Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-11-14
The Augusta Stock Law.

The stock law which was voted on
last week and carried by 548 majority.
embraces the following territory:
That portion of Augusta county ly
ing between line on the east beginning
at point where the Shenandoah Val
ley branch of the Norfolk & Western
railroad crosses the Rockingham
county line; thence along the line of
said railroad to the point where said
railroad crosses South river at Lips
comb station; thence with South river
tn the point where said railroad again
crosses said river at the John Wallace
place; thence with said railroad to the
R0ckbl idge county line, and line on
the west, beginning at the Rock bridge
county line on the MiddlebroOK and
Brownsburg pike, and running with
said road to Geo. Roses shop; thence
with the public road leading to st.
Marks church to the intersection of
said road with the Walker creek road;
thence with Walker creek road to the
Summerdean road at Shemariah
church; thence with the Summerdean
road to the ford across Middle river at
j. f. Clemmer's; thence with Middle
river to the road leading from Trimble's
mill to Buffalo Gap known as the
mountain road) at j. B. Trimble's old
saw mill; thence with said road to the
Parkersburg pike; thence with the
Buffalo Gap and Churchville road to
the line between Baxter Crawford and
e. A. Bear; thence with straight
line by Baxter Crawford's to the Shir-
ley house; thence with the road to the
Es,v I oil a
Fountain road to the Churchvllle and
jennings Gap road at Lone Fountain
postofice; thence westerly with tie
Churchville and jennings Gap road
to the Parnassus road at the house
formerly owned by S. B. Allen; thence
with the Parnassus road to it's inter-
section with the public road leading
from Stover's shop to Stribling Springs;
thence with the road leading from
Stover's Shop to Stribling Springs to
the old Driver blacksmith shop about
one mile east of Stribllng Springs;
thence along the public road passing
VIM. Burton's, D. L. Snyder's and
others to the Mt. Scion road at J. G.
Horns; thence along the Mt. Scion
road to John @. Douglas; thence along
the county road northwardly crossing
Freemasons run to North river; thence
down North river to the ford at st.
Paul's church; thence northwardly by
q straight line to Emmanuel church;
thence along the road running by
Rusmisel, Click, Fifer's and crossing
ThOrny branch to the Rockingham
county line.
The penalty for violation is provided
for in the following:
If it shall appear from the returns
thereof that a majority Of the votes
cast in said election are in favor of a
stock law. then it shall be unlawful
after the first day of January succeed
ing the election for the owner or man.
ager of horse, mule, COW sheep, goat,
cattle, or any other domestic animal to
permit such animal to go at large upon
any highway or .unenclosed lands
within the above described boundaries.
Any violation of this act shall subject
the owner or manager of such animals
to the provision of and penalties i'm
posed BY sections 2.042, 2.O49 and 1850
of the Code of Virginia and acts
thereof. Nothing in this
act shall be construed as exempting
any railroad corporation from the
present laws as to the killing or injury
to any live stock within the aforesaid
And nothing in this act
shall be construed as in any way al.
tering, amending. or repeating an act
February 49,, 1894, entitled
IAN act to prohibit hogs. sheep and
goats from running at large upon the
public roads or unenclOsed lands in the
county of Augusta.