A T meeting of the electors of the Town fA- of Bethlem legally warned and held on
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 "A of Bethlem legally warned and held on Monday the 9th day of Dec. l642, it was Voted-That if the owner ofany horse, ass, cattle, swine, sheep or geese, shall suff''r the same to go at large. or out ot his or her en- closure, such owner shall forfeit and pay to the person taking up and impoundlng the same the sum of twenty five cents for each horse, ass OK, COW. steer, bull ,helter, calf or swine; and the sum of six cents for each sheep or goose for each time they shatl be found running at large and out of the owner or owners enclosure, and taken up and inn pounded as aforesaid. #f Voted, That it shall be the duty of the se- veral haywards of said town, and it shall be lawful for any other person to impound any such creatures so found out of the enclosure of the owner thereof; and any person so i'm. pounding any of the aforesaid creatures shall give notice thereof to the owner or owners, and proceed according to the statute law of this state entitled Pounds" and the owner or owners of any such creatures impounded, shall not receive the same from the Pound until he or she shall have paid to the person iInpounding, tue amount of the aforesaid for teiture, and to the pound-keeper his fees and expenses for keeping the same, as allowed in other cases of creatures impounded. Provided. always, that every housnkeeper who owns or keeps but one COW that is or dery or free from vicious habits, shall have the right 10 depasture said COW on the pub lie highways in said town between sunrise and sun setting. Also provided that in case the owner of any unruly or vicious COW shall suffer the same to go at large on the high way at any time, she may be impounded as aforesaid. Voted, That it shall be the duty of the xl>x Law to be printed in the Litchfield Enquirer tour weeks successively.

 The above and foregoing is true copy of record. Certified by

 JOSEPH H. BELLAMY, Town Clerk. Bethlem, Dec. ls, lS42. 4,30