Illinois

Sec. 0.01. Short title.

Sec. 1. Any horses, mules, asses, cattle, swine, sheep or goats found straying, the owner thereof being unknown, may be taken up as estrays in the same manner as provid.

Sec. 2. No person who is not a householder in the county where the estray is found, shall take up such estray, and no person shall be allowed to take up any estray exce.

Sec. 3. No person taking up an estray shall use the same previous to advertising it; but animals giving milk may be milked for their benefit.

Sec. 4. Where several estrays are taken up by the same person, they shall be included in the same notices and proceedings.

Sec. 20. If any estray or estrays taken up, dies or disappears before the owner claims the estray, the taker-up shall not be liable for such occurrence.

Sec. 21. Any raft, timber or plank found adrift on any water course within the limits or upon the borders of this State, the owner thereof being unknown, may be taken up.

Sec. 27. If any person or persons find any lost goods, money, bank notes, or other choses in action, of any description whatever, such person or persons shall inform the.

Sec. 28. In all cases where such lost goods, money, bank notes or other choses in action shall not exceed the sum of $100 in value and the owner thereof is unknown, the.

Sec. 29. In all cases where any vessel or water craft shall be taken up, which shall be of a value of less than $15, the finder or taker-up shall advertise the same, by.

Sec. 30. Except as is otherwise provided by this Act, all costs of proceedings in the matter of an estray or other property taken up or property found, shall be paid by.

Sec. 31. In all cases where the court is required to certify the estray or other property taken up, or the property found, to the county clerk, the taker-up or finder sh.

Sec. 32. Whenever the owner and the taker-up do not agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid to the taker-up, either party may apply to the court, which shall ha.

Sec. 34. If any person taking up any estray or other property, or finding any property, fails to comply with the provisions of this Act, such person shall, for every suc.

Sec. 35. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whoever sells, trades, destroys, or in any way disposes of any estray or other property taken up or any property found.

Sec. 36. Appeals may be taken as in other civil cases.