A T meeting of the electors uf sbe Town. "A 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. 1642, it was

 Voted-'rhat if the owner of any horse, ass, cattle, swine, sheep or geese, shali suffer the same to go at large, or out of his or her en. closure, such owner shall forfeit and pay to- the person taking up and impounding tho same the sum of twenty five cents for each horse, ass, OK, COW, steer, bull, heifer, calf OF swine and the sum of six cents for each sheep or goose for each time they shall be found running at large and out of the owner or owners enclosure, and taken up and im.- pounded as aforesaid.

 Voted. That it shall be the duty of the se- verdi 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 impCundedv shall not receive the same from the Pound until he or she shall have paid to the person impounding. the amount of the aforesaid for- feiture. and to the pound-keeper his fees and expenses for keeping the same, as allowed in other cases of creatures impounde13. Provided. always. that every housekeeper who owns or keeps but one COW that is or- derly or free from vicious habits shall have the right to depasture said COW on the pub.- lie highways in said town between sunrise and sun. setting. Also provided that in ease, 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 ihe Town Clerk to procure the aforesaid By

 Law to be printed in the Litchfield EnauireR four weeks excessively.

 The above and foregoing is true cOpys recorl. Certified by JOSEPH H. BELLAMY, Town Clerk. Bethlem, Dec. l2, 1S42 4tSOs