The Delta independent., 1916-11-03

PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO, INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE iNITiA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM.

Notice in hereby given that at the General
Election TO ha held on the Seventh day Of
November. a. u. 1919 there VIII be sub
tnitted 10 the qualified electors of the State
Of Colorado. for their approval or rejection.
the following proposed Law OF the State OF
Colorado Initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which Initiated
petition contained the signatures OF more
than the required number tto-wit. per
cent of the legal voicrs OF the State Of
Colorado. duly verified. In accordance with
the Law and filed In the office OF the Secrc-
tary OF State on the Sixth day OF July, a ID.
1915. at $50 O'Clock. +. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro
posed Law IL found In Section / of Article
v of the Constitution OF the State OF Colo
rado. providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
A BILL FOR AN ACT IN RELATION TO
THE RUNNING OF LIVE STOCK AT
LARGE.
BE 10 Knocfod 5y the People Of the State
Of Colorado:
Section /. The owner. person In posses
sion. or carctaker of any domcstice animal.
or animals. shall, hereafter. be liable for all
injury damage done by such domestic ami
NAL. or animals.
Section 2 The person whose property is
injured or damaged may have lien upon
the trcapassing domestic animal. or animals.
for the full amount of damages and costs,
and may enforce the collection OF the same
by tho proper action in any court having
Jurisdiction.
Sec 3 The party whose property is tres
passed upon by such domestic animal. or ami
animal, or animals, and retain the Same In
some safe place at the expense of the owner.
person In possession. or carctakcr. as security
for tho payment OF such damages and costs
of distraint. such damages ana costs OF dis
traint to be assessed pro rata per head To
each owner. person In possession. or care
takcr. n more than one and each owner, per
son in possession. or carctakor. shall be liable
for the pro rata amount to the person dam
aged together with his pro rata share of
the costs of such distraint; and each owner,
person In possession, or carctaker. shall
have the right to release such domestic ami
NAL, or animals, from distraint by paying
the said pro rata amount to the person dam
aged.
Section 4. II any person. by force, or
otherwise. without leave OF the person having
such domestic animal, or animals. under dis
traint remove the same from distraint, tho
person so doing shall be guilty OF misdc-
mennor and on conviction shall pay fine
of not less Ten more than One Hundred
Dollars. or he imprisoned In tho county Jail
not less than ten nor more than sixty days
and shall. in addition thereto. be liable In
n civil action for the recovery OF the domcs-
tic animal. or animals. or tho value OF tho
same 40 relieved from distraint. or for
damages and costs, as the party distraininr
mny elect.
Section q. Within forty eight hours after
distraint of any domestic animal or animals,
exclusive of Sundays and holidays. the party
distraining shall notify the owner. person
In possession. or carctakcr II known. OF sucl,
animal, or animals. advising said owner, pcr-
son In posscssion. or cnrctnkcr. II known OF
such animal or animals. advising said
owner. person In possession. or carctaker. of
the damages claimed and the costs of such
distrnint and II snid parties fail to agree
upon n settlement for such damages and costs
OF distraint and for tho discharge from
distraint Of such domestic animal. or ami