Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-04
NO-FENCE LAW In FACT.

EDITORS LEAD.R: After somewhat
extended trip over the mest timberless
wheat-growing country in Eastern Ore
gon and Washington Territory, we have
become imhued with the great necessity
of no-fence-law. And we think ev-
cry one is aware of the great need; but
the great question is, how can it be done
Many, claiming to know, say it can't be
accomplished, and others think it a
''hard nut" which they do not wish to
attempt to crack. Now we propose to
tell exactly how we think it can be done,
and then wait for some Of the smart
! "Alecks' to tell US wherein we have
been SO blind as to overlook great TN
deriving principle. This is our law in
nut shell: & f=+-5
-" Be 1t enaeted lst, That when the
ajority of the legal voters Of any tract
of land which shall contain more than
thirty-ive square miles Of territory shall
SO decide by-written consent, filed with
the ConntyC Cirhggf the county wherein
4 ehe saidaand lays, it shalIEbs lawful for
any person or persons toereet and main
i tain fence on the boundary line of said
land.
s.s2nd, That when such fence is erect
ed, it shall be lawful fer said person OF
I persons to ereet aasntain and keep
c.oaed, 4 good ami saaicient,gat across
all highways that ssse|s,ew laid out, or
shall hereafter u hia ont on the said
land, at . point where Aaia boundary
I'm crosses the said
..srd. That il sihsH bs unlawful for
airy donestic animals to run at large in,
sser be liberated in. the said enclosure
Il !. made asss ssags go
.ssSs Ihon amend section 23page 500 Of
the Coae, ny inserting Tie wor, ''fence.
Il When this law is4passesl, we say that
1he people of Eastern Oregon win have
q practical no fence law as law which
which will protect all their rights ane
save to them millions of dollars. Many
perhaps, will he ready to cxclaim that i
) is unconstitutional and void; others vii
: say, Il c'unot see how it viii work.
AS Cor tie first obisction, weswN sa.
hat it is perfectly constitutioalai jim ev
! s.r.s particular. There is but one eonsti
tutional question in the matter, and tina
: is this: The constitution Of Oregon pro
vides that the legislature shall consist o
4 House and Senate. Now it might b
! argued that this law attempts to dele
gate the Legislative power of the people
and is for that reason unconstitutional
: But this is not true; the Suprem
Courts of many of the States have dc
rided that such laws are perfectly cor
ti:utionaL In relation to the secon
ynjection, suffice it to say, the practice
working Of the law is easy to explain
>. and iu the future we may attempt t
), make the explanation.
:, The law in the shape proposed, ha
y. two features that recommend it te til
people. One is, it avoids unconstit,
tionality, which many persons have COZ
tended is impossible. The other is. I'll
law would meet with but little oppos
=. tion in its passage.
w r,roo la,,- &c ,oaov a
.o suppose, an idea5engendered in the min
;, of a fanatic, or the outgrowth of vii
and excited imagination 1t Is, in fac
the production Of long ages Of exper
ence, coupled with the most severe tes
H. that human. intellect could bring to be;
:. upon it. For we find that since. Ron
-. sat on her seven hills and gave ont Ia
!. to the world, in the form of that gre
-. foundation Of law which is said not
he the production of wise man OF of
society of wise men, or even Of 4 gene
alton of wise rbtal, but of mahy gener
tions of wise Inen.-I mean the comm,
3, law, we find q no-feuce law This ia
!, alnnn enough 20 eoilvlnce any pers'
he tbs: tie s:leme is practical In fact
ZEN is not something new and untried b
.rs it is Something that has been tried, a.
yar has been found true. If the people
ara Unatilla county desire to accomp!i
.ar such \ result, we say it is practical al
j.. will work G. w. WALkEE.
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