Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-07-04
A Synopsis of the stock
LAW.

Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any live stock to run at large in
Durham County, or in Cedar Grove,
Little River, Hillsborough and Bing.
ham Townships ia Orange County.
Sec. 9 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. 8. 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 such animal is kept
i%mpounied, and may retain the same
with the right to 8 it under proper
care until all legal charges and dam
! ages are paid, said damages to be
assessed by two dislnterested tree.
holders.
Sec. 4. The impounder shall i'm
mcsia,ely INTERN the owner, If
known, OF imrounded stock, and ii
the owner shalt for two days after
such notice wNltully refuse or neg.
lect Ia rtdcctS his stock, then the
inpoundcr shaF file d Description ol
said stock wlt4l: the nearest Magis.
uate II the ,own>hip and alter ten
days written advertisement, shall
sell the same alta apply proceeds to
payment of costs and damages, and
pay the surplus to the owner.
Sec D. Any itapounder wiflfully
Incorporating such funds shall be
guilty OF a mls~deuheanor.
Sec. 6. Any person unlawfu1ly res
cuing or releasing impounded stock
or attempting 10 do SO, is guilty OF
misdemesnor.
Sec. Z. The word stock in this &C,
shall be construed to mean horses
mules, jacks: jenne,s, colts, cows
sheep, calves, goats and all Other
such cattle and swine.
Sec. s. The County Commission
ers OF said Counties shall forthwith
erect a good and lawful tence around
said townehips, except on the line
of adjacent counties in which th.
stock law prevails aud shall lev,
and collect An amount not to ex
coed twenty cents on the one hun
dred dollars worth of real estate il
said to wnships.
Sec. 8. Any citizen of the territor,
described is authorized 10 erect, a
bis own expense, any part of tn
fence or to erect gates across tn
highways on said line of fence.
SEQ. 10. When any person object
to the fence being built on his lane
} so ch land as is necessary may b
condemned tor that purpose.
sec. IL. 1t any person williull,
. permits bis stock to run at larg
within said territory, he shall b
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec, y. Any person owning rea
!, estate in Orange or Durham cour
ties adjoining the stock law territor
may have his lands included in sue
adjacent territory by signing an,
fling with the clerk of the Board c
Commissioners of the County i
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. That any person, VIII,
1 having impounded any OF the abov
r named stock, shall fail to provid
the same with sufficient food an
water, OF shall willfully abuse an
Q iniure the same, shall be guilty of
e misdemeanor.
Sec. IA. That the Board OF Con
o missioners of said county shall ha,
. the power to levy the assessmel
e and Luild the fence at any tin
a prior 10 November LIST. 1885, bl
Q the provisions of this act in regar
to stock running at large shall NJ
: toLe aHact until Nov. lat. 1855.