The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-20
The Chicken Law
And Some
Other Queer Acts.

CONVICTION conviction n d Ell
UNDER THE what is known a:
CHICKEN LAW. the Chicken Law
This law was passed
by the last Legislature and is one of the
most remarkable in the history of loca
craftsmanship. II makes 1t misde
meanor to allow your chickens to tres
pass on the property OF others. Under
this law Miss Mollie Brachen, of Con-
cord. swOre out a warrant against hel
fellow townsman, Will Parnell, and be
was convicted, and the magistrate fineC
him a penny and costs.
simultaneously with the news of this
trial and conviction comes sensational.
reports from Cleveland county of a re.
cent invention by 1.-The genial and jovial
Lawndale depot agent, the breeder o.
the Rose Comb White Leghorns and
fancier of the White Wyandotte. His
invention is described as consisting of a
device which is attached to the leg of
a chicken SO that when it gets into the
garden and begins to scratch it will
gradually scratch itself out of the gar
den. 1t is positively stated that with
this appliance on a chicken it is utter.
ly impossible for it to remain in a gar.
den If it makes any attempt to scratch
OF course such an invention, if success
full will knock the old Plymouth Rock
rooster law higher than a kite. and
therefore ought not to be encouraged
We should view with genuine alarm
any attempt to have a gem like our
chicken law erased from the statute
books.
There We're a numbe rof others like
unto the Chicken Law passed by the
last Legislature. but
MASTERPIECE none quite equal to
FOR RECENT it. We might, for
LEGISLATION. instance, here men,
.tiOn the following
acts selected from the Books at random:
Chapter 422, requiring the county
physician in Macon to test all liquors
drunk in that county, and if the juice
lis found not absolutely pure shall be
refused, and not paid for" Though no
salary or fee is prescribed for this duty,
it is believed that it will, in the near fu
ture, make the office of county physi-
clan for Macon one of the most desir-
able in that part of the State.
Or chapter 539 which provides that
no liquor shall be shipped into Clay
county and if any is bought in any part
Of the State and so shipped, "said sale
shall be held and construed to take
place within said county of Clay. and
said common carrier shall be a parti-
ceps criminis in said misdemeanor
1T is Worry of note in this connection
that there is not railroad in Clay coun-
" or in forty miles thereof
Then there is chapter 4S4 making it
unlawful Ito cut cherry timber in Ora
ham county during the season of the
year when the leaves are on the tim
ber." and "all persons who commit
such an offense shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor." Chapter 495 makes it a
misdemeanor to leave MUD Castle" cate
open, while chapter 54S gives you free
and unlimited permission to throw saw
DUST IN any of the streams of Swain
county. Chapter 372 prohibits fishing in
certain streams of Bladen and Columbus
counties. except with rod and line,
such as is usually held with the hand,
and not more than six hooks shall be at
tached to any line" Chapter 696 makes
Thomas Woodall. Of Johnston county. a
citizen and taxpayer of one township
and resident of another township.
But even more interesting than any
OF these, perhaps, is chapter GOA. which.
In point of perspic-
DEhR HUNTING uity and statesman
AND ship is a real pam
DoG-HARkING. 1t makes it "unlaw
full for any person
or persons to join in and bark dogs on
feeing deer. or the trail thereof. being
pursued at the time by the dogs of
another, or the present possessed. or
possessors thereof and thereby breaking
OF from the said trail the dog or dogs
Jumping and then pursuing the said
ieeing deer After repeating this pro-
hlpition In two sections of the law, but
IN signify varying language, the act
tnen goes on to say: THAT any person
or persons violating this act shall be
guilty or a misdemeanOr." and fined or
imprisoned. ETC.: Provided. if such
person or persons so violate this act,
will deliver the deer SO caught or killed.
TO the aggrieved person or persons. then
the person or persons so offending shah
not be guilty of misdemeanor.'
Chapter GIG makes it unlawful for any
person to jump on or off moving train
within half mile of Haw River. Then
proviso is added making exceptions
or railroad employees, passengers OF
those assisting passengers on or off the
train. Cursing or getting drunk within
naif mile of Haw River is forbidden
ny cnapter 489. 1t is made INSIDE
meanor. Chapter 75S prohibits drunk
ehness at Pinehurst, within the wire
renee enclosing said settlement" For
such Offenders $50-fine or a 3O-day i'm
prisonment is provided and William
homes is appointed J. p. to meet ont
justice to such offenders.
folks IN Iancey county who want +o
get drunk must get out of the puhlic
road and stay awav
WHERE II is from public n mao+
UNSAFE TO ing, otherwise thew
DhoNk will, under chapter
1877. be guilty of a
misdemeanor. In Currituck county tho
above law applies only to Poplar Branch
township Chapter 44O: while in Mitch
ell county you must be at a hundred
yards from church when either Won,
treat your friends or get drunk your-
self-chapter 4S5.
The selling of lemonade or the taking
OF pictures on Sunday within one mile
OF Bear Grass and Rrierv Suo,,,,