The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-04-12
NEW LAWS.
Acts Passed by the Twenty
Fourth General Assembly.

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An act to regulate the running a.
/ large Of certain animals, and fol
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Arkansas:
Section |. Upon the written petit
tion of majority OF the qualified
electors of any county bordering upon
a navigable stream, and having ter
ritory In cultivation subject to over
flow; or subdivision of county con-
sisting Of not less than thirty-six
square miles. where said subdivis-
ion borders upon navigable stream
and contains territory in cultivation
subject to overflow, being filed in the
county court of said county, praying
an order to prevent the running at
large of hogs, sheep and goats within
said county or subdivision, as the
case may be. 1t shall be the duty
Of the county court to make such
order when the petitioners havecom.
piled with this act.
Sec. 2. When the qualified cleo
tors Of any county, or subdivision Of
county consisting of not less than
thirty six square miles, desire to
avail themselves of the benefits of
this act, they shall file their petit
lions. signed by a majority Of the
qualified electors OF the county or
subdivision in the county court of
the county at regular term thereof.
Sec. 3. Said petition shall set
forth clearly, whether it is their in
tention to prevent the running at
large Of all the animals mentioned
in the frs, section this act or only
or more cis hereof, and, il
I.: petition Il the qualified
electors Of as, lsion, such sub
division shall De particularly de-
scribed, and the boundaries thereof
clearly designated.
Sec. A The county court, after
the fling of such petition, shall pro-
ceed no further with the matter until
the petitioners, or some OF them, de-
poslt sufficient amount of money,
with the clerk of the court to pay all
costs, fees and expenses that may
arise in making said order. Under
the provisions Of this act, he amount
so deposited, to be determined by
the court, and the clerks receipt
therefor to be filed with the petition.
Sec. 5. After the filing of the pc
tition as herein provided the court
shall make an order, directing the
clerk to cause notice to be given i'm
mediately, of the fling of the petit
ion. The notice shall specify the
class of ANIMALS it is proposed shall
not run at large, and II for subdi-
vision Of a county, the territory de-
scribed in the petition.
Sec. 6. Such notice shall be pub
lished in some newspaper published
in the county, if there be one. If no
paper is published IN the county,
said notice shall be posted at the
court house door, and at each voting
precinct in the county, if the peti
tion is for county; il for subdi-
vision, then such notice shall be
posted at three of the most public
places in such subdivision.
Sec. 7. Al the next regular term
oil the county court, after the filing
of such petition, the court shall in.
vestigate the matter, and if, on such
investigation, it appears that ma
iority of the qualified electors of the
county or subdivision, as the case
may be, signed the petition, and that
the notice herein provided was given,
it shall make an order prohibiting
the running at large of such stock
as may be described in the petition
in the territory described, or the
county, as the case may be, after the
first day of January next, after said
order is made.
Sec. 8. Immediately after the
making of said order the clerk shall
cause copies thereof to be posted at
every voting precinct in the county;
if the order is made for the county,
if for subdivision, then copy Of the
order shall be posted in three Of the
most public places in the subdivis-
ion, and after the first day of Jan
uary 1t shall be unlawful to permit
to run at large, within the limits
designated, any animal of the class
mentioned in the ID order.
Sec. 8. Il anv x, forbidden to
at large u provisions OF
, is act, s ha the cultivated
lands of anoth' .hout his consent,
in any county or subdivision in
which the provisions of this act have
become operative, the owner. lessee,
or person in lawful possession Of
such lands, may impound said stock,
and detain the same un.ll his fees
and all damages occasioned by said
sock are paid.
Sec. 10. Whenever any sock is
impounded, under The provisions Of
this act, notice thereof shall be gwen
20 The owner, il known, ana such
owner shall be entitled to possession
thereof. upon payment of fees aud
damages.
Sec. IL. Any person impounding
stock, under provisions Of ,his act,
shall be entitled % the following
fees 10 cents per day per head for
hogs. 10 cents per day per head for
goats, and 3 cents per day per head
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