The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-04-12
RUssELLvILLE, POPE CO., ARK, APRIL y, 1883

sucn St0ck may sell the same aJ put
lie auction for cash, after first givin
five days notice of the time, plac
and terms of such sale, by one postet
| handbill posted on the court hous
| door Of said county, and a cop,
thereof to be delivered to the owne
Of sad stock, if known, and appl,
the proceeds, after dedsoting ex
penses of sale, to the satisfaction 0
his fees and damages, and pay th'
balance to the owner Of the stock.
! Sec. 13. If no owner can be founC
of stock so impounded, the taker W
may, after the expiration of five days
make affidavit before justice of tho
peace, describing the stock and that
the owner is unknown to afliant
which affidavit snail be delivered
forthwith by such justice to the
clerk of the county court, to be kept
in his Office for inspection. After
the filing of said affidavit the takel
up may sell such stock, as in case
where the owner is known, except Q
copy of the notice posted is not tc
be delivered, and if any remains
after satisfying his fees and damages
he shall report the same, under oath,
to the clerk of I'll, county court and
pay the same over to the county
treasurer, to be paid, received and
dlsbursed as in case of estrays.
Sec. IA. Whenever this act be-
comes operative, in any county OF
subdivision, any fence within such
county or subdivision shall be
deemed lawful fence that is made
of post or wire or plank where the
top wire or plank shall be five feet
and the wire or plank sufficiently
close to keep out the class Of stock
not embraced within this act, OF the
order of court made in pursuance
hereof.
Sec. 15. In no case shall the conn
ty be liable fer any cost by reason
of any county or subdivision avail
ing or attempting to avail emselves
of this act, but in all cases The whole
expense shall be paid by the peti
tioner.
Sec. 16. Whenever any county or
subdivision have avalled themselves
of this act, it shall be lawful for 4
majority of the qualified electors OF
the county or district, as Che case
may be, to petition the county court
to set aside the order prohibiting the
stock mentioned from running at
large, and the same notice shall be
given, and proceedings had, as herein
provided for obtaining said order;
and the court shall set aside the
former order il, on investigation, it
finds majority Of the qualified cleo
tors have petitioned thereof, and
fhat the proper no @ has been Civ
en-; provided, that the petitioners
shall pay all the cost for having said
order set aside.
Sec. II. All laws in conflict here
with are hereby repealed and this
act take effect from its passage.
Approved March 2, 1883.
An act to provide for the collection
of the arms and accoutrements be
longing to the state.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly Of the state of Arkansas:
Section /. That the governor shall
direct the sherlffs of the several coun-
ties of this state to gather up the
guns and other arms and accoutre-
ments belonging TO the state, and
deliver the same to the governor at
Little Rock. Said sheriffs shall IN
oil things connected herewith be gov
erned By orders from the governor.
That the sum of one hundred dollars
is hereby appropriated out of any
funds in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated to pay the freight on
said arms and accoutrements from
the place where the same may be
gathered up to Little Rock, to be
paid on the order of the governor.
Sec. 2. That lie sheritfs so direct
ed shall have the power 30 take pos
session of oil the arms and accoutre-
ments wherever he may find them,
provided they are not in possession
of regularly organized companies.
Sec. 3. If any person holding
arms or accoutrements belonging to
the state, unless he be member Of
some organized company, or be spe-
cially authorized to hold the same,
shall refuse to deliver them to said
sheritfs upon demand, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be fined not less than twenty dollars
(S20) nor more than fifty dollars
($50).
Sec. 4. This act suall take effect
and be in force from and after It's
passage.
Approved March "a, 1858.
An act to be entitled an act to au-
thorize the treasurer OF state &c
borrow the money to meet the cur
rent expenses Of the lunatic asy
lum.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Arkansas:
! See | That the treasurer Of the