Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-03-29
Colonel Thomas WOrthlngtOn, Morrow
Warren county, Ohio"

AN AC TO pFutect the landowners Of
Warren OOunty In this State from tres
pasSe by stock, and for other purposes
sEoIION l. Be It enacted By the Legis-
laLure OF the state OF Mississippi, That
hereafter IL shall be unlawful for any per.
SOn owning or having charge any horae,
mule, colt, geldlng, COW, OK, calf, hog,
sheep goat. or any other live at0Lk, to aI-
low tue same 10 run over or 0l"ose upon
any land OF any other person 10 the county
OF Warren IN this btAie, without permls.
s'On shalt be fret obtained from the owner,
or person 10 ally In possession Of said
land, by the owner or peTson IN charge Of
such live stock, his agent or attorney.
SEQ. 9 Be 1t further enacted, That any
owner Of aoy land. or perann legally enti.
| tied u the pUssessi0u 81 the came In said
| county, cha DO aud 10 hereby authorized
anu empowered H. take upa d c ,ndne any
| such live s,Ock found on said land run
ming at large, and shall retain the same
until pAJ mebt shall be- maUe VI any Oepts
per head per day FIR keeping the same for
each day the same may be kept; Pr Vided.
II shall be and is hereby N de the duty Of
the person taking up or Q nhutrg any
stuck to give notice without delay 70 the
owner or owners thereof, Rf ihe taking UP
and confinement Of such live, stO'k, or
person having charge Of thr same at the
time Oi the taking up, II euch owner, or
other person In chai ge IS alOresa d, thAll
be known to said person taking up or con.
d ming said live stock.
SEQ. g. BE II 'urther enacted, That II anl
person who takes up md confines any AMI.
mals under the provisions OF this Act, can.
not scerta n upon diligent inquiry, who
is the owner or person legally entitled TO
he possession OF the same, and II the
owner sh II not, Within ten days from the
ime such notice be gwen or dllIgrnt IN.
Quirl made, pIy the amount due acc 'rd-
ing IN tbs rate speclhed 10 the preceding
section ami take p"ssesBi Of his ami.
ma, II shall he the duty OF the person who
took up and confined the eame TO deliver
II promptly the Ounty Hanger, who
rh AN AS SOON az iicable, sell II At pub
10 auctiOi Tor cost, after hrHt giving ten
days n0 ice by publication, NJ the door OF
the I ou t-h use Ot said county, OF the
time aud place OF aale. and shall give 10
the puicharer bill Of sale, which, In the
.bsence I any fraud shall vest 10 the pur.
| h4sr per pct title ~ tn animal bought
b. him; aud the Ranger shall be allowed
out NJ be proceeds OF sale, two dollar, per
head iIF horses. muIes and catlJ, ana
hlty cents per head Tor hOg0, sheep and
g,at,, sold ~ him as Aforesaid, and hu
shall also pay out OF the proceeds Of sale
~ the person who took up an confined
the animal uld, the amount due him as
proVined 10 tn fOrego ng ctiOn, and the
ba ancs II proceeds he sh II pay u tn"
or, Provided, tho owner call tor the came
wi o twelve months fiom the do. OF sale.
AID, in ease Of failure 80 10 do, the same
n ~ Le paid into the 90 OOl fund 0 said
county
ec b. II further enacted, That In
addition u the abIse provisions, he 'wn-
err Il any We toe who shall per It the
same o run at large upoo the cultivated
! | nds o another, a. Aforesaid, shall be IL.
| hle the owne or lessee nj said and. Tor
whatever damages such live stnuk may
ca SO 10 be cone, oE dn, by running on
such lad
&c 8. Be II further enacted, That the
prnyisio I this Act shall not be opera
/ i've. nr IN any manner effect tht, pnrtiOn
| Il AID unity lying north and west Of
te Y znO river, that portion within the
u e-ent units OF Supe VisnTs' District No
| or tuat porlin liiug wet 0f he Missis-
s.pui rivers main channel In Supervi OTs'
District No 8.
5 q o. BE- II urther enacted. That II
shall bet duty Of any pc sou taking up
a d cuntirInp any animal under the pro-
vision II this ct, u take I'D care OF
the me while II shall remain In his pos
spssi
SEQ B II further enaete That an
ACT en,Illei ~ Act 20 prom te the inter-
est II agricu tute aud -I0ck-raisiDg In
warrrn Gu ntV 10 I is State.' approved
January I'D 1877 ana | A ts and parts
ui Acts m Gni Hirt with thi Act r. here.
by repe ted, u d this Ac shall take effect
and be in f"ce from and af er its passage.
ApprbVed March lS7S