Amador ledger., 1909-05-21
THE ESTRAY LAW
AS NOW IN FORCE
Publication In Newspapers and
Recording Essential Features.

The following Is the full text of the
estray law as amended by the last
Legislature and rs it now stands on
the statute books. 1t will be noticed
that publication in newspaper is
now an essential feature of the pro-
ceeding az we'll as the recording with
the county recorder. The law reads
as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act
entitled, can act relating to estrays,
providing for taking them up and
giving a lien on them for all dam
ages, costs and expenses incurred by
reason of taking them up, and re-
pealing all other acts, or parts of acts
now in force relating to estrays, ap-
proved March 23, 1901" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. The word "stray" as
used in this act is intended to in
clude all domestic animals that have
strayed upon, or been found upon
lands other than those of their owner,
or the public domain. or lands whose
owner, (or to which the person in
possession thereby has consented,
may be passed over, or allowed to be
entered on, by such animal. Any
person taking uI an estray animal or
animals shall contine the same in
secure place and within one week
thereafter shall publish in some
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the county
in which such estray is found, and
also file with the county recorder of
said county notice containing a
description of the animal or animals
taken up, with the marks and brands
if they have any, together with the
probable value OF each animal, and
a statement of the place where the
taker-up found, and where he has
confin the same. The county re-
corder shall receive for filing said
notice, the sum Of fifty cents. The
said notice shall be so published for
two weeks. II there he no newspaper
of general circulation printed and
published in the county wherein such
estray animal is found, then such
publication shall be made in some
newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in an adjoin-
ing county within this state; proyid
ed. however, that the cost Of publ
cation does not exceed three dollars.
If, however, the animal has the
owners brand or mark upon it, aud
such brand or mark has been record
ed according to law, or if the finder
knows the owner of said animal, or
the person having charge thereof,
then, within five days after said
animal is taken up he shall notify
the owner of said animal, or other
person having charge thereof, which
notice shall contain the same in
formation as the notice to be pub
lished and recorded, as here in above
provided. This notice shall be in
lien Of publishing and recording
such notice, and for which notice he
shall be entitled to the sum of fifty
cents.
Sec. 9. Section of an act entitled,
IAN act relating to estrays, proVid
lg for taking them up and giving a
lien on them for all damages, costs
and expenses incurred by reason of
taking them up, and repeating all
other acts or parts of acts, now in
forco relating to estrays, approved
March %, 1901. is hereby amsnded
to read as follows:
Section 3. at any time within
thuty days from the date of the iling
Of the notice specified III section Of
this act. any person claiming such
estray animal or animals shall appear
aud demand from the taker-up the
possession thereof, and shall at the
same time pay to the taker-up all
damages, expenses and costs incurred
by reason of taking mp said animal
or animals, and upon receiving such
damages, expenses and costs, the
tulier-up shall Immediately deliver to
The party claiming such animal or
animals the possession thereof; such
damages, expenses and costs shall be
estimated as follows. TO wit:
J. he total amount paid by the
taker-up the county recorder, and
the reasonable cost of publishing SAID
notice.
2. The sam of thirty cents per day
for the keeping and care Of each
horse, mule, jenny, ass, COW, ball or