The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
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dec .sloh To be final.
| Sec. 8. If the owner of SAID he
Known to such impounder he shall
immediately inform such owner when
MS stock is impo'.nded and if said
owner shall, for two days after such
notice, wilcully refuse or neglect to
redeem his stock, then the imroun,;er
after ten days written notice posted
a. three or more public places within
the township, where said stock is inn.
pounded. and describing tie said
stecK anl stating place, day and
Aonr OF sale, Or il the owner he TN,
Known, after twenty days notice in
j the same manner, aud also at the
court house door, Shall sell tie stool,
al runiic auct:cn, and apply the pro-
ceeds in accordance With the proceed.
'ng ana succeeding sections, and the
balance lie shall turn ever to the own.
er II K n3wu, aud if the owner he not
Ano"n, 10 the county commissioners
tor tile use G.! tile sc.icol fund Of the
dlstiict, wherein said stock was taxi
en up and iinpounded, suhject in their
iianas SIX months to tile call Of the
legally entitled owner.
! Sec. i, ANY iInpounder wilfuil.
mHasppropriating any money, he may
receive under this act. Or in any man,
her Wiliuliy violating any CT the PRO
visiaHs shall be guilty o. a misc,c~
meannr and fined not exceeding fifty
dollars Or imprisoned not exceeding
thirty Gays.
sec. ). Any person unlawluliv re>
ceiring Or releasing an; impounded
stock, Or attempting to do so, shall be
deemed guilty OF q misdemeaner, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fin
ed 40: exceeding City dollars Or liz.
prisoned not exceeding thirty days.
See. c. The were. stock III this act
shall lie construed to mean horses,
mules, jacks, jennets, colts, COWS.
sheep, calves, goats AID all Leat ca.
tie and swine.
| Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
hoard az ;o,o,, ~. ,,:,l <.x>,,,.
ties forthwith to erect good and law.
iil fence around said counties. ex.
cept on the Virginia line and the
lines Of territory OF adjacent counties
i'll which The stock Or no fence law
prevails, and along all streams which
are or may he decl res; lawful fences,
and to defray the expense OF the same
they shall levy ana collect an assess
nent not to exceed twenty cents on
the one hundred dollars taxable val
latl,'n CT real estate OF said counties.
Sec. 8. Any citizen Or citizens of
the territory herein described, are
hereby authorized and empowered at
their own expense to construct said
fence or any part of it along the line
indicated by this act or to erect gates
On any of the highways On said line
of fence.
I Sec. 8. If any owner OF land along
the line of territory described in this
act, snail object to the building of any
fence herein allowed, his land u;,t
exceeding twenty feet IN width Tor
the fencing herein / roviac:l for, shall
De condemned upon the application
Of any pers IN Or persons to any jus
tice OF the peace Of the township, in
which said land is Situ1to1, and said
justice of the peace 5I,all a. once pro
| ceed to sun nol two 1}isintercs. ~ i
/ frecholacrS, WHO shall toge tner Wit!
him lay Off and condemn such land
for fencing. after giving to the owner
Or owners Of such Ian II OF lands, or
his Or their agents, two days notice
and they shall assess such damage rs
, they think just.
Sec. 10. That any person wlie
shall wilfuliy permit his Or her llve
stock to run at large within saic
counties. shall be deemed guilty of +;
misdemeanor. aud upon conviction
shall be fined not exceeding fifty dol
: lars, OR Imprisoned no, exc eedins
thirty days.
Sec, II. That Fishing Creek ans
its tributaries within said Countie:
between the counties of Halifax
Nash and EdgecGnbe. shall lie deem
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