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A T meeting of the electors of lhe Town EA of Bethlem legally warned and held on, Monday the 5,h day of Dec. 1e42, it was

 Votsd-That if the owner of any horse, ass-. cattle, swine, sheep or geese, shall suffer tho same to go ut 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 or swine; and the sum of six cents for eachs sheep or goose for each time they shall be- found running at largo and out of the owner or owners enclosure and taken up and inn pounded as aforesaid.

 Voted That it shnl be the duty of tho se-, veral haywards of said town, and it shall be: lawful for any other person to ilnpound any such creatures 30 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 impouDded, shall not receive the same from the Pound until he or she shall have paid to the person impoun1ing, the amoAM oftbe aforesaid for. teiture, and to the pound.keeper his fees and expenses for keeping the same, as allowed in other cases of creatures impoundcd.

 Provided. always, that every housekeeper who owns or keeps but one COW that is or- deI'y or free from vicious habits, shall have the right to dcpas,ure said COW on the pub. lie highways in said town between sunrise and sun. n.seiing. 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 os. aforesaid.

 Voted. That it shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to procure the aforesaid By Law to be printed in the Litchheld Enquirer four weeks successivcly.

 The above and foregoing is true copyA record. Certified by

 JOSEPH H. BELLAMY, Town Clerk.

 Bethlem, Dec. 1$, l942. 4s3O.