The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-12-23
Procedure, Legally Authorized,
is Here Given in Detail.
MUST NOTIFY OWNER
Measure Emphasizes Importance
of Recording Brands.

Section l. Amy animal or animals
running at large in this state with
out sufficient food or shelter at any
time between the first day of Nov
ember and the first day of the fol-
lowing March, and any bull old
enough for service found running at
large between November 1st and
June 1st, and any animal that breaks
or jumps more than once into any
field or inclosure surrounded by
lawful fence, may be taken up by
any resident of this state, who shall
Immediately notify the constable of
the precinct in which such animals
may be found, who shall proceed in
the following manner:
(a) If the owner is known, he shall
within five days notify such owner
in writing, describing the animal or
animals and where he may obtain
the same.
CD Ii the owner is unknown, then
he shall at once send by registered
mail to the county recorder writ
ten notice describing the animal 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 said ami
mails for marks and brands.
(c) If the brands on said animal
or animals are recorded, then such
recorder shall Immediately send by
registered mail to the recorded own
er to the postoffice address as stated
In the brand book copy of such
notice, and shall notify the constable
In the same manner of the name
and address of such owner; and if
the name of the owner of the brand
cannot be found in the brand book
or record, then such recorder shall
Immediately by register letter no.
tify said constable that the brand
is not recorded.
(d) If the constable receives no.
tice from said county recorder that
the brand described as being on said
animal or animals Is recorded and
the owner of the recorded brand
has been notified, then he shall wait
ten days after receiving such notice
before advertising the sale thereof
as herein provided.
(e) II however, said constable re-
ceives notice that the brand be not
recorded he shall at once advertise
said animal or animals for sale in a
paper published in said county, and
II no, paper is published in said coun-
W, then in paper having a gener-
al circulation therein, by notice de-
scribing said animal or animals by
giving their marks and brands, age
and color, and when and where the
same will be sold, which notice must
De published once a week for four
successive issues, and the sale must
not be less than forty days from re-
ceiving said notice from the county
recorder and must be made in some
public place in the precinct where
the damage was done.
(f) II the owner of the recorded
brand does not appear and claim the
animal or animals in ten days after
the constable receives notice from
the county recorder, then said con-
stable shall proceed to advertise and
sell said animal or animals the same
as IL the brand on said animals was
nnrecorded.
tg) II any person appears before
the constable and claims said ami
mai or animals before such sale then
II such person appears to be the
recorded owner of such animal or
animals, such constable shall deliver
such animals to the owner on his
paying all costs of caring for, send
Ing and preparing notices, and adyer-
Using the same fas hereinafter pro-
vided.
th) If, however. such person is not