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the same, abuse, or suffer it to be abused, either by working, riding, 

 neglecting to feed, or in any other manner, so that such stray shall, in 

 consequence thereof, die, or be lessened in value, or shall take, or cause 

 such stray or strays to be taken out of the township more than two days 

 at any one time, or shall, by his or her neglect, suffer such stray or strays to 

 escape; or if any person shall knowingly purchase any stray or strays, 

 contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the person so offending shall 

 be liable to the action of the party injured, or the trustees of the town- 

 ship, as 'the case may be, and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay the 

 full amount of damages sustained, and costs of suit; and if any per- 

 son, who may have taken up any horse, mare, or gelding, shall in any 

 manner work or use the same, such person shall be debarred from re- 

 ceiving any compensation for keeping such stray. 



SEC. 6638. [Stallion deemed a stray, etc.; may be gelded.] If 



any stallion, one and a half years old, or upward, shall be found run- 

 ning at large out of the inclosed ground of the owner or keeper of 

 said horse, it shall be lawful for any person to take up such horse, and 

 forthwith give notice to the owner or keeper thereof, if the said owner 

 or keeper be known ; and if the owner or keeper, do not appear within 

 three days thereafter, and pay to the said taker-tip two dollars as a com- 

 pensation for his trouble, the taker-up shall proceed to advertise said- 

 horse; and the same proceedings shall be had, in every respect, as here- 

 inbefore provided in cases of stray horses: provided, that the taker-up 

 may, after the expiration of twenty days from the time of advertising, 

 geld, or procure to be gelded, the said horse, which shall be done at the 

 risk and expense of the owner. 



SEC. 6639. [Boat, raft, etc., adrift may be taken up; description: 

 and appraisement thereof.] It shall be lawful for any person or per- 

 sons, finding any boat, watercraft, raft, or piece of raft, or other valu- 

 able property gone or going adrift, within this state, or any of the waters 

 adjoining thereto, to take up and secure such boat, watercraft, or piece 

 of a raft, or other valuable property; and if no person shall claim and 

 prove his right to such boat, watercraft, raft, or piece of a raft, or other 

 valuable property, within thirty days thereafter, the taker-up shall cause 

 such boat, watercraft, raft, or piece of a raft, or other valuable prop- 

 erty, to be viewed by two freeholders or householders of the township, 

 who shall, after viewing the same, give a description thereof, in writ- 

 ing, together with the value of such boat, watercraft, raft, or piece of a 

 raft, or other valuable property, and certify the same under their hands : 

 which certificate the taker-up shall deliver within five days, to some jus- 

 tice of the peace within the township. 



SEC. 6640. [Its record, disposition, etc., and fees of justice and 

 clerk ; when taker-up may be required to give security, and proceed- 

 ings in such case.] The justice to whom such certificate shall be de- 

 livered, shall make a record thereof in his stray book ; and the taker up 

 shall, at the same time, pay to the justice the sum of twenty-five cents 

 for his services, and deposit the sum of twenty-five cents in the hands 

 of said justice, to be by him transmitted, together with the certificate 

 aforesaid, within fifteen 'days, to the clerk of the court of common pleas, 

 and the clerk shall enter the same in his stray book, and file the original 

 in his office: provided, always, that if the taker up is not a freeholder 

 or householder, within the county, the justice may. if he deem it nec- 

 essary, require him to give security, as in the case of stray animals, taken 



