Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 December 1807 — Page 4

JL JL Iff & or Tits INDIANA TERRITORY crfj art regulate the disposition of Water Crafts, of certain descriptions found, gone, or going adrift and of cstray a nimals. j 1. IF any perfon fliall take up any boat, flat, periague, canoe or other fmall veflel gone or going adrift, he or flic, fliall within five days cuufe the fame to be viewed by fome houfcholder of the county where the fame fliall be taken up, and fliall forthwith go with fuch houfeholder, before $ Juflice of the Peace of the fame county and make oath when and where the fame was taken up, and that the marks thereat have not been altered or defaced by him, or

by any other perlon to his knowledge nnce the taking up, and the Juftice fliall take from fuch houfeholder, upon oath, an exatt defcription of fuch boat, flat, periague, canoe, or other fmall vefiel, and lhall enter tho fame in his eftray book, to be by him kept for that purpbfe, and fliall tranfmit a certified copy thereof to the Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county to be by him recorded in his eflray book to be kept for that purpofe within fifteen days thereafter jf the faid Juftice does not refide at a greater dillance that fifteen miles from the Clerk's office ; but if tlie faid Juftice refides at a greater dillance than fifteen miles from the faid office, he fliall tranfmit. the faid certificate, within the fpace of thirty days, and the Clerk lhall caufe a copy of fuch certificate to be fet up at his court houfe door, during the two fucceeding terms to be held for faid county, for which fervice, he fliall be entided to take and rc- . ceive twenty-five cents, for every fuch boat, flat, periague, canoe, or other fmall vefiel to be depofited by the taker up in the hands of faid Juftice and by him tranfmitted to the faid Clerk with the certified copy of fuch . defcription, and the Juftice for adminiftering the oath, making the entry and granting ' the certificate as aforefaid, fliall be entitled to twenty-five cents for his ferviccs, which fum fliall be paid by the taker up. 2. Every perfon who lhall take up a llrayliorfe, gelding, mare, colt, mule crafs, fliall within Jive days advertife the fame in three different places in the neighborhood ortownfliip, and (hall alfo within ten days thereafter, unlefs it fliall have been previoully claimed and proved by the proper owner and a tender made of the compenfation herein after provided, take the fame before feme Juftice of the Peace of the county where fuch ftray fliall be taken up, and make oath before fuch Juftice that the fame f . 1 I 1A t..

V-1 was taken up at nisorncrpianiuuciiurpLi: vof refidence, in faid county or othcrwifts (as the cafe may be) and that the marks or v brands have not been altered by him or any other perfon or perfons, to his knowledge, before or finee the taking up ; the Juftice lhall-then ifiuc his warrant to three difinterefled houreholders in the neighborhood, unlefs they can be otherwise had, caufing them to come before him to appraife faid ftray, and after they, QSany two of them, arefworn lo appraife fuch ftray,. without partiality favor or afledtion, they fliall forthwith proceed to appraife the fame, and immediately make return thereof, in writing, together with the defcription of the marks, natural and accidental, brand, ftature, color, and age of faid horfc, gelding, marc, colt, mulcorafs, to laid Juftice, who fliall enter the fame in his dlray book, and tranfmit a certified copy thereof, under his hand to-

gethcr with the original return 'of the oppraifcrs, under their hands to the Clerk ot the court ofCommon Pleas of faid county within the time as limited in the firft fettion of this adt, who fliall enter the fame in ms eftray book, and file the aforefaid tranfenpt, and certificate of the appraifcrs in his office : and the taker up fliall pay unto the faid juftice fifty cents, and furtltcf depofit in the hands of the faid Juftice fifty cents, to be paid unto the Clerk aiorefaid, which fum fifty cents fliall be tranfmitted at the fame time with the aforefaid certificate of entry and appruirement,and the faid Clerk fliall caufe a copy of fuch valuation and defcription to be publicly affixed at the court houfe door of his county during three fucceeding terms. J 3. Any perfon who fliall take up any .head of neat cattle flieep hog or goat, fliall Within five days after, catife the fame to be advertifed in three different places in the neighborhood of toWnfhip, and lhall; alfd within ten days thereafter, Unlefs it fliall have been previouily claimed and proved, by the proper owner, and a tender made of the compenfation herein- after provided, caufe the fame to be viewed by fome houfeholder of the county, where the fame fhall be taken up, and immediately go with fuch houfeholder before a Juftice of faid county, and make oath before him, as is required in taking up a flray horfe, gelding, marc, colt, mule or afs, and then fuch Justice, fhall take from fuch houfeholder, upon

oadi, a particular defcription of the marks,

brands, colour and age of every fuch neat cattle, fi;eep, hog, or goat ; and fuch Juftide

fliall caufe the laid ftray or ftrays to be appraifedin like manner as is required to be done in cafe of ftray horfe, gelding, mare,,, colt, mule or afs, which defcription and valuation fliall be entered by fuch Juftice, tranfmitted to the Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of faid county, and to be by him recorded in his eftray book, and he fliall caufe a copy to be publicly affixed atv the court houfe door of his county as before; directed in taking up ftray horfe, gelding; mare, colt, mule or afs, and the taker up fliall pay, the Juftice twenty-five cents for hisferyices, and depofit with fuch Juftice, twenty-five cents, to be tranfmitted at the

