La Junta tribune., 1916-10-07
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Proposed Inv Of the state Of Colorado.
IsitIat~d by Petition sd-r the
InitiatiS~ aud Referendum

Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
seventh day OF November, a u. 1915,
there will he submitted to the quail
fled electors OF the stat. OF Colorado.
for their approval or rejection the fol-
lowing proposed law of the stat" OF
Colorado Initiated by Petition under
the Initiative and Referendum, which
initiated petition contained tn" sigma
lures OF more than the required mum.
her to-wit: per cent? OF the Legal
voters of tn. stat. OF Colorado, duly
verified. in accordanc. with the Law
and filed In tn. office OF the Secrr-
tary of state on the Sixth day OF July
A b. 1916. al ts3O o'clock y. ~
Tn. authority for submitting such
proposed law IL found In Section ! OF
Article V OF the constitution OF the
state OF Colorado, providing Tor the
Initiative and Referendum.
A BILL FOR AN ACT IL RELATION
TO THE RUNNING OR STOCK At
LARGE
Il. II Enacted by tn. People OF the
state of Colorado:
section 1. The owner. person In pos
session. or earetaksr OF any domestic
animal, or animals. shall. hereafter.
b. liable for all Injury or damag.
don. by such domestic animal or AMI
mails
Section I: Tn. person whose prop
.rty is Injured or damaged may have
a fen upon the trcspa.sing domestic
animal. or animals. for the full
amount of damage. and costs. and
by the proper action In any court
having Jurisdiction.
Section J. The party who's. proper
~ In tr.sspass"d upon by such domes-
lie animal or animals. may distrain
III. tresspassin. domestic animal. or
animals. and retain IN. same In some
safe place at the expense OF the owner.
person In possession, or earetak~r. ne
security for the payment OF rueh dam
ages and costs OF distraint. such dam
age and costs OF dlstraint to b." as
s.ss-d pro rata per head TO each own
II more than one, and each owner,
person In possession or chrctakef.
shall b. liahi. for the pro rata amount
TO the person damaged. ioseth., With
his pro rata share OF the costs o, such
distraint. and each owner. person In
possession. or careiak"r. shall hhv"
the right to release such domestic an
imni. or animals. from disfralnt by
person damaged.
section 4 II any person. by. force
or othcrwirc. without l.as. OF IN.
person having such domestic animal,
or animals. under dirtraint remove
the same from dis'raint the person
10 doing shall be guilty Of misds.
insAnor and on conviction shall pay
fine OF not less than ton nor more
than on. hundred dollars or b. I'm.
priHonad In the county inil not lees
than ten nor NOR" than sixty days
able In civil action for the recovery
ofFthe domestic animal Or hnimnla, of
the value Of the same. 80 relieved from
diHirhiut or for damages and costs. ~
the party diHtraininR may elect
SECTION : within fort eiHhi hours
after diE,raint of any domestic ant.
mai. of animals. exclusive Of sundays
aud holidays the party diatrainins
shall notify the owner. person IN pos.
session. or chretaksr " known. OF
such animal. OF animals, hdsi-in. tho
owner. person In possession. or care.
taksr. OF the damages claimed aud the
costs OF such di-trainti and said
parties fall to awre" upon a .ettle'nsns
Of such damage. and costs Of Jisfraint.
and for the discharge from distrnins of
such domestic animal Or animals
either party may by suit In any court
Of competent Jurisdiction. proceed "a
have such matters sdtudiratedi pro.
vided. however. that the distralnInr 4
party may keep such domestic animal
Or animals. under restraint. subject e
the order Of the court In the premises
81 until an undersa6tao. ~ herelnsftos
IteviasA. has been ssscssed and d.
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