Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-12-25
New Stock Law.

stock men and homestead settlers
throughout the county, has pre-
pared following bill to be intro
duced in the coming session of the
| 'gislature, ,Burleigh thinks that
this measure will cover the case
an | do justice to all parties con-
cerned.
AN ACT.
To regulate the herding and
grlzing of stock upon the ranges
of this state and to provide a pen
atty for violations hereof.
Be it enacted by the people of
the state of Oregon;
SECTION /. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person owning or
having charge of ary sheep to herd
the same or permit them to be herd
ed on the lands or possessing
claims OF other persons, or to herd
the same or permit them to Craze
upon unappropriated land within
one mile of the dwelling house of
the owner or owners of such land
or possessing claim, or within one
half mile OF the boundary line of
such land or possessing claim.
SECTION 2.-That the owner or
agent ofsuch owner of sheep violating
the provisions of the preceding sec
ton, on complaint of the party or
parties injured before any Justice
o. the Peace for the precinct where
either of the interested parties may
r side, is liable to the injured for
al damages sustained; and if the
tr sspass be repeated, is liable to
re party injured for the second
a id every subsequent offense in
! double the amonnt of damages
sustained.
SECTION 3.--That when the owner
or agent OF such owner of sheep
found trespasslng upon the land
or possessory claims of another,
or within one mile Of the dwellin g
OF the claimant or occupant OF such
pos5essory claim, or within one
half mile of the boundary line
thereof, is unknown to the party
injured by such tresspass, all sheep
so tresspassing may be treated as
estray5.
SECTION THAT it shall be un.
lawful for any person not a resi-
dent OF this state owning or having
charge OF sheep, cattle or horses
to herd them, or permit them to be
herded, or permit them to graz e
upon any of the unoccupied lands
within this state without first OBJ
tanning from the county clerk of
the county in which it lis proposed
to herd oa Craze such stock, per-
NIT to herd or Craze such stock"
SECTION 5.-That it shall be un-
lawful for any person who is a
resident OF this state owning or
having charge OF any sheep, cattle
or horses, to herd them, or permit
them to be herded, or permit them
to Craze upon any OF the unoccu-
pied lands of this state, except
upon unoccupiel lands lying
within the county in which the
owner of such stock resi- les, with
out first obtaining from the county
clerk Of the county in which it is
proposed to herd or Craze such
stock permit to herd or Craze
such stock within that county.
SECTION 6.-That the permit
required by this act shall be is
sued by the County Clerks of the
various counties of this state when
the party desiring such permit
shall present to such county clerk
his sworn statement of the kind
and number OF such stock intended
to be ranged or herded in such
county together with a certificate
from the stock inspector from any
county in this state showing that
such stock has been examined by
said inspector, within three months
of the date of application, of such
permit, and that such stock is free
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