Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-26
A Synopsis OF the stock
Law.

A Synopsis OF the stock
Law.
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any live stock TO u at large in
Durham County, or in Cedar Grove,
Little River, Hillsborough and BIng
ham Townships in Orange County.
Sec. 2. The Justices of the Peace
shall register all descriptions of live
stock taken up or %impounded, and
shall keep such register open for in
spection at all times, Sundays ex-
cepted.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be lawful for any
person TO take up live stock running
at large and impound the same in
the township where taken up. and
the impounder may demand twenty
five cents for each animal taken up,
and twenty cents for each animal
for every day su:h animal is kept
impounded, and may retain the same
with the right to use it under proper
care until all legal charges and dam
ages are paid, said damages to be
assessed by two d%is,nteres,ed tree.
holders.
Sec. 4. The impounder shalt i'm
mediately inform the owner, if
known, OF impounded stock, and if
the owner shah for two days after
such notice willtully refuse or neg.
Iect to redeem his stock, then the
imponnder shall file a description OF
said stock with the nearest Magis-
lrate il the township and after ten
days written advertisement, shall
sell the same and apply proceeds to
payment Of costs and damages, and
pay the surplus TO the owner.
Sec. 5. Any impounder willtully
misappropriating such funds shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor.
Sec. 6. Any person unlawtully res.
cuing or releasing impounded stock,
or attempting to do so, is guilty OF a
misdemeanor.
Sec. Z. The word stock in this act
shall be construed to mean horses,
mules, jacks. j%ennets, colts, cows,
sheep. calves, goats and all other
such cattle and swine. q
Sec. s. The County Commission
ers OF said Counties shall forthwith
erect a good and lawful fence around
said townships, except on the line,
of adjacen. counties in which tbs
stock law prevails and shall levy
aud collect al amount not to ex.
coed twenty cents on the u hun.
rdred dollars worth of real estate i,
said townships.
Sec. 8. Any citizen ofthe territory
described is authorized 10 erect, a
his W expense, any part OF thl
fence or to erect gates across the
highways on said line of fence.
SEQ. 10. When any person object.
to the fence being built on his lanC
so much land as is necessary may b'
condemned tor that purpose.
sec. IL. Ii any person willtull,
permits his stock to run a, largt
within said territory, he shall ID,
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec, II. Any person owning rea
estate in Orange or Durham coun
ties adjoining the stock law territor,
may have his lands included in sucl
adjacent territory by signing an'
fling with the clerk of tie Board 0
Commissioners OF the County il
which the land lies, a written motto
conserving and agreeing that hi
land, briefly describing it, shall b
subject to the stock law ana there
upon bis lands shall be Included i
the stock law territory.
Sec. Is. Tha, any person. whc
having inpounded any .. the abov
named stock, shall fail to provld
the same with suficien, food an
water, or shall ~willfully abuse an
%injure the same, shall be guilty OF
mlsdemeanor.
Sec. ii. That the Board OF Con
missioners of sald county shall hay
the power to levy the assessmer
and build the fence a, any tim
prior TO November Isl, 1875, BIZ
the provisions Of this sc, ln regar
TO stock running al large shall nc
take effect until Nov. LIST, 1885.