Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
16. Procedure when owner refuses of omits to pay the fines
and expenses
If the owner or his
agent appear and refuse or omit to pay or (in the case mentioned in section 15)
to deposit the said fines and expenses, the cattle, or as many of them as may
be necessary, shall be sold by public auction by such officer, at such place
and time and subject to such conditions as are referred to in section 14.
Delivery of unsold cattle and balance of proceeds
The remaining cattle
and the balance of the purchase- money, if any, shall be delivered to the owner
or his agent, together with an account showing,--
(a) the number of
cattle seized,
(b) the time during
which they have been impounded,
(c) the amount of
fines and charges incurred,
(d) the number of
cattle sold,
(e) the proceeds of
sale, and
(f) the manner in
which those proceeds have been disposed of,
Delivery of unsold cattle and balance of proceeds
The owner or his agent
shall give a receipt for the cattle delivered to him and for the balance of the
purchase-money (if any) paid to him according to such account.