The union Democrat., 1870-01-01
Eemcea aud Live stock.

There are two petitions now being circulat.
ed in this County relative to Stock running
at large. In order that our citizens may be
able to understand the effect of each, we quote
the lawAof 1866. which is applicable to-'he
Ccuoties of Marin, Yolo and to portion OF
Sacramento, Solano and Mono. Section |, Of
said act reads:
ANY owner or occupant of any land OF
possessory claim, finding any horse, mare,
mule, jack. Jenny, or horned cattle, or any
number of such animals, upon such land or
possesory claim, having done and doing dam
age. whether the said claim be inclosed by a
lawful fence or not, may take up and safely
keep such animal or animals at the expense
of the owner for ten days, and shall be allow
ed for keeping said animal or animals the fol
lowing named sums: For each horse, mare
mule. jack and jenny, the sum of thirty cents
per day; and for each bead of horned cattle,
| the sum oftwenty cents per day."
Here we give one of the petitions:
The undersigned Farmers and GARDENERS Of
the County of Tuolumne, would respectfully
represent. that they are much injured anG
! annoyed by the owners of Cattle, Horses
Goats, Hogs, and other stock, by turning
them loose in the highways to get their liv-
ing at the expense of their neghbors; that
| owing 10 this practice, they are put to much
extra cost in fencing their Ranches and in
keeping their fences in repair. and that their
Crops, Orchards and Vineyards, are constant.
ly exposed to injury.
They would therefore request, that the
Laws restraining Stock from running at large
passed March Goth. 1866, Entitled an Ac,
to Protect Agriculture. and to prevent the
Trespassing Of Animals upon private proper,
ty," be extended so as to apply to the County
of Tuolumne, and that Sheep, Goats and
Hogs be added to the Animals enumerated il.
SECTION lst. of said Act.
The effect desired to be obtained by the
above petition will be, to make the law above
quoted, applicable to Tuoumne. and will re
quire the owners Of various kinds of stock tc
keep them up to prevent them from damag
ing their neighbors. The other petition asks
that Tuoumne County be exempted from the
law of 1856 and the amendment of 1857, enti
tied
"An Act concerning Hogs found running
at large in the Counties of Marin, Sacramen-
u. u.
Santa Clara, Yolo, San Mateo, Santa Cruz
San joaquin, San Bernadino, Sutter. Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and
Tuolumne."
The parties circulating the latter petition,
desire the old law of 1850 be made to apply
to this County, which is as follows:
"An Act concerning lawful fences. and
n N Inv -ft,ll lxy
closed.
Section l. Every enclosure shall be
deemed lawful fence, which is four half
feet high, if made of stone; and if made OF
rails, five and half feet high; if made upon
the embankment of ditch three feet high
from the bottom of the ditch, the fence shall
be two feet high, said fence to be substantial
and reasonably strong, and made so close that
stock cannot get their heads through it, and
if made to turn small stock, sufficiently tight
to keep such stock out. A hedge fence shall
be considered lawful fence if FIVE feet high
ami sufficiently close to turn stock
SEC. 9. If any horses, mules, Jacks, ien-
MES. hogs. sheep, goats. or any head of neat
cattle shall break into any grounds inclosed
by lawful fence. the owner or manager of
such animals shall he liable to the owner of
said enclosed premises for all damages sus-
tanned by such trespsss and if the trespass
is reneated by neglect of the owner of such
stock, ne shall for the second offence, be
subject to double the damages sustained,
by the owners Of said premises
Sec. 3. 1t any owner or occupier of any
grounds or crops injured by any animal or
animals breaking into or entering on grounds
not inclosed by a lawful fence, shall kill.
MAIN. or materially hurt or injure any animal
doing such injury, he shall be liable to the
owner for all damages, and also all costs that
may accrue in q suit for such damages"
1t is to be hoped that such attention will
be given to this matter as will secure legisla
tion that will stop the difficulties, that have
been complained of for long time by our
farmers, gardeners and stock raisers. Now
that the subject is fairly before them, there
will be no excuse if the necessary information
is not given to the Legislature, that their
wants may be fully understood.
A GREAT MINING PURcBAsE.-The Nevada