from the owner except sheep and
lcents per day.
Section 4O2 provides that no pound.
master shall receive estrays until the
Iperson wishing to impound the same
shall have signed his name to state.
ment setting forth the number and
lspecies OF estrays, locality trespassed
upon. name OF owner or owners OF
such estrays II known together with
the date on which they we're taken
and the amount Of damages and ex-
! penses claimed.
Hanks are furnished to the pound.
master for that purpose.
Section 4O3 No animals from other
districts where there Is pound are
received.
estrays.
| II any horse, mule, ass. hog. sheep
or meat cattle shall be found at large,
land not upon the land Of the owner.
or person having charge OF such AMI
NAL; or II found doing damage to the
lproperty OF private individuals, or Of
the government, such animals shall
be regarded as an estray within the
meaning OF this chapter.
The following sections provide for
pound sales.
Section 4O5 provides that the pound.
master shall post written or printed
notices at the Post ONCE OF the dis.
trict and at no less than two other
public places In his district, in the
English and In the Hawaiian lang.
uage, and to publish notice In any
Newspaper which may be issued in
Ibis district In said languages as soon
as possible after the impounding OF
Iany estray giving a full description
LOT the same together with an an.
nouncement OF the day on which It
will be sold at public auction II un.
claimed for which notice he will re.
ceive one dollar and fifty cents to be
charged pro rata according to the
number Of animals advertised.
The section further provides Tor
Igiving written notice to every person
who shall have left with him des
cripti0n OF his brand or mark. fOl
which notice he shall receive Is cents
The owner must claim within
twelve days from date OF impoundins
otherwise the animals will be sold
at public auction to the highest bid
der on the first Saturday after thu
twelve days expires.
Section 406 provides for the dispos
al OF the proceeds from the sale. Al
ter paying expenses. the proceeds arr
sent to the Superintendent OF Publ,
Works, to whom the owner may max,
a claim within one year. otherwise
the money is turned into the Treasur!
as a realization.
The chapter then provides for law
full fences not less than four and one
half feet high, built substantially
strong and close to turn all stock ex