The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-16
PROPOSED STOCK LAW FOR
 NEVADA co.
This Law Will Be Voted On at the General Election
 of 1920.

An Act to prohibit the running at large of horses, mules, asses, cattle. hogs, sheep and goats within the county of Nevada, State of Arkansas. Be it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of Arkansas; Be it enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 Section l. That it shall be unlawful for any horses, mules, asses, cattle, hogs, sheep or goats to run ar large in Nevada County, Arkansas.
 Section ?. That any such animals found running at large within Nevada County, Arkansas, may be taken up and delivered to the Justice of the Peace in said township where the said animals may be found running at large. Immediately upon delivery of said ami
 malls the Justice of the Peace shall cause the same to be appraised by three disinterested persons, and if the appraised value is less than S50.OO the
 Justice shall give notice under his hand by posting in five public places in said county near the place where said stock was taken up. q notice describing | the animals taken up and calling upon any and all persons claiming any in- terest ill said animals to appear at his office within ten days from date of the notice and show cause, if they can, why the said animals should not be
 condemned and sold and if at the ex-
 piration of the said ten days no person | appears to show ee,lse the said Jus tice of the Peace shall enter judgment
 upon his docket condemning the sald
 animals and ordering same to be sold
 to the highest bidder for cash in hand
 upon Il time and place to be fixed by the
 Justice in said order. Notice shall be
 given of such sale by posting in five
 public places near the place where the
 sale is to occur. and published in Il
 newspaper in the county. The sheriif of the county. or any of his deputies,
 or any constable, may make such sale'
 and shall. when called upon by the
 Justice condemning the said animal or animals, and ordering the sale thereof, attend at the time and place fixed for making the sale and expose said aiii- | maj or animals 10 seel to the highest
 bidder for cash in hand, and if no per
 son bid anything for said animal or animals they shall then be forthwith killed by the said sheriff deputy or
 constable The purchaser at said sale
 shall take an indefeasible title Vaiid
 against all persons having or claiming
 to have any interest in the said animal
 or animals sold. The proceeds. if any.
 arising from such sale shall be applied
 as follows:
 1D To the taker up for each ani-
 maj the sum of $1.00;
 (2) To each of the appraisers Tor
 each animal appraised the sum of
 fifty cents;
 t3 To the Justice of the Peace condemning the animal or animals or
 dered sold the sum of S100 for each animal;
 lp For the cost of keeping and caring for such animals prior to such
 sale hte sum of fifty cents per day; (5) To the officer making the sale. for ecah animal sold the sum of S1.00.
 And the residue, if any. shall be paid into the County Treasury to the credit of the road and bridge fund of said county.
 Section 3. If the appraised value of any animals taken up as aforesaid be S5O.O0 or more. like proceedings shall be had except that the notice to appear and show cause shall run for twenty days instead of ten days and in additio nto posting shall be publish ed for not less than two weekly inser- tions prior to the expiration of the date to appear and show cause, in some weekly newspaper published in said county.
 Section f. If any person appears in response to the notice to appear and show cause having or claiming to have an interest in any such animal or ami mals he shall be allowed to retake the same upon payment of the fees allowed to the taker-up thereof, and to the appraisers and to the Justice as in the case of sale, together with the cost of keeping and caring for such animal or animals, and upon default in the pay ment thereof such animal or animals shall be condemned and sold as though no person had appeared to show cause against same.