The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-31

Text OF the Hill Introduced In -
House Of Representative ~ Mr. VIII.

House OF Representatives BY Mr.. VII.
lard
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT TO PROVIDE A STOCK LAW
FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
The General Assembly Of North
Carolina do Enact:
Section 1. That from an after the first
day Of October in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine no person shall allow his or her
limits OF the county OF New Hanover
except in that portion OF said county
which lies between the Cape Fear river
and the North East river; and no per-
son living within the limits OF said
stock law territory shall permit any of
his or her live stock 10 go or enter upon
the lands OF another without having
obtained leave or the owner of such
land. Any person violating this section
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor. The
word stock in this section shall be cou-
strued TO mean horses, cows. calves.
sheep, goats. jennies and all heat cattle,
swine and geese.
Sec. 2. That before the fifteenth day
of September 1899 the board of county
! commissioners OF said county shall
cause a good and sufficient fence Ave
feet high TO be constructed and main
tanned along the boundary line between
the county of New Hanover and the
county of Pender. commencing at the
eastern end Of said line and ending at
the point where the said lie reaches
and intersects the Northeast Cape Fear
river with suitable gates at all ros
ings Of public roads: provided. that
the said board Of commissioners may
at any time and from time to time de-
clare any water course along the line
of said fence to be and constitute a
part Of said fence and for the purpose
of this act the said board of comission-
erS may let out h construction of said
fence and gates by contract to the low
cts bidder giving twenty days notice Of
such letting out by public advertise
mont in two daily papers published in
the city of Wilmington; or IL in their
discretion the said board shall deem il
| advisable that they may employ an
agent to construct said fence under
such terms as they shall prescribe; and
for the defraying of the expenses of
constructing said fence and gates the
said board may draw upon the county
treasurer of said county of New Hon
over for a sum sufficient therefor out of
the general fund of said county, and
may thereafter levy ON all real proper
ty taxable by state and county in said
county, and collect a tax sufficient to
replace h amount so drawn from said
general fund, and in addition thereto
may from year to year, in like tanner
levy and collect a tax sufficient to main
tain said fence and gates.
Sec. 8. That so much of chapter
twenty, volume second of the Code
as is contained in section two thousand
eight hundred and sixteen, section two
thousand eight hundred and seven
teen, section two thousand eigh
hundred and eighteen, section two
thousand eight hundred and nineteen,
section w thousand eight hundred
and twenty, section two thousand
eight hundred and twenty-seven, Sec
ton two thousand eight hundred and
tw~enty-eight section two thousand
eight hundred and twenty-nine, and
section two thousand eight hundred and
thirty and all amendments to said sec
tions shall be made a part of this act.
Sec. 4. That this act shall be in force
from and after it's ratification.