This was asked on the list few days ago.......and it is: " The general duty of hog reeves is to carry into execution the act for regulating swine." "By this act- Any person who shall suffer his swine to go at large out of his inclosure, incurs a penalty of 1 shilling each, to be recovered with cost of suit by a hogreeve or any other person who will sue for the same; of such swine may be impounded for the recovery of said penalty" "Any town, at the annual meeting in march or April, may give liberty for swine to go at large, provided they be sufficiently yoked from the 15th day of April to the 1st day of November, and constantly ringed in the nose all the time, they shall be permitted to go at large" " A yoke accounted sufficient in law, must be the full depth of the swine's neck above the neck, and half so much below the neck,and the foal or bottom of the yoke full 3 times as long as the breadth or thickness of the swine's neck upon which it be placed" resource: Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England town records: Ann Smith Lainhart (can be purchased at most genealogical bookstores) Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com to research posted information on towns and counties in the mailing list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl (put name of mailing list in the first box and in the 2nd box put what you are looking for) http;//archiver.rootsweb.com/Ct-River-Valley-L/ http:archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWindso-L/ http//archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHartfo-L/