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fine on the owner of any Hound dog found Hounning Deer in the 

 Township of Sidney" 



The meeting in 1838 appears to have been an uneventful one, 

 nothing being done except the appointment of the regular officers. 



In 1839 some one appears to have muddled matters. A meeting 

 was held at Joseph Courly's store house in the fourth concession 

 on the 7th January. Joseph N. Lockwood who held office as modera- 

 tor in 1836 and 1837 was elected chairman. A clerk, assessors and 

 three wardens were also chosen; but Lockwood was not one of the 

 wardens. The usual number of overseers of highways and pound 

 keepers were appointed but no fence viewers nor commissioners as 

 in the two previous years. Some slight alterations, afterwards ob- 

 literated, were made in the by-laws. An attempt to correct the 

 irregularities and omissions of the proceedings of this meeting 

 appears to have been made at a special meeting held at Thomas 

 Ketcheson's school house in the fifth concession on the 18th of March 

 following the regular meeting. Four stalwarts, Wm. Ketcheson, 

 Wm. Bowen, Elijah Ketcheson and Rulif Perdy, according to the 

 minutes, took matters into their own hands and filled up the vacancies 

 and passed the following by-laws: — 



"Resolved that all horned cattle be allowed to run at large on the 

 commons or streets during the year of 1839 with the exception of 

 2 months, viz.: from the first of March to the first of May, if any 

 chatties found running on the commons or streets, contrary to Law 

 Made and provided in such cases the owner shall forfeit and pay 

 seven pence half penny per head. 



"Swine to run at large on the Commons or Streets till they do 

 damage, then the owner to pay the damage and yoke his hogs with a 

 croched yoake six inches above the neck and 4 inches below the neck. 



"Rams to be restrained from running at large on the Commons 

 or Streets from the 9th of September to the first of December the 

 owner of any ram running at large contrary to law shall pay five 

 shillings per head damages. 



"N.B. all Horned chatties that are known to be breechy is not 

 allowed to run at large on the Commons or streets during the year 

 of 1839 if found on the Commons or Highways running at large may 

 be impounded in the pound nearest to where such animals are running 

 at large." 



The four men who, according to the minutes, were responsible 

 for what took place at this meeting were all Justices of the Peace 

 and were designated "Esquires" in the minutes. If from any neglect 

 a town meeting had not been held the justices assembled at Quarter 



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