The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-18


Sheriff AMI the other half to the
parish, recoverable before any
court of competent jurisdiction by
District Attorney or District At
torney pro ten.
Act 81. BE it enacted that any
prisoner found in possession after
first inspection Of any instrument,
as saw, augur, ehisel and any in
strument designed for breaking
Jail or everpowering the jailer and
guard, shall be liable to have his
ratiOns reduced to bread and wa.
ter for 10 days.
Act 80. Be it further enacted,
That any prisoner not under com
mitment or conviction shall not be
and come within the intendment
of this act.
A ct 80. Be it further enacted,
That the Sheriff shall not allow
the prisoners case knives in eating.
Act 81. Be it enacted that all
neat cattle, sheep, hogs and goats
over one year old allowed to run
in the range shall have ear marks,
and that any person may kill or
appropriate any such animals
without ear-marks, that he finds
running in the range.
Act 80. Be it further enacted,
That all grounds not enclosed by
fences, hedges, bitches or embank-
ments, or partially by these and
by banks of rivers, bayous OF
lakes, SO as to clearly show that
the lands are enclosed to be used,
shall be the range.
Act So. Be it further enacted,
That brands may be used as a
further method of identifying ones
stock.
Act 81. Be it further enacted.
That the Parish Recorder shall be
the keeper of marks and brands.
and shall enter the mark and
brand of any person so desiring,
and his fees for SO doing shall be
so cents.
Act SO. Be it further enacted,
That the mark and brand shall be
primia facia evidence of the ow-
nership i'll the person first giving
the mark and brand or mark or
brand to the Recorder.
Act 80. Be it enacted, That to
prevent the depredations of do
mestic animals, and to give the
right to owners and occupiers of
land to actions for damages
against owners of stock tresspass
ing, and to give the further right
to the owners or occupiers of land
to kill or confine trespassing stock,
all lands shall be inclosed by
fences or walls of the following
description /: Rail fences shall be
five feet in height before stakes
and riderS are put on. The same
shall be staked and ridered, and
shall stand upon a base of five or
more feet crook. Plank fences
or walls shall be six feet in height
and string enough. to resist the
weight of d horse or OK reared
against it. No cracks shall be in
the fence large enough to admit
the offending animal or to tempt
him to get through. Persons hav-
ing fences as before described.
shall be entitled to damages for
the first treSpasS Of stock in and
upon Enclosures so fenced, and
shall have authority to kill the
trespassing animal while trespass-
ing IN any subsequent time, pre-
vlded, notice of preceding tress-
pass has been given to the owner
of the animal, and provided fur
Their, that if he kills tue animal he
shall be entitled to no damages.
Rail fences 6 feet high without
stakes and riders, and plank
fences or walls ) feet high and
otherwise built as aforesaid, shall
he lawful fences, but giving only
the right to sue for damages for
trespassing stock.
Act 40. Be it further enacted,
That no hedge, ditch, embank
ment or river, lake or bayou bank,
shall be a legal fence for purposes
as set forth in this act, but any
enclosure made in whole or par.
italy by art which would prevent
the ingress of wagons and ridden
animals and hogs, shall be sufi-
Gent to entitle the owner or occu-
pier to forbid huntersof game from
trespassing within the same, or to
forbid trespass by driving vehicles
unless said vehicles be driven
said inclosure to avoid a
very bad road. But said enclo
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