Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-06
FHE NEW LAW.
1 Fines for Illegal Enclosure
of Lands.
kos the HerdIns of Stock on
Lands Not Owned
|, soveral Members Against Its
Provisions.

\, teyt of the bill reported
he free conference committees
hing. and which passed po .,l
nhs additional reports sub
IN members OF the coni'''i''ee
Y t0 70 prohibit the unlawful
Or u inclosing, or keeping in :
u The lands Of another, and of
l. nublic school, university
I'M, N, lands of the state of Texas,
mravent the herding or loose
~ detention of stock upon the
= the state, the public schools,
. and asylums, and to provide
for the violation of this act.
BE it enacted by, the leg
4 The state of Texas that If any
cornoration shall knowingly
hermit to remain standing
J on or around the land of an
Ebe public, public school, uni
! r asYlum lands of this state,
The written consent of the
|ereof duly acknowledged, or
Ieeuted lease ofsuch land from
pr authority in case OF public,
rhool, university or asylum
the case may be, duly record
the the county where the
% or to which it Is
for judicial purposes, he shall
ID guilty of a misdeIneanor,
conviction therefor fined in
not less than fifty cents nor
an one dollar per acre per
y each month so inclosed or
nd imprisoned in the county
nv period not over two years.
he meaning of "person" as
his act is included every man
Q OF controlling for a corpora
q or Joint stock company, and
/ every Individual or person
Sall aid, assist or direct In
blation of this act. Half
Ebes collected under the provis-
This act shall bel paid to the
Cr persons informing on the
br corporation who shall un.
inclose any land, provided
eh three months said land
6osed shall constitute a separate
A fence, .within the meaning
let, is any inclosure of wood,
both, or any other material
h to prevent the passage of cat
les, mules, asses, sheep, goats
|. Where persons or corpora
I've unlawfully fenced land be-
1 to the state or public school,
|ty or asylum lands, it shall be
\ of the encouragement, either
IN or by proxy, to institute pro-
3 in the name of the state
| any person or corporation so
billy inclosing said lands, and
penses incurred in employing
to prosecute such cases shall
Icted from the fine or fines col
rom any person or corporation
Ag the provisions of this act, the
to be paid to the fund to which
gs.
.All persons or corporations
I've already fenced lands within
Inhibition Of this act shall have
months from and after
le that this act goes into effect |
Drm to the provisions thereof; |
ID that the provisions of this
Il not apply TO any person or
ton who has heretofore or may |
er in guxi faith fence land not |
WI.
BIN all prosecutions under |
, the provisions of articles 500 |
of the penal code of the state
$ shall apply.
This act shall not apply to |
who have heretofore settled
Inds not their own, where the
re is two hundred acres or
d where the principal pursuit |
person upon the land is that of |
.ure.
THAT any person who owns
rolls land surrounding land of
: may fence his own land by |
the inner boundaries of his |
and leaving u way lane sixty
lde (unobstructed by gates or
lse) to the outer boundaries OF
land, at such place as
ner or agent of the inner survey |
smand, and providing two gates
places on the inner and outer
as the owner of the inner
shall demand, and they
Y Kept In condition convenient
'nalng and closing by the owner
fence. Or If no demand is
ne opening and gates shall be
place as the owner of the outer
may select. When the way or
u gates are once located, they
y be changed except by con-
Tue owners of both the inner
Ter surveys.
lit shall be unlawful for any
llrm or corporation to herd, or
erdlng, or cause to be herded,
herded or detained
'zlng by line riding, any
lorses, mules, asses, sheep or
u any vacant public domain,
university or asylum lands
lhls state, unless the same shall
en- leased from the proper au-
provided that this section of
snail not apply to persons
such stock in gathering for or
, to and from market, or in
,ne same from one section of
itry to another.
ANY person who shall know
ola!e any of the provisions in
oo VI lhis act shall be guilty of a
and upon con-
shall be fined 500 for
n II or part of a year, for each
VI part of a section, (meaning
Of land or less, whether sur.
section or not which shall
'on'rary to the provisions of
s'IIhe owner of the cattle.
= y, sheep shall be liable to the
" .,le sum of 500 for each wear
y "a = year for $40 acres of land.
on VI less size, that may be
'nt to the provisions
Wv. Wv, which may be recovered in
i aIc'ion without affecting the
Prosecutions prescribed
dedw une such Unbiased land,
o Of !, upon contrary to the pro,
rjs, ms act, belongs to the i'm.
' ,,'sa public domain. public