Year: 1865

Sec. II. In all cases where an estray
shall be appraised at more than ten dol.
lars, the finder shall in addition to pay.
ing the fees of the Justice and the ap.
praisers, advance to the Justice a suffi.
cient amount of money to pay the clerks
fees, postage, and the cost of advertising,
which amount shall be forwarded by the
Justice to the Clerk, at the time the
apportionment notice is sent, as required
by this Act.


Sec. Is Where more than one animal
is taken up by the same person at the
same time, they shall in all cases be in-
cluded in one entry and one ADVERTISE
ment, and the justice, clerk, appraiser
and printer shall receive No more for
their services than is allowed when but
one animal is taken up.


Sec. 16 Any person ,es~l,y taking up
a stray, may use or work it it he do SO
with care and moderation, and do not
abuse or ipjure it. But if any person
unlawfully take up any stray, or take up
any stray and fail to comply with the
provisions of this Act, or use or work it
in manner contrary to this Act, or
work it before having it appraised, or
shall keep such stray out Of the courty
fer more than five days at any one time,
before he acquires title to said stray,
such offender shall forfeit to the county
twenty dollars, upon complaints being
made by any person before Justice OF
the Peace. In addition to the above
penalty, tho owner of the stray may re-
cover of such offender, double the amount
of all injury sustained, with costs.


Sec. II. The owner of any stray may
within one year from the time of taking
up, prove his ownership of the same
before Justice of the Peace, (and if the
title shall not already vested in the finder
by section II or 13 of this Act) and up
on payment of all costs, the reward, and
a reasonable allowance for keeping, he
shall be entitled to recover the stray. 1t
the owner and finder cannot agree upon
the amount of such allowance, it shall be
settled by some Justice of the Peace,
who shall take into consideration the
trouble and expense incurred by the
finder, and whatever use be may have
had of the stray.


Sec. IS. If the owner fail to claim and
prove his title to any stray for one year
after the time of taking up, and the find
er shall have complied with this law, q
complete title to the stray shall vest 10
the Godsr but If the owner shall appear
within eighteen months from the time o.


taking up, and prove bis ownership o
such stray, and pay all costs and esPen.
es, as above provided, the finder shal
pay him the appraised value of such stray
or may at his option deliver up the stray


Sec. 10. If any stray legally taken up
escape from the finder, or die without
any fault on his part, he shall not be
liable for the loss.


Sec. 20. If any person shall sell, Oh
trade, or take out of the State, any STRAY
before the legal title shall have vested il
him, he shall forfeit to the owner doubl'
tho value of said stray; and shall b'


punished by fine not exceeding ninet.


dollars, or imprisonment in the count,


Jail not exceeding thirty days.


Sec. Fl, If any printer, clerk or JUS


tice of the peace fail to perform the dutie
enjoined on him by this Act, he shal


forfeit to the county not less than e"
nor more than fifty dollars to be sued 70
by any person in the county, and pal


into the school fund.


Sec. %. The person taking up an
stray, shall be allowed the following re
! ward: For every horse or mule, fifty cts
for every head Of neat cattle, twenty fv
, cents; for all other kinds of animal:
fifteen cents each.


, Sec. %. The officers, printers and ott


ers mentioned in this Act, shall! be enti
! tied to the following fees for their seryi
r ces: The appraisers shall receive % ct
G each The justice shall receive so cen
J for appointing the appraisers and maxim
e the necessary entry, certificate and r.
0 turn. The clerk shall receive 25 CEN
g for recording tho stray notice, and TO
warding copy to the printer. Th
printer Of the county paper shall be pal
for inserting stray notice, the price
q his published or ordinary advertiser


rates.


!, pD We fnd the following in the la
E Charles City Intelligencer. We DO n
q vouch for its truth, for Hildreth som


times "makes up" such things. B
Il the moral is good:


t DIDN'T LIKE THE SwINDLE.-Tl
!. Legislature had just convened at Il
g capital of Iowa. Governor Grimes hi
t arrived the night before, and taken room
at a certain hotel-at least SO your
!. aspirant for Office from distant portl,


Of the State ascertained, as he drove ,