Estrays and Lost Property Act

Sections covered

• 765 ILCS 1020/0.01Short title
• 765 ILCS 1020/1Any 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 provided for lost goods
• 765 ILCS 1020/2No 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 except upon or about his farm or place of residence
• 765 ILCS 1020/20If 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
• 765 ILCS 1020/21Any 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 in the same manner as provided for lost goods
• 765 ILCS 1020/27Property › 765 ILCS 1020 — Estrays and Lost Property Act
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• 765 ILCS 1020/3No person taking up an estray shall use the same previous to advertising it; but animals giving milk may be milked for their benefit
• 765 ILCS 1020/30Property › 765 ILCS 1020 — Estrays and Lost Property Act
• 765 ILCS 1020/31Property › 765 ILCS 1020 — Estrays and Lost Property Act
• 765 ILCS 1020/32Whenever 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 have power to determine the matter between the parties and enter judgment therein
• 765 ILCS 1020/34Property › 765 ILCS 1020 — Estrays and Lost Property Act
• 765 ILCS 1020/35Property › 765 ILCS 1020 — Estrays and Lost Property Act
• 765 ILCS 1020/36Appeals may be taken as in other civil cases
• 765 ILCS 1020/4Where several estrays are taken up by the same person, they shall be included in the same notices and proceedings