The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12

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act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
AN ACT for tie protection of agriculture III Adams county
in this State.
SECTION /. Belt enacted By the Legislature
of the state qf Mississippi, That the owners
ofhorses. mules, asses, horned cattle, sheep,
and goats in the county of Adams, in this
State, and all persons having the manage
ment or control of all such live stock, be
and they are hereby required to keep such
live stock in safe Enclosure, or otherwise
safely confine or herd such stock, from the
first day Of September to the fifteenth day
of December in each year, between sunset
on one day and sunrise on the next DAY
during said period in each year, so as 10
prevent depredations on agricultural pro
ducts by such live stock, and to enable the
farmers to cultivate and gather their pro.
ducts aforesaid without having lawful
fences for the same.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That II any
of such animals shall be found roaming at
large or trespassing on the cultivated lands
of any person or persons other than tle
owner of such animals within the time pre-
scribed in the first section OF this act, IL
shall be lawful for any one interested, to
take up and confine all such animals so
found roaming at large, and promptly NOTIFY
the owner of such animal or animals, and the
owner, or the person having the control or
manarement Of such animal or animals, snail
forfeit and pay to the person so taking up
and combining such animals, the sum Oh nlty
cents for each horse, mule, or COW, and the
sum of twenty-five cents for each sheep or
goat, SO taken and confined and the further
sum of twenty-five cents for the feeding and
caring for each of such animals for each
day the same may be SO confined and cared
for: and it shall not be lawful for the per
son owning, managing or controlling such
animals to recover or to re-posess himself
of the same, without paying the forfeitures
/ aforesaid
/ SEC. 8. Be IL FURTHER enacted, That any
person who may take up or contine any
! sncb animal or animals as aforesaid under
/ the provisions of this act, shall promptly
and without delay, give notice Of the taking
mn and confinement aforesaid, to the person
owning. managing or controlling such AMI
! NAL OF animals. if such person be known or
can be ascertained on diligent inquiry and
i if the person owning, managing or controll'
ing as aforesaid, shall not within ten days
from the time such notice shall have Deen
given or diligent inquiry made as aforesaid,
nav the amount due according to the rates
| specified in section two of this act, and take
possession Of such animal or animals, IL
shall be the duty of the person who took up
and confined such animal or animals, TO
deliver the same to the nearest justice OF
the peace in said county, to be dealt with
by such justice of the peace in the manner
provided for in the case of swine under the
act entitled g An Act to prevent swine rum
ming at large in the county OF Adams IN this
State, Approved, March 2, 1880.
SEC. A. Be ii further enacted, That when
ten or more freeholders Of any voting pre-
cinct in any supervisors district In said
county. shall petition the board of super
yisors of said county, to be released from
the requirements Of section one OF this act
then the said board of supervisors shall
make publication by written or printed
notices in five or more public places In the
voting precinct effected thereby, declaring
the requirements and provisions of section
one Of this act to be not in effect IN the
voting precinct so petitioning prO0tded
that such.petitiOn shall lie over for thirty
DAYS to enable counter petitions to be pre-
sented, and in the event of a counter petit
ion being presented to said board Of super
visors by fifteen or more freeholders IN sane
voting precinct, said board shall not declaI
section one of this act imperative, but II
their discretion may submit the quesllon .
the Allied voters Of such voting precinct Z
be voted upon as at any other special cleo
tion. And. Drogideo further, that If an,
such animals as are herein before name'
belonging to any person or persons,
under the management or control OF an.
person or persons, residing in any votln
precinct SO released from the provisions
section one OF this act, be found roaming
, large OF trespassing upon the cultivate
land Of any person, in any preclnct no
, released from the operation OF section on
of this act, such animals and the perso
owning. managing or controlling the same
shall be subject to all the provisions ah'
requirements Of sections two and fntee
this act. 81,
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