The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-11-02
ADVERTISEMENT.
ABOUT THE HERD LAW
(By Richard MiIton)

are being driven by some person in
charge or are under control of a herd
err"
Any person finding stock violating
the law is permitted to drive them
from the road and place them in
fenced corral or pasture to De cared
for and held subject to the order of
the state board. Any person also.
when stock are found running AT
large in violation of the measure.
or have thru the neglect of the own
er, broken into fenced fields or other
places and committed damage to
growing crops or pasture, may notify
the secretary of the board by tele--
phone. telegraph or letter. The sec
retary is required to keep the source
of the information in strict conf
dence. And on receipt of the COM
munication he must detail an inspec-
tor Immediately to investigate and.
If he finds the facts justify, declare
the animals involved public nuis-
ances and take possession of them
arranging for their gathering, tenn
porary restraint and care, and report
his action at once to the secretary.
The animals are held subject TO
the order of the state board, which
is required to act speedily in finding
the owner or owners and seeking
settlement of the damages. These
damages can be appraised by an in
spector OF the board. or where the
owner is known, such owner can ap-
point an appraiser and the person
damaged may appoint one And if
these two fail to agree they may
select third. TIE amount of the
n 20 ap-raaI IN
be submitted to the state board for
approval and the board has power to
decrease or increase as it sees fit.
When the appraisal is approved the
damage agreed on shall be assessed
against the owner or owners of the
animals and become a lien on the
animals pro rata as TO their share
in the damages. II the owners fail
to pay within thirty days. the board
will sell at public or private sale
enough to satisfy the claim and re-
turn the rest and any amount left
over. to the owner. II the owner can
not be found he is advertised for in
the official state stock paper for a
period of two weeks and then il not
found. the cattle will be sold and
after damages are paid the money
will be placed in the Estray Fund
of the state to the owners credit |
when found
ANY person or persons who shall |
hereafter cause any cattle, horsZ |
or mules to 20 into any public lane
OF fenced public highway for the pur-
pose of leaving them there to Craze |
unattended by herder or person in
charge. or who shall cause or per-
init any such animal to enter the
fenced lands of another person. or
who shall break fence or otherwise
make IL possible for such animals to
enter fenced pastures or cultivated
fields, shall be deemed guilty of a /
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of
not to exceed $500 or may be coafin- |
than six months or both. such fine
and Imprisonment at the discretion !
of the court" is the concluding sec
ton of the bill.
Il am certain this bill Will meet |
the approval of all who honestly de-
sire to see justice done In every |
branch Of the agricultural industry
Mr.. Johnson declared. 1T does not |
favor the Eastern Colorado land spec
ulator as Volney Hoggatt's and his |
associates measure does, nor does IL |
absolve absolutely the railroad from !
blame or responsibility for damages
for killing and injuring livestock as
their bill does. And IL provides a
sensible way to settle damage assess
meuts. without court procedure that
would cost the farmer much money |
and time. and keep communities in
continual strife and contention such
as Hoggatt's proposed law would
make a necessity in each and every
case where mutual agreement cannot
be reached.