Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-05
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THE GENERAL STOCK LAW.
The general Stock law as it passed b

THE GENERAL STOCK LAW.
The general Stock law as it passed both
houses of the General Assembly is as follows ::
A BILL to provide general Stock law and regu-
late the operations of the same.
Be 1t enactea by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State Of South Caro-.
lima now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of the same:
SECTION l. That it shall not be lawful for
the owner or manager of any horse, mule,
ass, genet, swine, sheep, goat, or neat cattle
of any description, or for any other person,
to permit the said animals, or any OF them,
or any other domestic animal, to run at large
beyond the limits of his own land, or the
lands leased, occupied or controlled by him !;
provided, that the several counties hereinafter
excepted shall erect good and sufficient line
fences and necessary gates between them and
the counties not so excepted and for the pur-
pose of carrying out the requirements of this
proviso, the county commissioners Of the sew
eral counties hereafter excepted be, and they
are hereby, authorized and required to ar.
range for, and have the necessary line fence
erected as herein provided, by the 1st day of
April, A. D. 1882 The counties so excepted
hereunder are Georgetown, Horny and Will.
liamsburg Provided, That Lynch's River
on one side and Santee on the other shall be
deemed, and are hereby declared lawful
fence for Williamsburg county on the two
sides of said county Provided, That where a
stream of water which in law is a sufficient
fence is boundary line, no additional fence
shall be required along such line: : And pro-
vided, further, That Little Pee.Dee River
and Lumber River, the Great Pee. Dee Riv-
er, Bull Creek, and the Waccamaw River to
the Georgetown line, shall be deemed and are
hereby declared to be a sufficient boundary
fence for Horny county so far as those rivers
extend.
Sec. 2. That whenever any of said stock
or other animals be found upon the lands OF
any other person than the owner or mana
ger of the same, the owner of such trespassipg
stock shall be liable for all damages sustain
ed, and for the expenses of seizure and main
tenance, the said damages and expenses to be
recovered, when necessary. by action in any
Court of competent Jurisdiction and the sale
trespassipg stock shall be held liable for the
same in preference to all other liens, claims
or encumbrances upon it. '..-.-. b.. '...-.
Sec 3. Tha. any freeholder or tenant Of
land, his agent or representative, may seiz'
and hold possession of any of the foregoing an
imals which may be trespassing upon hi:
premises and as compensation for such seiz
ure may demand of the owner for every horse
mule ass, genet, bull, OK, cow, calf or swine
the sum Of fifty cents, and for every sheer
goat, or other animal not herein named, the
sum of twenty-five cents, together with just
damages for injuries sustained, which recla
nation shall, when possible, be laid before the
owner of the trespassing stock within forty
eight hours after seizure. F.... ..gs..
SEC 4. That in case the claim shall not be
amicably or legally adjusted and the trespas
sing animals recovered by the owner within
twelve hours after the receipt Of such notica
ton, the owner shall further become liable in
sum sufficient to cover the maintenance and
care of his stock up to the time of its removal
but the owner shall be entitled to immediate
possession of his stock on due execution Of
such bond to cover the expenses and claimed
damages as any trial justice shall decide tc
be good and sufficient
Sec. 5. When the owner of trespassins
stock is unknown, said stock may be detain
ed for the space of one week, awaiting the
owners action. 1t shall then be reported to-
and become subject to the orders of, any trial
Justice in the county where the stock is taken
up, who shall take such action in the premises
as will effectuate the purposes of this Act, by
advertising the said stock upon the courthouse
door and in two other public places in the
said comfy, giving full description of the
same and the causes of seizure, together with
the damages costs and other allowances in
dicated by this Act, for the space of ten days,
and at the expiration of that time, should the
owner of the stock not have appeared aud
paid all the expenses, damages and costs
properly adjusted as in this Act required
then the said trial justice shall order his
constable to make public sale of the same to
the highest bidder for cash, and out of the
proceeds of such sale he shall pay the costs
damages, expenses and adjusted claims as in
this Act allowed, and the surplus, if any there
be, shall be turned over by said constable to the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the said county
to be by him paid to the owner of such stock
upon proper proof of such ownership; and
should the proper owner of such stock or ami.
NAL not appear and obtain such surplus with
in one year from the time the same was turn.
ed over to the said clerk of the court, then
the said clerk shall return and pay over the
same to the county treasurer of the said
county, to be by him disbursed as general
county funds.
SEC. 6. In cases where known owners, shall
after notification, neglect, for the period of
three days, to adjust the legal demands
against them provided in this Act, according
to the plan of adjustment in Section 4, all
further proceedings shall be taken under
Section 5 of this Act, as though the owners
were unknown.
SEC. 7. Any person, other than the owner,
who shall remove, or destroy or leave down
any portion of any fence in this State, in-
tended to inclose animals of any kind, or
who shall leave open any gate, or leave down
any bars or other structure intended for a
like purpose, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor; and any person who shall
wilfully or negligently violate the first Sec
ton of this Act, shall also be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and both classes Of offenders
shall be punishable by fine not less than five
nor more than thirty dollars, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than five nor more
than thirty days.
Sec 8. That whenever any animal shall
be taken up under the provisions of this
Act it shall be unlawful for any person to
rescue the same, or deliver it from the custo-
dy of the person impounding it, and who
ever shall violate this provision shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
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