The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-05

passing on the enclosed lands of az,
;yorson in this State. whether tn,
fence aronnd The i,rclosure he Il Law
fui one or not, he owner Of >uci
Enclosures shall have \ lien on same
for al damages doae by said swine
while trespa>sing o., sail incloSure
which lien shall be enforced by at
! tachment or by Judgment a, law
and the execution issued an saiC
judgment shall he levied on sale
! trespassiug swine; provided. thi'
act shall not apply to counties hav
ing population of more than TWEEN
ty-two thousand, nine hundred and
seventy-six, nor less than twenty
two thousand, seven hundred and
thirty. nine, according to the FEEDER.
al Census Of 1900 or any future
Federal Census. Provided further,
that this act shall not be so con
strued as to exempt railroads or any
person from paying the owner OF
trespassing swine full damages done
for killing or wounding same while
trespassing on their property or in
closure.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
That this act take effect from and
after the first day of October, 1901,
the public welfare requiring it.
An act to define a lawful fence in
certain Counties Of Tennessee and
provide for the protection of in
closures against trespassing ami
mails.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Tennessee, That every planter shall
make and keep a sufficient fence of
ordinarily sound and substantial ma
terial around his land in cultivation.
Section Be it further enacted,
That the following shall be suffi-
Client:
~ a post and plank or post and
paling fence, plank or paling must
be four feet high and fastened to
ratings running horizontally, one
near the bottom or ground and one
near the top, post not to be more
tnan 10 feet apart and set firmly in
the ground, the space between said
planks or palings not to be more
than six inches.
(2) A common worm or crooked
rail fence four and one-half a feet
high; The space between the rails to
be close enough to keep all stock,
except swine, from passing through.
(3) Bots ID Arc or Usage Orange
fences, or part of wire and part of
Bots ID Arc or Usage Orange, four
feet high and at least Is inches
across the top and sufficiently close
to prevent all stock, except swine,
from passing through.
(4) A fence 4 J feet high, built on
good sized substantial post, set firm
ly in the ground not more than Is
feet apart with post or substantial
stay halfway between post. Said
fence shall consist of four a. barbed
wires. or four (4l planks. or four (D
Stats, running horizontally and fas-
tened firmly to said post or stay,
the first to be not more than g
inches from the ground, the second
not more than l3 inches from the
first, the third not more than ID
inches from the second, the fourth
to be not more than Ii inches from
the third. Said fence may consist
entirely Of wire, or of planks, or of
slats,s or it may be composed of
wire, plank and Stats.
Section g. Be it further enacted,
That the following shall be sufficient
and be a lawful fence only as to
horses, mules, and all cattle except
calves and yearlings under two
years old:
a fence four and one-half (4D
feet high, built on good sized sub
stantial post, set firmly in the
ground not more than 13 feet apart
with substantial stay or post half
way between said post, said fence
shall consist of three barbed wires,
or three planks, or three Stats, run
ming horizontally and fastened firm
ly to said post and stays, the first
to be not more than Is inches from
the ground, the second not to be
more than Is inches from the first
and the third to be not more than
Is inches from the second; said