Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-04
The No Fence Law.

We desire 10 call tho attention OF
'ur farmer friends to the following
,ill, which is now pending in the
House of Representatives, having
passed the Senate ami being favor.
ably reported to the house 10y the
Agricultural Co,imi,tee.
"Bc 1t enacted 10y tho legislature
or the State of Mississippi, that
from and after the first day OF
March, 1886, it shall he unlawful
for the ownc,s of any swine, goats,
or sheep to allow Or permit the
same to run ut large in supervisors
districts numbers one, four aud
five. anil ali that portion OF super.
visor's district, number three, lying
north ortownSaip n'nc in the csun'
~ of Coriah in said State
This Till, Us We have stated, has
already passed the senate and IN
reported iavor,bly by tue -\sricul'
tural Committee to the house. Ii
will, therefore, doubtless become a
law unless il is resisted 10y MessrS
Rowan and MilISaps in the house Of
representatives, and our people
should let their lights slime on the
subject 81 that our representatives
max know their wishes AMI act &c.
cordingly. The hill has been laid
orer,Suhjcct to call, ANA may be ia
ken up and passed or defeated mt
any time. II is argued by those
who favor this oil! that the forests
Ut the county are beng rapidly
in keeping up the fences,
aud that il will not bc long before
all of our timber will be exhausted
aud that il would bc well 10 take
time by the tOrelOck an,l call hal,
on the draft that is being made on
the timber resources Of the county
before W. are deprived of tircwOod
and nil other timbcr necessary to
our usc.
1t is also argued that the present
Labor system of the country Is so
unsatisfactory that the burden q!
keeping up the fences of the conn'
" lie. on the landowners only, and
that it is unjust that they should
furnish the commons on which
loose stock is allowed 10 pasture
and also fence the same stock out
OF their crops.
IL is also urged that this is an
economical measure anl would en-
able farmers To Use wire fences
which would be sufficient To Keep
out horses. cows, Ne, hut will not
turn hogs aud sheep. On the other
hand it is argued that, while this
law would accommodate some sec
tons OF the county, that, taken as u
Whole, there is an ample supply at
timber lautls la the county to an.
Swcr every purpose for many years
To come, aud that tae law il, ihert-
foic, premature. Ii is further oh
icc,ed that the bill is local in its
provisions, and that il world he
utterly iml,rac,icablc 10 enforce it,
~ the beat lines between
beats where the osicncc law opcr-
atcs and TIE present system Is in
operation, are not sufficient TO turn
stock and that We wOull have u
fence mans hogs on II no fence
mans land ami crops, AMI that it
would breed di>cOrd aud innumcr.
able contentious between nrighbor.
hoods aEl families. The same oh
lection il urged in relation 10 cOun.
ties, ami il is said that IL would be
impossible for the tanners who live
near the county lines 10 keep out
stock of the adjoining counties. AMI
that they would be compelled to
fence against the stock Of other
counties and hal as well fence
against that Of their own county.
Again, it il objected that the hill
takes effect immediately and that
and people are not prepared for IT,
Like most ether questions it has
two sides and Selfintcrest i apt tn
cut some figure in the measure.
Our representatives M, anxious to
know the wishes Of the people cn
the subject and will doubtless do
what they think hest in tue premi
scs, aud we should not complain, 1t
we do not inform them of our wish
es beforehand, ifthey net contrary
10 our Judgment Oiwhat is best.
THAT DC Settle It."
DR.. Smythc, of Attala county, IL.