The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-12
LENNON Perkins County, South Dakota friday April H. 1872
North Dakota Eshav Law.

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AS the closed season for allowing
stock to run at large starts on April |,
1T will interest great many of the
Record readers to see a carefully
prepared synopsis of the estray law.
The following article is shorn of all
legal phrases and is clear enough to
be understood by anyone who can
read English.
Section 1912 of the 1905 Code of
North Dakota says that no person
shall take up an estray, except in
the county, where he lives, and is
! household lder, and not unless the estray
is in the immediate vicinity of his
residence nor can he take the animal
up between December | and April |,
unless it is trespassing on his premises
or within his enclosures.
| Section 1878 III. b. No. 230 of 1907
Session Law tells how to advertise
estrays. Each person taking un an
estray must advertise it. giving fun
description with marks and brands,
ETC., inside of ten days in a weekly
newspaper in his county, or the near
est newspaper, if there is none in his
county. The law fixes this cost at
| $500 payable in advance. He shall
], file with his county auditor a complete
description of the estrays Ia clipping
CT the newspaper is best, and easy to
get. and mail another complete de-
| scription to the state commissioner of
| agriculture and labor at Bismarck,
| n D., by registered mail, and keep
his registry receipt to file, with an
affidavit of publication which his
home newspaper will give him after
the estray notice has been run the
three required insertions, with his
county auditor before appraisers can
be appointed or estray appraised.
All these must be done inside of ten
davs after he takes the animal up or
he is guilty of misdemeanor and
liable to the owner of the animal
There is one exception that the estray
be apparently worthless in which case
Justice of the peace shall ceoose a
freeholder and they two choose another
disinterested party; these three shall
decide, without pay, and If found
to be worthless, the estray shall be
destroyed by the man taking it up.
Section 1878 There is state es-
tray paper which publishes the notice
once This paper is appointed by the
governor and changes occasionally.
It is now the OakeS Times, at Oakes,
North Dakota. You need give no at
tention to this as your home paper
will send them notice.
Section 1915. The owner may get
his stock by going before a justice OF
the peace in his county and describing
it in writing. giving his name and
residence, stating that he is the owner
of the estray, when the holder of the
estray shall be authorized to give
him his stock on the payment of actual
costs of keeping, advertising and car
ing for it. If the holder of an estray
use the animal for work in any way,
he cannot collect payment.
Section 1916. The holder becomes
owner of the estray after one year
from the time he advertised it anG
gave above notices if it is not claimed
and taken away; provided that the
animal is worth less than S25. Tht
holder shall notify his county com
, missioners, who appoint competent
person to decide upon the animal S
value.
Section 1875. The e>tray may be
. sold. if found to be worth more than
t S25, after one year from date of taking
+: up and advertising as set forth, by a
Justice of the peace, naming place
and date of sale, advertising the sale
: three times in his county weekly news
: paper % days before the day of tie
+. sale On the day set the holder shall
D bring the estray to this place, the
' Justice sell it for cash at public
auction, deduct the cost of keeping
caring for, advertising, etc, and de-
post the proceeds with the county
treasurer for six months, where, il
not claimed by the originrl owner
the money shall be turned into the
! county school fund.
] where you can find it. You will ther
know how to proceed legally in case
q you take upestray stock. Adams Co
Record.
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