La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-21
Proposed Law 81 the state OF Colorado
Initiated D., Petition I nirr the
Initiative aud Referendum

Hottie. is hereby given that AZ the
General Election TO De held on me
seventh DAY Of NoNgmhrr, \. H. 1910,
rb.r. will he submitted to the quail
fled electors OF IN" state Of Colorado,
for their approval or rejection lhc i"I .
lowing proposed law or ~. stat OF
the Initiative and Referendum, which
initiated petition contained the slthh'
lures OF more than the required NUN ;,
her 1to-wits per cent? OF IN. Legal
yot.rs OF the state Of Colorado, duly
verified In accordance with the Law
and filed In the office OF the s"sr.-
tnry OF state on the sixth day OF jury
A II isis. al $50 o'clock T.. NJ
The authority for submitting such
proposed law IL found IN section OF
Article V OF the Constitution of the
stat. OF Colorado. providing Tor the
Initiative and Referendum
A BILL. FOR Az ACT IL RELATION
TO THE RUNNING OR STOCK AT
LARGE
BE II Enacted by the People Of the
stat. Of Colorado
section l. The owner, person In pos
session. or csr.tak.r OF any don.sle
animal or animals. shall. hereafter
h. uabl. for all injury or damAg"
done by such domestic animal or AMI
section . The person whose prop.
.riy IL Injured or damaged may have
"A lien upon tn. trespassinr don.sue
mann, OF damages and costs, and
NAV .nforc. IN. collection OF IN. same
by the proper action In any court
having jurisdiction.
s.ctlon J. Tn. party whose proper
~ 1, tr..spasr.d upon by such domes-
lie animal or animals, may dittraln
the tresrpasrins domestic animal or
animals. and retain the same IN sonne
safe plae. at IN. expense OF the owner,
person In possession, or chfetas't a.
security for tn. payment OF rueh Jam
ares and costs OF distraint, rnch Jam
Az. and costs of distraint TO b" as
s.ssed pro rata per head TO each own.
err, p~rson In possession, or saretascr'
II more than one. ana 'hoh oNh.r'
person ~ po,ssr,ion or ,a amoun;
10 the person damaged. together WIN
hi. pro rata share OF the costs o. su9h
.istraint: and each owner. person IN
re rivh, 10 r-i.ss. such domestic an.
imnl or animals. from dlstrnint hy
paying tn. said pro rata amount =" 'h'
p~rpon damaged. A., ,a...
mr. otherwise without leave OF thr
person having such domestic animal.
or animals, under ais,,A'.th r n.p.on
DO doing shall be guilty OF = inlsde
m.anor and on conviction shall pay
y fine Of not less than ten nor more
than on. hundred dollars or D. m
nrison.d IN the county jail no, less
than ton nor more than sixty dhff
and shall. In addition thereto. ne ".
able In rlNil action loI iH' - =
~ The domss,ic animal or animals, or
IN. value Of tho same. 80 relieved from
distrnlnt, OF for damages and costs as
al. marty distrnining may elect
Section 8. within forty .eiRhi hours
after dis,rnin, OF any domestic AM.
mai ar animals exclusive Of sunday
aud holidays. the party dis'taininn
,hait notify the owner, person IN pos.
,...iou. or raratAkrr. " known, OF
such animal. or animals adNisinR ,ns
owner, person In possession. or .atn.
,aL.y al the damages claimed and the
costs OF such distraint. AMI y sai !,
parti.. fail to agree upon HettIsneh'
~ such damages aud costs of distrhint.
and Tor the Discharge from di',tain, ~
.itbe, nsrty may by suit In any court
ef eompe,en, ,9ri.dis,nI;Sn p,ssssI rro se
~iSsa however. that the distrainine
party may keep such domestic I,,h an,ms !.
the order Of the court In the presnIses
or until an Undertaking. ~ hsreinas!es
preylaed. has been executed ana os'
SsssIss Z. ne s~asr. ssrsea Ia