The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
PICKING UP WAY
WARD **QUADS"
Definition Of Law Regarding the
Taking Up Of the "Weary VIII
lies" Of the Pike.

running at large during certain
times of the year, did not become
a law. Below we publish by re-
quest part of the ''estray'' law re-
garding action to be taken by the
party taking up estrays.
Estrays cannot be taken up be.
tween Dec. LIST and April LIST.
When strays are taken up they
must be sheltered. fed, watered
and given care, and the owner
must also pay reasonable charges,
including, advertising fee of So,
when he takes them. The whole
law is too long to publish here,
but the above information with the
following quoted from the law will
answer many questions regarding
the matter. The law further says:
'sEach person taking up an es-
tray horse, mare, colt, ass, mule
or neat cattle, sheep, hogs, or goat,
shall within ten days thereafter
give notice of the finding and
taking up Of the said animal in a
weekly newspaper if there is such
newspaper published III the
county; if not, in, the nearest
newspaper, which advertisement
shall give description of such
estray and the marks and brands
thereon. Any person taking up
such estray shall also file, within
ten days, with the county auditor
of the county wherein such estray
is taken up, a description of such
estray and the marks and brands
thereon. Such person shall also
within ten days from the time of
taking up such estray mail to the
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor, at his office in Bismarck,
by registered mail, true copy of
the notice as herein before re-
quired to be given to tfe county
auditor of the respective counties.
The receipt for the registered let
ter and proof of publication of
the notice as herein provided
must be filed with the county
auditor of the county where such
estray was taken up before said
estray can be appraised or be-
fore appraisers can be appointed.
Any person taking up such an
estray who fails to advertise such
estray or who fails to file a descrip-
tion thereof with the county audit
or or fails to mail u copy of said
notice to the commissioner of
agriculture and labor as herein
provided, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be liable to
the owners of such estrays for all
damages caused by neglecting to
advertise as herein provided, if
any person shall take an estray
which is apparently worthless,
such estray may be at once ap-
praised, and if found worthless,
may be destroyed. The person
taking up such estrays shall notify
some Justice of the peace Of the
county, and such justice shall i'm
mediately choose one disinterested
freeholder. and the two so chosen
shall appoint third person living
in the vicinity where the estray
was taken up, and the three per.
sons shall constitute a board Of
appraisers and should said board
appraise the estray as worthless,
it shall be destroyed by the party
taking it up"
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