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A Tameeting of the inhabitants of the Town A of Canaan Legal Voters in town meeting holden on he 5th day of October, lsI6, the fol- lowing Bye.Law for the purpose of restrain ing Cattle from going at large within said towrs 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 tnpound the same And whenever any person shall have SO impoundsd any creatures, he shall give notice thereof to the owner if he be known, in the same manner as if such cattle had been taken doing damage and impounded and shall be liable to the same penalty for neg lect to give such notice.

 And if the owner of such creature be not known, the person imPeundng the same. shall proceed, and such creatures shall be liable to be proceeded with and sold in the same mans ner as If said cattle had been taken and inns pounded doing damage, except that il shall not be necessary to have regard to any fences.

 The owner of such cattle so iinpounded shall not receive or replevy the same until he shall have paid to the pound keeper the sum of twenty five cents for each creature so impoun- ded whereof, one half shall be to the pound keeper and the other half to the use of the per son mpounding the same; and until he shall nave aISO pau tO tHC pouHu NccPci io"lul expenses for providing food and water for such creatures while in pound.

 Also, the owner having had notice that his creatures are so impounded, shall be liable to the same penalty for neglect 10 replevy the same, as if the same had been taken doing dam age and impounded Provided, always that no one penalty be incurred by any person at one time by virtue of this Bye-I.aw, shall exceed the sum of Three Dollars, provided also, that any person who has family residence within said town, shall get permission in writing fir pm the Selectmen may suffer one milch COW to run at large on the Public Highway, between the rising and setting of 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 successiJely, h the newspaper printed in Litchfeld.

 VIM. DOUGLASS, Tovn Clerk.

 Canaan, May IS, ls47. 4w-2 AT Court of Probate holden at New Milford,

 within and for the District of New Milford.

 on the 5ih day of May, ls47.

 Present-THOs. B. LACEY, Fsa Judge. T STATEo of Marshall Bostwick, late of New IL Milford, in said District, deceased-Or> dered that the Administrators exhibit their Administration accoun. to this Court for ad justment at the Probate Office in said New Milford, on the 1Hh day of June, 1s47, at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon: and that all persons interested in said Estate may bs notified tEere- of, the Administrators will cause this order to be published in newspaper printed in Litch- field, and to be posted on the public sign post nearest the place where the deceased last d~elt, and one other public place in said town of New Milford. A true copy of Record.

 2 JULIUS B. HARRISON, Clerk.