The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-06-14

lished.in Said CognIy; and if a nssjorstg
of The qualified electors oksaiS town
sbip voting atSsaid election shall have
voted for the adoption of this ACT,
then the Same shall be and become LOT
force in said township, on tie. first
day of January next succeeding such
election, and from, and after that date,
all laws now existing IN regard to tho
erection and maintenance of fcnces in
sgid towpship2sbalL bs nqlEapd Nvi0d;
and it'shall not be Lawful Tor The 'own
7enOr1manageraof,anyshOrse,umule,ass ass,
gennot, swine, sheep, goat, or neat
! cattle of any description to permit the
said animals, or anyTof them, to run
at large beyond fheizlimits of their
own lands in; said'to o8nshipg .rolsa.y
Sec. g. Thacuponith written, ap-
plication of rs tax4payers in each
township in any County in the State,
it shall be, the duty, OF the, Commits
sioners of tho County for said County
to order. an election to bo held in each
township in the County on the same
day, in the manner, and under the re- re-
gulations Of the foregoing Section, and
if all Of the townships in said County
shall adopt this Act, then the isEaGrmne
shall be of force in said County on tho
first day Of january NEXT succeeding
said election, and all the provisions OF
this act, applicable TO townships, shall
apply to tho County, but if all-of tho
townships shall not adopt tho Act.
then the same shall be of force in the
townships in which the same shall be
| adopted by a majority OF the votes
cast at said election in said township.
. Sec. 8. If any of tho animals emu
merated in the first Section of this Act
shall hereafter be found at largo, or
upon the lands of any person other
than the owner, in said township, tho
manager or owner Of said animal shall
be liable for all damage done by the
said animals to the owners Of tho
crops or the land upon which they
trespass.
Sec. 4. In case OF. .trespass, rs afore-
said, the aggrievcd party may make
complaint to Trial Justice, or Justice
of the Peace, of the County in which
the trespass was committed, who shall
ISSUE his warrant Immediately, return
able within five days from tho date
thereof, and at the time and place
named in the warrant the case will be
tried, and the amount of damages sus.
tanned by the complainant be ascer-
tanned, and judgment given for the
same with legal costs rs in tho case ol
other warrants.
SEC. S. Whenever any township o,
county shall adopt tho Act, and il
shall become necessary to protect thu
lands in said township or county from
the incur sion of stock or cattle from
any adjoining township or county, the
Commissioners of the county are au'
thorized to erect fences along sucl
lines of the township or county as are
exposed to such. incursions, and foI
that purpose TO enter upon the lands
. Of and person in said Fownship, and tx
erect such sfonce thereon, without be-
ing guilty Of, any ltrespass whatever
And the said commissio toner's shall hav,
power and authority to construc
fences across any, public or privat'
road: Prouided, That proper gate
are established on snch public or pri
vate roads; and to levy and collect ,
tax upon the property of said town
shipor county to defray the expenses
of erecting and maintaining said fen
COS, said tax to be collected at tht
same time aud in the same manner al
other State and county taxes are
levied and collected. And the. County
Commissioners are authorized and
n empowered to make such arrange.
ments with. the. owners Of property
contigious to, and on either, side of the
township or coppty lines as may .ac-
complish the object Of protecting the
county or township from tho incurson
| of cattle or stock.
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