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69 taken into their charge for herding; they shall be able to give an accurate account of said beasts when called for by the owner, or his agent, and. shall give bonds to the amount of twice the value of stock taken for herding, for the faithful performance of their duties before entering upon that important trust. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that if any such beast be destroyed by lightning, or in any other way, which the herdsman could not prevent; then upon satisfying the owner, or any court having jurisdiction of the same, said herdsman shall be released from the aforesaid obligation. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that if the owner of any part of said herd, shall be under the necessity of searching for his beast or beasts, by the neglect of said herdsman, the herdsman shall pay said owner a reasonable compensation for his time so spent. JEDEDIAH M. GRANT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. HEBER C. KIMBALL, Speaker of the Senate. Passed Feb. 4, 1851. Approved, Feb. 12, 1851, BRIGHAM YOUNG, Gov. Thomas Bullock, Clerk. AN ORDINANCE, for the Establishment and Regulation of Estray Pounds. Passed, Feb. 7, 1851. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the General Assembly of the State of Deseret ,that the road commissioner of each organized county of this State, is hereby authorized to locate an estray pound at or near the centre of each precinct in his county, which shall be erected and kept in repair at the expense of the county, for the purpose of securing all unruly or stray animals from damaging grain, grass, or other agricultural productions in such county. Sec. 2. The people of each precinct may, at the time of their election, elect a suitable person to be the keeper of such pound, whose duty shall be to receive, brand, and take care of all stray or unruly animals driven to him, and keep a description, together with the several certificates of appraisal and bills of damage and costs |
