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

fence may follow the highway,
even against the consent OF the
owner Of the land so divided.
Sec. 5. The countp commits
sioners shall have exclusive control
of erecting and repairing fences
and gates herein provided for. and
the appointment of such keepers
of the same as they may deep prop
er, and they are hereby granted
plenary powers for that purpose,
to be exercised according to their
best discretion.
Sec. 6. For the purposes of the
next two preceding sections the
county commissioners may levy
and collect, as they do other taxes,
a special tax upon all real proper
ty, taxable by the State and coun-
ty. within the county, township or
district, which may adopt this act.
Sec. :. Any person wilfully per-
hitting his live stock to run at
large within the limits Of any ter
ritory adopting this act, shall be
deemed guilty or a misdemeanor,
and on conviction may be fined not
exceeding fifty dollars, or impris-
oned not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. s. 1t shall be lawful for any
person to take up any live stock
running at large within any town
ship or district wherein this act
shall be in force. and impound the
same !; and such impounder may
demand fifty cents for each ami
NAL so taken up, and twenty-five
cents for each animal for every
day such stock is kept impounded,
and may retain the same, with the
right to use it under proper care,
until all legal charges for i'm
pounding said stock, and for dam
ages caused by the same, are paid ;
said damages to be ascertained by
two disinterested freeholders. to be
selected by the owner and said i'm
FOUNDER : said freeholders to select
an umpire, if they cannot agree,
and their decision 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 impound-
ed ; and if said owner shall for
two days after such notice wilfully
refuse or neglect to redeem his
stock, then the impOunder. after
ten days written notice, posted at
three or more public places within
the township where said stock is
impounded, and describing the
said stock ; and stating place. day
and hour Of sale or, If the owner
be unknown, after twenty days no
tice in the same manner, and also
at the courthouse door, shall sell
the said stock at public auction.
and apply the proceeds in accor-
dance with the next preceding and
succeeding sections, and the bal
ancc he shall turn over to the own
er, if known !: and 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 impound-
ed, subject in their hands for six
months to the call Of the legally
entitled owner.
Sec. 10. Any person who may
suffer damages by reason Of said
stock running at large, may recoy-
er the amount of damages sustain
ed, by an action at law against the
owner of said stock.
Sec. II. Any impounder wilfully
misappropriating money that he
may receive under this act, or in
any manner wilfully violating any
of it's provisions, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, punish
able by a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars, or imprisoned not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. II. Any person unlawfully
receiving o~rreleasing any impound-
ed stock. or urlawfully attempting
to do so, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not exceeding
fifty dollars, or imprisoned not eS-
eeeding thirty DAYS.
Sec. l3. Any person wilfully tear
ing down, or in any manner break
ing a fence or gate, or leaving open
a gate established or erected bur
seant to this act, or wilfullv break
ing any Enclosure within any town.
ship where this act is in force, and
wherein any stock is confined. so
that the same may eSnana tho.a