Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-03-20


| against the consent of the owner, but
! may follow the boundary lines there
/ of: Prorided further, that VIII re a
public highway divides tract of land
the fence may. follow the highway.
even against the consent of the owner
of the land so divided.
/ Sec. ). The county commission ers
/ shall have exclusive control ST erect
ing aid repairing fences and gates
khereinin provided for, and the appoints
fment of such keepers of the same as
they may deem proper, and they are
hereby granted plenary powers for
that purpose. to be exercised accord
| ing to their best discretion. as ga
Sec 6. For the purposes of the next
two preceding sections tile county
commissioners may levy and collect,
as they do other taxes, a special tax
upon all real property taxable by the
State and county, within the county,
township or district, which may adopt
this act
Sec. Z. Any person ~ilfhlly permit
ting his live stock to run at large
within the limits of any territory
adopting this act, shall be deemed
guilty 0: misdcmeanor, and on con
v;ction may be fined not exceeding
fifty dollars, or imprisoned not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
Sec. s. 1t shall be lawful for any
person to take up any live stock run
nlng at large within any tos nship or
district wherein this act shall be in
force, and impound the same; and
such impounder may demand fifty
cents for each animal so taken mp,
and twenty five cents for each animal
for every day such stock is kept i'm
pounded, aud may retain the same.
with the right to use it under proper
care, until all legal charges for inn
pounding said stock, AMI for damages
caused by the same, are paid; said
damages to be ascertained by two dis
interested freeholders; TO be selected
by the owner and said impounder
said free holders TO select an umpire,
if they cannot agree; and their decis
ion to be final.
Sec. 8. If the owner of said stock
be known to such impounder, he
shall Immediately inform such owner
where his stock is impounded and if
said owner shall for two days after
such notice wilfully refuse OF neglect
to redeem his stock, then The impoun-
der, after ten days written notice.
posted at three or more public places
within the township where SAID stock
is imponnded, AID dcsciibir g the S lid
stock, and stating place, day and
hour CT sale; OF. if the owner lie un-
known, after twenty days notice in
the same manner, and also at the
courthouse door, shall sell the said
stock at public auction, and apply the
proceeds in accordance with the next
preceding and succeeding sections,
and the balance he shall turn over to
the owner, if known: ana if the owner
be not known, to the county commits
sioners for the use of the school fund
OF the district wherein said stock was
taken up and impounded, subject in
their hands for SIX months to the call
of the legally entitled owner.
Sec. 10. Any person who may suf
! fer damages by reason Of said stock
running at large, may recover the
amount Of damages sustained, by an
/ action at law against the owner of SAID
stock.
Sec. IL. Any impounder wilfully
misappropriating money that he may
receive under this act, OF in any maD
ner wiifuily violating any of its pro
visions, shall he deemed guilty Of /;
misdemeanor, pun; shable by fine moi
exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
Sc. y. Any person unlawfulsy re
ceiving or releasing any impoundet
stock; or unlawfully attempting to dc
so, shall be deemed guilty Of ms
demeanor, and upon conviction shal
be fined not exceeding fifty dollars. oI
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days
Sec, IS. Any person wilfully tearing
down, or in any manner breaking :
| fence Or gate, Or leaving open gat,
) established or erected pursuant /
this act, or wilfulIy breaking any in
closure within any township wher
this act s in force and .vhoroin an
: stock is confined. SO that the sam
may escape thcrefrom, shall be deem
ed guilty Of II misdemeanor, and upo
= conviction shall be fined not exceed
: ing fifty dollars, or imprisoned M
/ exceeding thirty days.
e Sec. IA. The word 'sstock" in Ill
I act shall he construed TO mean horse
= mules, colts, COWS. calves, shee]
e goats and jennets, and al! neat catl
II and swine.
: Sec. ID. That any citizea is sutho
n lied to build any portion Of the puI
q lie fence, or any gate across any pu'
y lie highway that may ho oil his Ian
c at his own expense, and any persC
q who shall unlawfuliy impair trd : Y
Y any fence, or gate on the line Of al
d fence provided for in this act, shall
T, deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, al
le upon conviction, shall be fined not e
7, ceeding fifty dollars, or i!nprisou
'e not exceeding thirty days.
sec. l6, Any person, or any nur
I'd her Of persons, owning land in
IL, ~, II. L