Animal Control

From the collection of the Franklin County Historical and Museum Society (1969.717.1):

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Transcript:

Whereas according to a bylaw of the Town of Malone, horses, cattle, sheep and hogs are prohibited from running at large from the first day of November till the first day of April and whereas, much complaining is made by people visiting our village on account of being damaged by the above mentioned animals-- Therefore we the undersigned, do hereby agree that we will confine within our own limits our several animals -- and in neglect thereof recommend the due course -- viz in the custody of Mazuzan Esq. pound keeper. 

Malone, Nov. 24th 1840

C. Warren Downs      [George] Clark

James Ladd                Enoch Drew

Nath P. Cato              John Mazuzan

Dan'l Brown                O. Conant

Leonard Bicknell         William T. Brewster

Launston Amsden       Abijah White

F.H. Fairbanks            [Leon C.] L. Fiske

Horatio Powell            Thomas R. Powell 

                                  Salmon Clark

                                  Samuel Hyde

                                  Wm. A. Mott

                                  S.S. Clark

                                  Frederick Barnard

                                  Paul Themuski

                                  William Drew

                                  J.C. Spencer

                                  W.B. Earle

                                  Philip Schoolcroft

                                  Nathan White

(Transcribed by Helen Parker Cosgrove)