The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-13

on the line of any fence provided
for in this act, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
Conviction, shall be fined not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. Is. Any person, or any
number of persons, owning land
in a township, which shall not
adopt. and adjoining one which
shall adopt this act OF adjolnlng
any county or township where a
stock law prevails, may have his
OF their lands enclosed within any
fence built in pursuance Of this
act, or any other act of the General
Assembly authorizing a "stock
law" And the County Commits
sioners shall proceed in the cree
ton of gates, and in all other re-
spects, as if the fence followed town
ship boundaries. All such ada
cent lands, when SO enclosed, shall!
be subject to all the provisions OF
the law with respect to live stock
running at large within the origi-
nal district so enclosed, as if it we're
a part of the township, county or
district whsch is hereby authorized
to be enclosed. Any number OF
land owners, within the counties
herein mentioned, whose lands are
contiguous, may at any time build
a common fence around all their
lands, with gates across all public
highways, and it shall be unlawful
for any live stock to run at large
within any such enclosure, subject
to all the pains and penalties pre-
scribed in this act.
SEC. IL. The commissioners of
the counties of Rowan, Davie and
Cabarrus aforesaid shall order an
election to be held at the several
voting precincts within each of
said counties, on the first Thursday
in August, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine, after giving thirty
DAYS notice of said election, at
three or more public places in each
voting precinct. At which cleo
ton, each qualified voter shall be
entitled to a vote a written or
! printed ticket with the words
"Stock Law" or mo Stock
Law" written upon it and if a
majority of the votes cast at said
election in either of said counties
shall be for the ''Stock Law"
then the provisions of this act shall
be in full force and effect in the
| county so having voted.
SEC. rs. II at said election a
majority Of the votes, in either
county. shall be cast for the "No
Stock Law" then the "Stock
Law contemplated by this act
shall not be in force in such coun-
ty as a whole, but shall extend to
each Of those townships wherein a
majority of the votes cast at said
election shall have been for the
"Stock Law" and it shall also be
in force within the limits of the
district described in section two of
this act, if q majority of those vot-
ing at said election, living within
the limits Of said district, shall
have so voted in favor Of said
"Stock Law"
SEC. 10. Upon the written appli
cation OF one-fifth of the qualified
voters of any county herein men,
toned, made to the county COM
missioners thereof, at any time
hereafter, it shall be the duty of
said commissioners from time to
time, to submit the question of the
'.Stock Law" or "No Stock Law"
to the qualified voters of said
county. And if at any such cleo.
ton a majority of the votes cast
shall be in favor of said "Stock
Law" then the provisions of this
act shall be in full force
over the whole of said county:
Provided, however. that no such
election shall be held in any county
as a whole oftener than one time
IN any one year. And if, at any
such election, a majority Of the
votes cast in any township shall
be for the ''Stock-law," then the
provisions Of this act shall be in
force in every such township.
Sec. 20. Should any one. Of the
townships in either of said counties
at the first election to be held
hereafter, fail to adopt the provis-