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A Ta meeting of the inhabitants of the Town LA Of Canaan Legal Voters in town meeting holden on the 5h day cf October, 1926, the fol- lowing Rye:Law for the purpose of rcstrain- ing Cattle from going at large within said town' IL was voted

 That if any owner of any Neat Cattle shall suffer the same to go at large, out of his or her enclosure, it shall De the duty of the haywards and shall be lawful for any person to fake up and iinpound the sarde. And whenever any person shall have so impounded any creatures, he shall give rotice thereof to the owner if he be known, in the same manner as if such ,f'le had been taken doing damage and impoo 4 d, and shall be liable to the same penalty fu. .s.g- lect to give such notice.

 And if the owner of such creature ho "rt known, the person impoundng the same, Si' < proceed, and such creatures shall be lap,- be proceeded with and sold in the same :, .gg, ner as if said cattle had been taken and v pounded doing damage, except that il shall [ be necessary to have regard 10 any fences.

 The owner of such cattle so impounded sh | not receive or Teplevy the same until he shh.t have paid to the pound keeper the sum of twenty-five cents for each creattre so impoun- dcd |; whercof one halt shall be to the pound keeper and the other half to the use oi the per- son impounding the same and until he shall have also paid io the pound keeper his lawful thptI'sCS i9i pi"'Iullx iohu ana water IOE Sucn creatures while in pouad.

 Also, tle owner having had notice that his creatures are so impounded, shall be liable io se same penalty for neglect 10 replevy the same, as il the same hal been taken doing dam> age and impouaded. Provided always that no one penalty bs incurred by any persoD at one time hy yir,rc of this Bye Law, shall exceed the sum of Three Dollars, provided also, that any person who has family residence within said town, shall get permission in writing fr,m lhe Seiec,mpn may suffer one lnilch COW to run at large on the Public Highway, between the rising and setting of the sun. aud not incurssai penalty.

 Voted, That the Town Clerk be directed to record he foregoing Bye-Laws and cause the same to be published four weeks successi Islv. m the newspaper printed in Ltch6eld.

 Attest,

 VIM. DOUGLASS, To,rn Cierk.

 Canaan, May IS, 1s47. 4w--2