Daily picayune., 1921-02-21
STOCK LAW FOR
 NEVADA COUNTY
THI LAW WAS VOTED ON AMI PASSED AT THE GENERAL
 ELECTION OF 1920.


 bIy of the State of Arkansas: Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 Section l. That it shall be unlaw ful for any horses. mules, asses, cattle, hogs, sheep or goats to run at large in 1 Nevada County. Arkansas. Section , That any such animals 1 1 found running at large within Nevada l County. Arkansas. my be taken mp and delivered to the Justice Of the Peace 1 in said township where the said ani- malS may be found running at large l Immediately upon delivery of said ani- mals the Justice of the Peace shall cause the same to be appraised by three disinterested persons. and if the ap- praised value is less than $50 06 the Justice shall give notice under his hand 1 by posting in five public places in said county near the place where said stock was taken up notice describing the an | imals taken mp 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 shoud not be con- demned and sold; and if at the expi- of the Peace shall enter judgment upon appears to show cause the said Justice 1 ri,u .f Inn Gai1 I his docket condcmning the said animals and ordering same to be sold to the highest bidder for cash in hand upon n time and place to he fixed by the Justice ill 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 a newspaper in the county. The sheriff of the county. or any of bis deputies, or any constable, may make such sale and shall, when called upon by the Jus tice condemning the said animal or an imnls, and ordering the sale thereof, attend at the time and place fixed for making the sale and expose said ami maj or animals to sell 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 con stable. The purshaer at said sale shall take indefeasible title valid against all persons having or claiming to have mals sold. The proceeds, if any, aris- ing from such sale shall be applied as follows:
 CD --o the taker up for each anil nal the sum of S1.OO;
 CD To each of the appraisers for each animal appraised the sum if fifty cents
 (3) To the Justice of the Peace con- demning the animal or animals order ed sold the sum of S1 00 for each ami nal
 | t4) For the cost of keeping and car ing for such animals prior to such sale the sum of fifty cents per day;
 t5) 70 the officer making the sale. for each animal sold the sum of $1.O0.
 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 2. If the appraised value of any animals taken up as aforesaid be SJO.OO or more, like proceedings shall be had except that the notice to ap- pear and show cause shall run for twen- tion to posting shall be published for ty days instead of ten days and in addi- not less than two weekly insertions 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 10 retake the same upon payment of the fees allow ed to the taker-up thereof. and to the l 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.
 I Section 6. That the foregoing ACT is hereby referred to the qualified elec- tors of Nevada County for their rati-