La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-10-28
Proposed Law of tn. state OF 'oi"rnd"
Initiated D., Petition Under the
Initiative aud N~f~r~ndu"

Notice II hereby given that at tn"
General Election to be held on I'
Seventh day OF November, \, - l','
there will be submitted To thr quhl-
fled electors of tn" state OF toioFan39
Tor their approval or rejection the iol
lowing proposed law OF IN. state OF
Colorado initiated by frttloh unh'I
IN. Initiative and Referendum whlch
tni,Istsd n.titi0p contained the sigma
lures of NOR. than the required mum
Der tto-wlt; ) per cent OF u. 80.
voters of the state OF Coi3rano' uuaS
verified In accordane" with the Law
ana filed in the office of the Secre-
tary OF State on the sixth day OF July
A il. 1916 at $50 o'clock III.
The authority Tor sq 49, s.s,lap i OF
Article V OF the Constitution OF ~, ~,
stat. OF Colorado. providing Tor 'he
Initiative and Referendum
A BII.I. FOR AN ACT IL RELATl eM :.
TO THE RUNNING OR sT"'h ~
LARGE.
-. II Enacted by the fcop'' VI NV
state OF Colorado:
Section l. Tn. owner. person In pos,
session. or car.takcr OF any non,sl w
animal or animals, shall. h"tealtsI,
be liable for all injury or damage
Jon. by such domestic animal or AMI
mails, ., ,,,h.s. pron.
erty Is injured or damaged may nj IL
"A lien upon tn. tr.spassing doinesuII
animal. or animals, for IN. ini n
Smount OF damages and costs, ana
may enforce tn. collection OF IN" sa.,
by the proper hrtl"h !" ANY
having jurisdiction.
s.r,ion 4 Tn. party who's. proper
80 i. tT.sspnEsod upon by such dom"s-
tic animal, or animals may Nv, az" w.
the tresspasHinE domestic amman, "
animals, and retain IN" sam. IN s"i,,'
so. niace al the expense OF the owner.
pcrson In poEs.ssion. or car"thh"t, a.
Security for the payment OF ru'h 1h.n i
ages and costs OF dlstraln,, , ~ i. "I A..
s.sssd pro rata per head to chch owl
.r. person In possession. or ,hf.tnn',
A. more than one, ana "ach wv
n.rson In posA.Ksion or chf"tah'l
rSnii be liable for the pro rata amount
Ia the prrson damaged, ins"th"i wv
his pro rata share OF the costs %, s"t !,
dis,raint. and each owner. p,,H", ~.
uoss.sslon, or enf.takof. Hhhll nav
me eight 10 release such domestic an
imal or animals. from dirtra!ht ~
uaying the snid pro rata amount I" wv
person damaged ,, "a, ,orc.
mr. o,h.rwine, without leave OF h,
p.rson having such domestic hhlis ,.
or animals, under dirtthln, 'a,
III. same from dirtrhint the p.tsoi
so doing shall he guilty OF mlrne
m.anor and on conviction rhai pa,
n fine OF no, less than ten nor mn In
than one hundred dollhrr pr ,a.,
,han ,su nor NOR. than sixty dhys
and shall. in addition thereto. b. y,
able in n civil action for tn. recover,
Of Tn. domestic animal or nnltnsis o
The value OF tn. same. 80 relieved IRON
dI.,rnlnt, or for damages anil costs 7"
The marty distrainins may elect 49,.
section 3 within forty'elsht hour'
after Jis,raint of any domestic mn
nal. or animals. exclusive 81 snn inIn,
mud holidays. the party hlrttan,n'
shall notify the owner. person w P"a
session, or cnre,abcr. " Known, "A"
such animal. or animals. ndVIslhs w
ownsr, person In possession, or ny,
tatsr, OF the damages claimed hnn w
costs OF such dirtrainti and y sa,'
partis- fail to agree upon re,,.rn'.u,
~ such damages and costs o. llrtth,h'
and Tor the discharge from dirtraint %
such domestic animal. or ah'n ma,
eithrr rasty may by suit In any c"".
OF competent Jurisdiction, proceed y
have such matters ad!udicstea, pro
vjdsd. however. that the distraln.n
marty may keep such domestic ANNA
ar animals, under restraint sublect y
the order OF the court In tn. prcmi.s.e'
or until an undertaking. as hefelnai.s
provided. has been executed ana oe
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