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

wires and plank shall be attached to the
posts at the following distances iron me
ground and each other and placed the
first wire nine (9) inches from the ground
and parallel to the surface thereof, plank
not less than l4l four inches wide ana one
az thick, or a split picket or rail OF similar
dimension. shall be firmly fastened to or IN
fine nosts not more than ten (10) inches
above the first wire, the second wire not
more than twelve az inches above the
plank, and the third wire not more than nj
teen f151 inches above the second all SAID
wires and plank to be firmly attached and
fastened to said posts, the wires to be
tightly stretched throughout their entire
length, and between each post the top WIRE
of said fence not to be less than (3O) hfty
inches from the ground.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That from
and after the first day of June, A. D., 1882.
Ii shall not be lawful for any person, the
owner or owners. possessor or possessors OF
any swine to allow the same to run at large
within the county of Wilkinson, and il any
person or persons being the owner or owners
of any such swine shall permit the same to
run at large within the county aforesaid
such person or persons shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of two dollars per head for so
doing, be paid to the person taking up and
combining said swine; and any person being
the owner or legal possessor Of any lands
in the county aforesaid is hereby authorized
to take up and coniine any swine found
trespassing upon land in their possession;
pr01ided, hoaoeUer, that swine shall not be
considered as running at large while they
remain upon the premises of the owner or
owners of the same, or legal possessors
thereof.
SEC. 8. &c ii further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of any person so taking
up and combining any swine, to Immediately
notify the owner, if he be known, in writing,
and Il such owner Shallfail to come forward
and pay such charges within three (3) days
aftel@notce thereof, then the person taking
up such swine shall deliver the same to the
nearest Justice Of the peace of said county,
who shall sell such swine at public sale.
and shall pay to the person taking up such
swine, two dollars per head, out Of the pro-
ceeds Of such sale, and after deducting all
costs, shall pay to the owner, it he be
known, the balance thereof, and if the
owner be not known, then any balance re-
manning shall be paid into the common
school fund
SEC 4 BE II further enacted, That any
person or persons, being the owner or
owners of any swine so taken up and con-
fined, who shall take and carry away such
swine before paying charges thereon and
without the consent ofthe person taking up
such swine, shall be guilty a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, shall be fined in any
sum not less than five 90 and not exceeding
twenty dollars, or imprisoned in the county
Jail not exceeding ten days, or both at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the
wild swamp lands bordering on the Missis-
sippi, Homochitto and Buffalo rivers in said
county. be and the same are hereby exempted
from the operation of this act, save that
nothing herein shall exempt swine tres
passing upon cultivated lands, from the
operations of this act, excepting that any
supervisors district in said county may be
exempted from the operation of this act so
far as the same relates to swine running at
large by a majority of the freeholders of
such district filing a petition to that effect
with the board of supervisors of said
county aor0uiaed, that swine straying from
any county adjoining said Wilkinson county,
shall not be effected but exempted from the
operation Of this act.
Approved, February s, 1882.