The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-04-26

An act to encourage the growing of hedge
and the building of stone fences.
Be Il enacted by tie Legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
SEDTIoN 1. That it shall be lawful for
any owner, agent or lessee of any land
not within the limits of any incorporated
city who may wish TO grow a hedge or
hedges on any land by or through which
any public highway is now or may here
after be located, TO set his or their fence,
as the case may be, out into any highway
or street, any distance not exceeding
eight feet from the side line of such pub
lie highway or street; and may continue
to maintain such fence in such public
highway or street for any time not exceed
ing FIVE years from the time of setting
such fence in such highway or street.;
Provided, Such fence shall not remain in
such highway or street more than two
years, unless such person shall plant a
hedge along the line of such public high
way.
SIC. 8. That any person planting an
Usage orange or hawthorn fence, or who
shall build stoUe fence of the height Of
four and one-ba!f feet around auy field,
within len years from the passage OF this
act, and successfully growing and cult
waiting the same. or keeping up said fence
until it successfully resists stock, shall
receive an annual bounty of two dollars
for every lofty rods so planted aud cults
vsled, or built and kept up, tie bounty &c
commence as soon as said fence will en-
tireiy resist cattle, aud TO continue for
eight years thereafter; the county OF
township assessor shall be the judge Of
the merits oil each ience SO planted and
cultivated OF built, and shall enter on his
tax roll minute of the same opposite the
description of the land upon which said
fence lie planted or made, and the name
OF the owner OF said land. This section
shall apply 10 all hedges already planted
but not yet come to maturity sufficien
to turn stock as well as those hereafter
planted.
SEC 3 Upon the county board of com
missioners being satisfied that the pro
! visions Of the second section of this aci
have been complied with, they shall OF
der warrants TO be issued upon the coun
ty treasurer for the bounty above spec
fled.
SIC. 4. This act shall be in force from
and after its publication once in tie Kan
cas- Farmer.
An act to amend an Act for running a
large OfSwine, approved Jan. %. 1860
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Of til
STATE Of Kansas:
SECTIoN. /. That section one of th,
above named act be amended so as to reaC
as follows: Section /. That al. persona
residing in the Sta'e of Kansas and own
ing or having charge of swine in saiC
state from and after the fret day 0
March, 1867, shall keep said swine from
running Al large: provided, That the le
gal voters of any organized township
within the State of Kansas shall have thu
right at any township or general election
TO vote to beexsmpted from the operation
OF tois Law, may 80 vote By ballot AT salt
election Tor or against said law; aud if
majority Of votes cast at said township
slecllon ehsll hs against the said Law, the
said Law shall not apply to said township
II majority shall not so vote 10 ba ex
o emPt, then The provisions ofthis act shal
& not be affected so az to allow swine {
run 81 large in said township: PrOvide,
, further, That where any ten voters shal
G petition the township trustee of the
respective township that they desiE
said vote to be taken At the next eieC
ttion, then the said township trusts