The Nevada County picayune., 1921-02-24
STOCK LAW FOR
 NEVADA COUNTY
THI LAW WAS VOTED ON AND PASSED AT THE GENERAL
 ELECTION OF 1920.

hogs. sheep and goats within the
 county of Nevada, State of Arkansas
 Be it Enacted by the General Assem- bIy of the State of Arkansas
 Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. That it shall be uniaw- ful for any horses, mules. asses, cattle hogs, sheep or goats to run at large Tn Nevada County, Arkansas.
 Section 9 That any such animals found running at large within Nevada County. Arkansas. my he taken up and delivered to the Justice of the Peace in said township where the said ami malls may be found running at large Immediately upon delivery of said ami malls fhe Justice of the Peace shall cause the same to be appraised by three disintercsted persons. and if the ap- praised value k less than 5000 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, nobice describing the an imals taken up and calling upon any interest in 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 shond not be con demned and sold; and if at the eXpi ration of the said ten days no person of the Peace shall enter judgment upon appears to show cause the said Justice his docket condemning the said animals and ordering same to be sold To the highest bidder for cash in hand upon a 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 q newspaper in the county. The sheriff of the county, or any of his deputies, or any constable, may make such sale and shall, when called upon hy the Jus tice conforming the said animal or an- imals, and ordering the sale thereof. attend at the time and place fixed for making the sale and expose said ani- mal or animals to sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand and il no per son bid anything for said animal ar animals they shall then be forthwith I-i t,,,t ho l .hariff ..na. stable The purShaer at said sale shall take indefeasible title valid against all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the said animal pr ami mals sold The proceeds, if any, aris- ing from such sale shall be applied as follows:
 QD 70 the take. Np for each ami nal the sum of S1O0;
 t2) To each of the appraisers for each animal appraised the sum if fifty cents.
 (3) To thc Justice of thc Peace con demning the animal or animals order ed sold the sum of Sl oO for each ami mal;
 t41 For the cost of keeping and ra s ing for such animals prior to such sal, the sum of fifty cents per day;
 t5l . the officer making tbe ~;.te for each animal sold the sum of >l.0o
 And the residue, if any shall he paid into the County Treasury To =the credit of the road and bridge fund ot >ait county.
 Section 2. If the appraised valH" et any animals taken up aS aforesaid ht $50O0 or more. like proceedings ~hal be had except that the notice ta ap pear and show cause shall run for tNen ton to posting shall he published fol ty days instead of ten days and in addt no less than two weekly insertions prior to the expiration of the date t0 appear and show cause, in some weekly newspaper published in said county.
 Section f If any person appears II response to the notice to appear dnt show cause having or claiming to have an interest in any such animal ar ani mals he shall be allowed to retake th' same upon payment of the fees allow ed to the taker-up thereof, and to tht appraisers and to the Justice as in th' case of sale, together with the cost o1 keeping and caring for such animal ol 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.
 Section G. That the foregoing ACT is hereby referred to the qualified elee tors of Nevada County for their rati fication or rejection at the genarl elee ton in November, 1920, At such cleo