202 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



And said person, being first sworn, shall give reasonable 

 notice to the impounder, and the owner of such beast, if 

 known and resident in the town, of the time appointed for 

 the view, and proceed to estimate damages accordingly ; and 

 make return to the pound keeper of their doings in writing 

 under their hands. The oath may be administered by said 

 pound keeper, or a justice of the peace, and must be certified 

 on the warrant. 



Sec. 11. Whoever takes up, as an estraj, in any public 

 way or commons, or in his inclosure or possession, any such 

 beast, shall within ten days, if no owner calls for him, com- 

 mit him, with a certificate as described in section eight to the 

 pound keei^er of his town, who shall carefully keep him till 

 called for by owner, and all due charges paid, or he is dis- 

 posed of as hereinafter provided; and whoever does not so 

 commit such beast shall lose the expense of his keeping, and 

 forfeit one per cent, on his value for each week, after the ten 

 days, until he so commits him, or the forfeiture amounts to 

 his value. 



Sec. 12. When a pound-keeper has so received any beast, 

 he shall forthwith post and keep posted for three days at his 

 dwelling-house, and in two other public places in his town, 

 advertisements by him signed, stating the name of the im- 

 pounder or finder, the time and cause of impounding, and a 

 brief description of the beast, and notify the owner to pay 

 lawful damages and charges, and take the beast away ; and 

 shall give the like public notice by the town crier, if any in 

 the town. If the value of the beast exceeds ten dollars, a 

 copy of such advertisement shall be inserted in some news- 

 paper, if any, printed in the county. 



Sec. 13. When a beast is lawfully impounded as aforesaid, 

 if the forfeiture, damages, and costs are not paid, or the 

 beast replevied, in ten days after the notice, provided in the 

 preceding section, is given, the pound-keeper shall, without 

 any other process, sell the beast at public auction, after 

 having posted up in two public places in his town, at least 

 forty-eight hours before the time of sale, notices of the time, 



