The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-31
CHAPTER CI.xxxIx
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SEcIfON l. Be Il enacted Nv ID
Legislature Of the stare of Missis
sippi, That wi enever a majority o
The freeholders Of any township o
townships In the counties Of Monroe
Colfax Chiekasaw. Okubbeha an,
Lowndes, shall petition the board ol
supervisors Of their respective coun
ties for that purpose, then said boarC
Of supervisors shall make an ordei
requiring all persons within the limit
Of such township or townships, tc
keep their live stock, OF every descrlp
ton, securely condned within an en-.
closure, but such order shall not take
effect until public notice thereof has
been given for three months, IN some
newspaper published In the county,
or by posting written or printed
notices ia Eve public places 10 the
township or toWnsips to be effected
thereby.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted,
That If any person within such town.
ship OF townships shall suffer or per.
nit any live stock whatever, to 20 at
large in such township or townships,
then any person within the limits
thereof may take up and confne such
stock, at the expense Of the owner,
and such owner shall not recover
such stock until he shall have paid
all damages occasioned by such stock
50 running at large, aud also have
paid the party taking up and confin
ing the same, as follows; In case Of
horses, mules, jacks, jennies or cattle
Of any description, the sum OF So
per head for taking up, and the
Further sum Of fifty cents per day
while so confined, for feeding the
same and in case Of hogs, sheep or
goats, the sum Of 81 per head for
taking up, md the further sum Of
twenty-five cents per day for feeding
the same while confined and II any
stock is 80 taken up the second time,
belonging to the same party, then the
owner thereof shall pay double the
amount above mentioned PrOpided,
That when any person shall take up
any stock Of any kind, under the pro
visions Of this section, be ahall within
"A hours thereafter, give TO the
owner Of such stock. II such owner
be known, personal notice, or notice
by leaving a written notice with some
person on his premises, If the same
be known, or can be reasonably
ascertained, that such stock has beed
taken up, as aforesaid but II the
owner Of such be unknown, or his
premises cannot be ascertained with
reasonable diligence, then the per-
son so taking up such stock shall post
a notice, giving a description thereof,
IN three public places in the township
where such stock vas taken up, and
no charge for feeding said stock
shall be made or collected for anv
time prior TO the giving or posting
Of such notice. And il no owner be
found for said stock, in ten days, il
shall be dealt with as an estray
Ind proUided, further, That the
amounts above named, for taking ul
and feeding stock, shall apply to al
townships in said county Of LoWndes
where an Act entitled "an Act &c
protect citizens Of certain counties
where fencing and timber have be-
zone scarce" approved October
26, 1866, and the Acts amendatory
thereto are now in operation.
SEC 3. BE it further enacted, Thai
whenever . majority Of any such free.
holders shall petition the board oi
supervisors If their respective county
for that purpose, such board ol
supervisors shall make an order
requiring the freeholders thereof e
construct a fence around such town
ship or townships, separating II from
the surrounding territory.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, Tha
when the board OF supervisors shal
make the order mentioned in section
3 Of this Act, then il shall te til
duty Of said board to appoint thres
discreet freeholders. residents within
the limits embraced within said petl
tions as commissioners, who shal
hold their Office for one year from thl
date Of their appointment, and Whs
shall take an oath to faithfully dis
Charge the duties Of their Office, ans
may be required by the board 0
supervisors 70 give bond, payable &
the board of supervisors, in sucl
sun IS said board may see proper
conditioned 10 discharge the duties
OF their Office faithfully. Ssid bons
may be put In suit by any party inter
ested, in the name Of said board, 70
the use Of the party suing. Th
chancery clerk shall Immediately is
sue a written notification Of such ap
/ pointment to said commissioners
which shall be delivered 70 them b
sheriff Of ihe county the said CON
missionets shall receive such com
pensation for their services IS mal
be allowed BY The beard Of super
Yis0rs.
SEC 8. Belt further enacted, Tia
it shall be the duty Of said commits
aioners, when appointed and quail
fed, to carefully estimate the cost 0
constructing said fence, and 90 &
ascertain tue value q all The taxahl
real property Of such freeholdef i
said township OF townships, by th
last assessment rolls Of the county
and shall then assesa such freeholds
for his propofliouate share Of th
amount to De received, having refsl
enee to the value that such free
holders taxable real property beal
the taxable real property Of all b
freeholdors within such township G
townships
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