Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-20

closure lands belonging 10 another OF
other persons. and the party 10 cnclos-
ing said lands aud the smaller land
proprietors therein cannot agree as to
the rental value of The land OF such
smaller land proprietor, or IL he do
sires to Craze the same, and they can
not agree rs TO the number OF stock
which each shall pasture within said
enclosure, respectively, then either
party may petition the judge
OF the county wherein said pasture
may be situated setting forth the par
ticular facts Of the case with prayer
for an equitable adjustment Of the
same, and which petition shall be
served upon the opposite party, with
notification OF the time fixed by the
judge for the hearing of the same,
which shall not exceed thirty days
from the filing of said petition, aud
If the disagreement between the par
ties shall be only as 90 the rental value
OF the land; then the county Judge
shall hear tho evidence therein and
enter such decree aud judgment as he
may deem just and equitable, and In
the event that the disagreement shall
be ms to the number OF stock which
each party may pasture within such
enclosure, then such county judge
shall appoint commission, three
disintcrested stockmen OF the county,
who upon hearing the evidence shall
| fix the number of stock which ench
party may pasture within such en-
closure, and In fixing the same they
shall not take into consideration the
cost Of the construction Of the enclo-
sure, the smaller land proprietor Is TO
have the benefit ofsuch enclosure free,
said commissioners may decree costs
| against either party or divide the
same, IA 1t may appear to them Just
and shall be entitled to three dollars per
day while sittingas such commissioners
| and said commissioners Immediately
upon making said award, shall deliv-
or the same TO the judge Of the county,
who shall enter decree upon the
same, with an Injunction that neither
party to such controversy shall pasture
within such enclosures greater
number of stock therein awarded
| and decreed.
| Your committee would further re-
commend for the consideration and for
! for final action of our legislature, an
| amendment to the law In regard 10
| the malicious destruction or cutting
| down of fencing, and to make the pcu-
| atty the same as that Of theft OF prop
erty, where the damages sustained
/ amounted 10 $2D or over make Ii a
felony, under $50 misdemeanor.
Your committee would respectfully
| recommend further action on the part
! Of our legislature In regard TO amend
! ing the law increasing the penalty
| thereof for the wilfui and malicious
setting fire or burning the grass with
! i'm any enclosure, or causing the same
TO he burned. We claim that there Is
! property In grass and that IL should
! re.eive ii the hands of our legislature
/ the same protection ,hn. they have
gtyea 81 he gC0HLnK or Of the as'
riculturiug,
I We would further respectfully petit
tion our legislature for tne passa3 90 OF d
law THAT would authorize the county
courts In counties whcI. t1e lands
! therein ARE pastoral in character, I,
permit gates to he constructed over
and across first and second class roads
and further for the passage OF a law
that all persons enclosing land through
which may run public road, anc
over which gate is authorized TO b,
placed, shall have light gate therein
and which shall be easily to open and
swung clear of the ground AZ ieas,
twelve inches, and should the Owner
OF any pasture disregard this provision
1t shall be the duty of the road over
seer to notify such owner of such fact
aud twenty-four hours thereafter !
such gate 10 not formed 10 tins regula
ton, then II shall be the duty of suel
overseer TO abate the same as nui
sance. +. II. LANE, Chairman.
! The report was adopted.
REVOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Sayers of Gonzales:
WHERBAs, We believe the interests
of growers aud dealers In live stock re
uuires the establishment of National
Stock Association, particularly in res
pect 10 the stamping out of contagious
diseases, and in securing harmony OF
4 action, I'm furthering our interests
therefore be 1t
! Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest state and district associations ol
stockmen I'm the United States To send
delegates To meet with us at Austis
Texas. on the second Tuesday in Janu
airy, 1891, In order TO form such an as
ISOLATION.
/ Adopted.
By Vice President Carter:
Resolved, That a copy of the reports
of the committee on inspection, and re-
ports Of all other committees, except
that on finance, be furnished the chair
man OF the committees on stock ana
stock raising, of the senate and house
of representatives of the Texas legisia-
ture now in session.
Adopted.
BY hir. Bentley:
| Resotped:-That the President APP
point a committee of three members oil
The association to be charged with tila
duty OF properly presenting TO the leg
islature Of ,pexas such reeomnenla-
tions az may have been or may he
adopted by this association.
Adopted
BY Messrs Bentley, Neweliand Met.
caife:
Resofpcd, That this association heart
I Nv indorse the bill for the protection
OF domestic animals against wild and
obstructive destructive animals, pre-
pared by the committee of the late Tex
asN ooi(;rowersA ssociation end recon-
mend ia passage by the present Legs
lature OF the state of Texas.
/ Adopted.
FsTRAY LAW.
The following bill now pending ~
the House OF Representatives, by re
quest OF Mr.. Evans was read:
Art, 1870. Ifereafterwben any 81 ras
horse, mare, gelding, iilly, coli, mule
I lack iennet, work OK or cattle, shhl
10 upon She land or plantation Of any
! oi,t..,,, I,sinv "A (reehoiler and shall