Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-01
CHAPTER 1860.
An Act to Prevent the Running at
Large Of Horses, Cows, Sheep,
Hogs and Other Domestic
Animals In Christian
County.

BE it enacted by the General As
sembly Of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
SEC. l. That from aud after the
first day of March, eighteen hundred
and eighty seven, it shall not be law
full for the owner of any horse, COW,
sheep, hog, or other domestic ami
NAL to permit the same 10 run at
large in Christian county.
SEC. 2. The owners of any such
domestic animal so permitting it to
run at large shall be responsible for
all damage done by it TO the farm or
premises or other property of any
other person in said county, and
when any such damage is done it
shall be lawful for the person suffer-
ing the same to take up such animal
and to notify the owner thereof with
in five days thereafter, and if within
the next ten days from such notice
the owner of such animal, or the per-
son entitled TO the possession thereof,
shall pay to the owner of the proper
ty injured all such damages and the
costs of taking up said animal the
same shall be returned to him. But
if for ten days after such notice is
given the owner or person entitled to
the possession of such animal shall
fail or refuse to pay such damages
and costs, the person so taking up
said animal may sell same at public
auction at the nearest village, town
or city, after reasonable notice of the
time and place of the sale and retain
of the proceeds of the sale sufficient
TO pay said costs and damages, and
shall return the remainder, If any, to
the owner or person entitled to the
possession of such animal.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
and become law at the time stated
in the first section of this act upon
the following conditions A poll
shall be opened at each voting pre-
cinct or place in the county at the
Congressional election in November,
1886, and the question shall be put
by the officers of the election to each
person Offering to vote at said cleo
ton, "Are you in favor of the Stock
Law" and shall record his vote for
or against it according to his answer,
the result of such election shall be
certified and compared by the same
officers and at me same time that the
result of the Congressional election
is certified and compared, and if it
shall appear from such comparison
to the County Judge, that a majority
of the persons voting in said election
and on said question have voted in
favor of said law it shall be the duty
of the Judge to enter the fact on the
order book of the court, and to give
notice thereof in the newspapers pub
lished in the county, during that or
the following month.
SEC. 4. In taking the vote the Of
ficers of election in such precincts or
voting districts as are divided by the
line herein below designated, shall
note by writing the letter an" or rs"
after the name of each voter. Wheth-
er he lives north or south of said line
and if upon comparison of the poll
books ii shall appear that the MAORI
ty of the persons voting in either
division of the county, made by said
line, have voted against the law it
shall not take effect and be in force
in that portion of the county, al
though majority of all the votes
cast in the county may have been in
favor of il. But it shall take effect
and be in force in the other portion
of the county in the manner and at
the time stated in section three of
this act provided a majority therein
vote in.
SEC. 5. The line of division refer
red to above shall begin OH the east
side of the county where the Butler
road intersects the county line and
shall run thence with the Butler road
in westward course till said road
intersects the Russellville road near
Hopkinsville, thence with the last
named road in the same direction
until it reaches the limits of the City
of Hopkinsville; thence with the
boundary line of said City and on
the southern side thereof until it
reaches the Princeton road on the
western side of the City, thence with
said Princeton road TO the point on
said road where it intersects the
County line.
CHAs. OFFUTT,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
JAMES. r. HINDMAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved May 10, 1886.
j. PROCTOR KNOTT.
BY the Governor:
j. A. MCKENZIE,
Secretary of State.
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.(
|, j. A. Mckenzie, Secretary of the
Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby
certify that the foregoing writing
has been carefully compared by me
with the original on the file in this
Office, whereof it purports to be a
copy, and that It is true and exact
copy Of the same.
In testimony whereof, hereto sign
my name, and cause my Official Seal
to be affixed. Done at Frankfort,
this 9Th day of September A. d. 1886.
OSD j, A. McKENsIE,
C Secretary of State.
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