The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-20

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

Motto. in hereby given that at the General
Election to be held on the Seventh day OF
November, A. ID. 1916. there will be sub
mitted to 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
Colorado. duly verified. IN accordance with
the Law. and filed In the office of the Score
tary of State on the Sixth day OF July, a. ID.
1915, at 80 o'clock. =. NJ.
The authority for submitting such pro-
posed Law IN found in Section 1 OF Article
v of the Constitution OF the State OF Colo
RADIO. providing for the Initiative and Refer
A BILL FOR AN ACT IN RELATION TO
THE RUNNING OF LIVE STOCK AT
LARGE.
BE If Enacted by the People OF the State
Of Colorado: II
Section l. The owner person In posses
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 trcspassing domestic animal or animals.
for the full amount of damages and costs.
and may enforce tho collection OF the snme
by tho proper action In any court having
jurisdic tion.
soc 2. The party whose property is tres
passed upon by such domestic animal. or ami
males. may distrain the trespassing domestic
animal, or animals. and retain the same In
some safe place Mt the expense OF the owner.
person in possession. or carctaker. ms security
for the payment of such damages ana costs
of distraint. such damages and costs OF dis
traint to be assessed pro rata per head To
each owner. person In possession, or care
tnkcr II more than one and each owner, per-
Hon in possession. or carctnker. shnii 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 cnretaker, snail
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 tho person havinH
such domestic animal. or animals, under dis-
traint remove the same from distratnt, the
person 30 doing shall be guilty OF INSIDE
moanor and on conviction shall pay fine
of not less Ten nor ',orc than One Hundred
Dollars or be impr mod In the county jail
not less than ton nor more than sixty days
and shall, in addition thereto, be liable In
n civil action for the recovery OF the domes-
tic animal, or anmls. or the value OF the
same 80 relieved from distraint. or for
damages and costs, as the party distrainins
may elect.
Section 8. within forty-cight hours after
distrnint OF any domestic animal or animals
exclusive of Sundays and holidays, the party
distraining shall notify the owner. person
In possession, or carctnker. II known. OF such
animal, or animals. advising said owner, per.
son In posseisHion, or cnrctnkcr. II known, OF
such animal, or animals, advising Hn'c
owner, person in possession. or cnrctnkcr oil
the damages claimed and the costs OF such
distrnint: and II said parties fall to agree
upon n settlement for such damages ana COST
OF dlstrnint, and for tho discharge from
dirtrnint Of such domestic ANIMAL or ami
mails. either party may by suit In any cour