1822 - Edocs

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en his own lands, and having taken it, he or his agent
thail forthwith give information thereof, to sonie justice
of the peace of the said county, who shall thereupon issue
his warrant to three disinterested persons of the neighbourhood,
commanding them, having been first duly
sworn, to view and appraise such estray, and certify such
valuation under their hands, together with a particular
description of the kind, marks, brands, stature, coiour
and age, which certificate shall by the justice, be transmitted
to the clerk of the county court, within twenty clerk ccuntv cour
lays, and by such clerk entered in a book to be kept for
.hat purpose, for which he may demand and take twenty
five cents, to be paid down by the taker up.
2. Be it further enacted, That, the clerk shall, more- Clerk to advertise
over cause a copy of every such certificate, to be publicly
affixed at the door of his court ltouse, on two several court
days, next after he shall receive the same; for which and
certificate thereof, he shall receive the like fee as for entering
the same in the book.
3. Be itfurther enacted, That, if the valuation shall be If under S3
under three dollars, and no owner shall appear until no-
lice be twice published, as aforesaid, the property shall
then be jested in the 'owner ^of^the land, on which such
estrav was taken. And if the valuation shajl exceed that
sum, such owner shalF, within three months after the appraisement,
cause such certificate to be published three
-imes, in any newspaper that may be printed nearest to
the place where such estray may have bee*i~ taken up;
and if no owner appeals to. claim such' estray, within one
year after the publication, the property shall be thenceforth
vested in the owner of the lands whereon it was ta-
ken. But the former owner, in either case, may at anytime
afterwards, upon proving his property, demand and
recover the valuation money, deducting therefrom the
clerks, printers and justices fees, and such compensation
for keeping and supporting such estray, as shall be jud-ged
reasonable, by two house keepers, to be'sworn by a justice
of the peace in the county where such estray may have
been taken up.
4. Be it further enacted, That, if any person shall take
out a boat or other vessel adrift, he shall in like manner,
make application to a justice of one of the adjacent counties,
for his warrant, to have the same valued and described
by her kind, burthen and built, and shall proceed in
all other respects, and have the same benefit as befo:
rected in the case of estrays.
5. Be it further enacted, That, provided, always.
if, after notice published as aforesaid, an;. shall
happen to die, or by any casualty get out of the posession
of the person who took the same up, without his or
h^r default, such taker up shall not be answerable foi
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