A meeting of the inhabitants of the Town
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A T meeting of the inhabitants of the Town 1A of Canaan Legal Voters in town meeting holden on the 5lh day of October, lS.6, the fol- lowing Rye-Law for the purpose of restrain ing Cattle from going at large within said town. It was voted

 That if any owner of any Neat Cattle shall suffer the saNe to go at large, out of his or her enclosure, it shall be the duty of the haywards and shall be lawful for any person to take up and impound the same. And whenever any person shall have 90 impounded any creatures, he shall give notice thereof to the owner if he be known, in the same manner as if surh cattle had been taken dUing damage and mpounded, and shall be liable to the same penalty for neg ect to give such netire.

 And if the owner of such creature be not known, the person impounding the same. shall proceed, and such creatures shall be liable to he proceeded with and sold in the same mans ner as if said cattle had been taken and lm> pounced doing damage, except that II shall not be necessary to have regard to any fences. The owner of such cattle so impounded shall ] not receive or Eeplevy the same until he shall have paid 10 the pound keeper the sum of twenty five cents for each creature SO impoun- ded whereof, one halt shall be to the pound keeper and the other half 10 the use of the per son impounding the same and until he shall have also paid to the pound keeper his lawful expenses for providing food and water for such creatures while in pound.

 Also, the owner having had Rotce that his creatures are so imponnded, shall be liable 10 the same penalty for neglect 10 repleyy the same, az ii the same had been taken doing dam age and impounded. Provided, always that no one penalty be incurred by any person at one lime by virtue of this Bye-Law. shall exceed he sum of Three Dollars, provided also. that any person who has family residence within said town, shall get permission in writing fir ,m he Selec,men may suffer one milch COW to run a, large on the Public Highway, between the rising and setting oi the sun. and not incur said penalty.

 Voted, That the Town Clerk be directed to record the foregoing Bye.Laws and cause the same to be published four weeks successi7ely m the newspaper printed in Litch6eld. Attest,

 VIM. DOUGLASS, To,rn Cierk. Canaan, May IS, lS47. 4w-2