The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-15

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Estray Law.
A person finding any swine running
at large contrary to the provisions o:
this act may, and any constable of any
precinct or marshal of any city in hi
county where such swine may be found
on view or information, shall take ~
and confine the same forthwith, giving
notice thereof to the owner if known
and if not known, by posting notices
describing such animals therein, in al
least three public places within the pre-
cinct; and if the owner does not appear
and claim his property, and pay all
charges for taking up, advertising and
keeping the same within ten days from
the date Of this notice, the sale of the
animals may be proceeded with unde,
the law regulating estrays.
Section 556s. Voting on Swine Run.
ming at Large in County.
On the petition of one hundred OF
more legal voters of any county in this
state being filed with the county clerk
before the time of giving notice of the
general election in any year, the county
clerk shall cause notice to be given
that at such election vote will be
taken in such county for and against
swine running at large.
Section $3.50. Manner of Voting on
Swine Running at Large.
In voting for and against swine run
ming at large, it shall be printed OF
written on the same ballot with candi
dates for county offices, and shall read
"For running at large-Yes," or "Fo1
running at large-No," and the votes
thus cast shall be canvassed the same
as those east for any county officer.
Section 5570. Vote Against Swine
Running at Large, Proceeding There
after.
If majority of all the votes cast
shall be against swine running at large,
the county clerk shall give notice, by
publication in some newspaper in his
county for three consecutive weeks, that
in sixty days from the date of said no
tice it will be unlawful for swine to
run at large, under penalty of fine of
IS for the first offense, and $40 for
each and every subsequent offense, to
be recovered from the owner of the
swine by civil action in the name of
the State Of Oregon, before justice of
the peace of the precinct in which such
penalty shall be for the benefit of and
when collected paid into, the common
school fund of the county in which such
action is brought, within sixty days
after such animal is proved to be at
large.
Section 5571. Prosecution Must Be
After Notice
No prosecution shall be commenced
to recover the panalties named in sec
tion 5570 until at least one days notice
has been given to the owner or person
having charge of such swine, if such
owner or keeper be known; and it shall
be a sufficient defense to such prosecu-
tion to show that such animal or ami
mails were at large within the knowledge
of such owner or keeper, and without
| his fault.
Section 5572. Taking Up Swine Run
ming at Large, Proceeding Thereon.
A person finding any swine running
at large contrary to the provisions of
this act, and any constable of any pre-
cinct or marshal Of any city Of his
county where such swine may be found,
on view or information, shall take up
and confine the same forthwith, giving
notice thereof to the owner, If known,
and if not known, by posting notices,
describing such animals therein, in at
least three public places within the pre-
cinct; and If the owner does not appear
and claim his property and pay all
charges for taking up, advertising, and
keeping the same within ten days from
the date of this notice, the sale of the
animals may be proceeded with under
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