The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-26


SioNENS TO SUBMIT TO TIE QUALIFIED
ELECrOES OF THEIR SEVERAL. COUNTIES
PROPOSITION TO ALTER TIDE FENCE
LAWS. AND To PROVIDE OR ErFECTUA> :
TING Tue SAME.
SECTION |. lie II cnuctcd by the
Senate and House OF Representa-
tiNcs Of tie State Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General AS ..
scmb]y. and by the authority of the
same, That upon the written appli--
cation OF Scventy~tivc OF the taXpay~
rrs OF amy township in any county
"f thiS State, who may desire to
substitute the fencing of stock in
lieu Of fencing the iiclIs, IT shall be
the duty Of the commissioners Of
said county to order an election in
said township between the 10th and
10th OF August, or the 1Gth and
2Oth of December, in any year,
thirty days notice thereof being
given in one or moro Of the ncws~
papers published III said county,
specifying tho time and place or
purpose OF such election, and the
form Of ballot TO be used at such
election, and to appoint three
managers Of election, who Shall,
Without compensation, nuld and
conduct s;,il election, and immcli-
atcly upon the close thereof make
rCtiiTn thereof to thc commissioners
OF the county, who shall declare and
publish The result Of said election in
oHc or more on the newspapers pubs
iishCd in said county: pTocidc0,
h"~crcr, That the place OF voting
designated Ivy tho County Commits .
@iOncrs Shall be us near the
geographical centre OF the town
ship as circumstances will admit ;
and if y majority Of The qualified
electors OF said township voting at
said election shall have voted for
the adoption of this act, then the
samc'shall be and become Of force
in said township, on the first Gay Of
january next succeeding such clec-
ton; and from and after that date
all laws now existing in regard to
the erection and maintenance Of
fences i'll said township shall be null
and void; and it shall not be lawful
tOr The owner or manager of any
horse, mnlc, aSs, jonnncttc, swine,
sheep, goat Or neat catt of any
description to permit tho said ami
mails, OF any of them. to run at large
! beyond the limits of their own
lands in said township.
'5EcrIoN 2. That upon the written
application Of seventy five Taxpayers
in each township in any county i'll
the State, it shall be the duty Of The
commissioners of said county 10
order an election to be held in each
| towMship III the county on the same
day, i'll the manner and unlor the
regulations of the foregoing section;
and if al of the townships in said
county shall adopt THIS act, then
! the same shah be of force in said
county on the first day of january
next succeeding the election, and all
the provisions Of this act applicable
to townships shall apply to She
county ; but if I'LL the townships
shall not adopt the act, then the
same shall be Of force in the town,
ships in which the same shall be
adopted by q majority of The votes
cast at said election in said towns
ship.
SEcTJoN ;. II any Of thc animals
enumerated in ii,c first section Shall
hereafter bc found at large, or upon
the lanl@ of any person othGr chan
the owner, in said township the
manager or owncr of said animals
shall be liable for all damage done
by the said animals to the owners of
the crops OF the lands upon which
they trcSpas5.
SECTION 4. In case Of trcspaSs, as
aforesaid, the agGrioycd party may
make complaint to Trial Justice Of
the Peace Of the county i'll which
the trcSpass was committed, who
shall issue his warrant Immediately,
rciurnable within five days from
the date thereof, and at tho same
time and place named in tho war-
rant tho case will be tried, and thc
amount Of damages sustained by
/ tho complainant be asccrtaincd, and
judgment given for tho same with
! legal costs us in the case Of other
warrants.
SECTION 5. Whenever any town