i8o FAIRS AND MARKETS. 



complied with, and, unless he does so, he will not 

 be able to substantiate his claim against the 

 rightful owner. 



If a person has a horse stolen, he cannot bring 

 an action of trover against the party buying the 

 animal, from the thief, unless every effort has been 

 made to prosecute the offender to conviction. 



If this has been done, and the buyer notified of 

 the fact, though the latter may have re-sold the 

 horse other than in market overt, it has been held 

 that the original owner can recover the value of 

 the animal in trover. 



When goods are stolen from a person, and the 

 owner obtains a conviction against the thief, the 

 Court has power to make an order for the restitu- 

 tion of the stolen property, in spite of any sale 

 having taken place meanwhile in market overt. 



Stolen cattle sold and rc-sold in market overt on 

 the same day to innocent purchasers can, upon 

 conviction of the thief, be re-claimed by the original 

 owner, provided only that the regulations mentioned 

 at the beginning of this chapter be complied with. 