fame time with the certified copy to the Clerk as .aforefaid, for his ferviccs : Prrcided That if two or more ftrays of the fame fpecies, are taken up by the fame perfon, at the fame time, they lhall be included in one

entry and one advertilemcnt, and in fuch cafe tht faid Juftice and Clerk fliall receive no more than for one fuch fpecies : Provided also, That no perfon lhall be allowed hereafter, to take up and poft any head oi neat cattle, fheep, hog, or goat, between the iirft day of April and the firft day of November, following, unlefs the fame may be found within the lawful enclofure of the taker up, having broken in the fame. 4. As a reward for taking up, there fliall be paid by the owner to tho taker up, or fuch other perfon as may be authorifed by this nl to receive the fame ; For every boat or flat, one dollar, for every periague, canoe, or other fmall veiTel, fifty cents, evcry horfe, gelding mare, colt, mule, or afs one dollars, for every head of neat cattle, fifty cents, for every flieep or goat, twentyfive cents, and for every hog above fix moths old, ten cents, together with the fee paid by the uker up, to the Juftice and Clerk "aforefaid, and rcafonable charges for keeping faid eftray or eftraysto be aftl-fied by two difintercfted houfcholdcrs appointcd by fome one Juftice in the manner and form as other appraifers are to t appointed under this aft, who fliall in the fame manner, and under the fame rcftriclions proceed to make appraifement, and return to the did Juftice, as by this al in other capos

is required, and on failure of the claimant to fatisry fuch fees and charges, the cftratf or ettrays, lhall be by the Sheriff, after giving twodavs notice, fold to the higheft bid derto fatisfy fuch cofts and charges for keeping, and the faid Sheriff after paying fuel! cofts' and charges, and -deduaing one dok lar for his fcesoffale, fliall pay the remain deMo the claimant. $ 5.f no owner fliall appear to provd his or her property, within one year after fuch publication, and when the valuation! does not exceed five dollars, the property fliall be veiled in the taker up, but where; the valuation fliall exceed five dollars, and no owner appears within the time aforefaid,

the property lhall be vcfted in the Sheriff of

the county to be fold to tne neit .Djuaer, and the money arifing from the fale thereof, after paying the fees that have accrued, and reafonable expqnces for keeping tlie fame, fliall be put into the county Treafuiy, which expences fliall be afeertaincd irf'man-

ner and form as before dire tied .by this aL

ving nevertheless, The, right in. the taker

up, at tne expiration oi one year, to pay into the county r Trealuryy the appraifement ;yaliie of fiicheftray.'ahcl An that cafe the property of faid eftray lhall be vetted in the taker up Nevertheless v' TheTormer-owner may andlhalfatiny Ume thereafter, by proving his or her property irt the couf t of Common Ptea of the cotinty where ifuch eftray was taken up, and obtaining a certifi1 cate from the Clerk, recti ve; an ordr ff om the court of Common -Pleas; to thV Sheriff, for the nett proceeds; lifter paying cpfts and charges, and if any perfon thill trade, - fell,

or take away any, ilray, or .water craft, out of th5 Territory before be it yefted ;with

the right of property, agreeableV to this a6l

tor any purpoic wnatioever, ne or loe, io oi4 fcndiifg, fliall forfeit and pay double the. value thereof, to be recovered by any perfon fuing for the lame, in any court of record within this Territory, haying cognizance . thereof, the cne half to: tlie Informer

- and the other half to the county and

t it fliall not be ' lawful for ' any perfon Xb take up any flray, . except as fliall hereafter be excepted, unlefs he fhall have a freehold,' be a tenant fdrtlirce yearo, have bond for the land on which liCirclldes, or be in poftelfiori bf the tenement o'jpbf fcch eftray was fouhd trefpaffihg. ; j 6. Any Perfon findmfe any ftray horief gelcling, mare, coltf miile or afs; running ai largcpvithout the fettlemcnt of this TerrU toiy, may take up the fame, and fliall im mediately carry fuch ftray or UraySi before the ncareft Juftice of the Peace, qud niakc oath, as before dirc6ted in this after which it may be lawful for him, if qualify cd as aforefdid, to poft. fuch ftray, or ftrays in the manner and form as lutein before di! reeled, as if the fame had been taken up bt his plantation or place of refider)ec, and when the taker up fliall not be qualified a3 aforefaid, he fliall take the oath beford rc quired, and deliver up fuch ftray to the faid Juftice, who fliall caufe the fame to be dealt with as before. direfled by this ad, and if no owner appears to prove his or her pro perty within one year, fuch Juftice fliall de liver fuch ftray or ftrays, unto the Sheriff of the county, todifpofc of in manner beforo dirc&cd.

WANTED IHIDI ATELY. AN APPRENTICE' AT TIIJS OFFICE.

JS L I III STOUT. 1RIKTXII TO T28 2 jr d i a m a T m i ro 2 r.