The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-03
MUST KEEP UP LIVESTOCK
NEW BILL INTRODUCED TO PRE-.
VENT ANIMALS FROM
RUNNING At LARGE.
Will Apply to Counties Where Three
fourths Of Land Is Adapted to
Agriculture.

/ Representatives Kennoyer and Smith
have introduced in the legislature bill
to prohibit all live stock from running
at large in any county in the state OF
| Washington in which three-fourths OF
the land adapted to agriculture and
the bill are as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for
any kind or character of live stock to
run at large in any county in this state.
| in which three fourths of the lands
adapted to agriculture and grazing is
under fence.
Sec. 1t shall be the duty of the
board of county commissioners of the
respective counties in this state, when
/ tel or more freeholders Shall make ap-
| plication for the enforcement of this
| act, to at once determine whether or
not three-fourths Of the lands in such
county adapted to agriculture and
grazing is under fence.
D.
commissioners, in arriving at the per
| cent of lands adapted to agriculture
and grazing in such county under
fence, shall be governed by the records
in the office of the county assessor of
such county, showing the amount of
lands adapted to agriculture and graz
ing under fence, which shall be conclu-
sive and binding upon all residents and
freeholders in such county.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
county assessor of each county in the
state at the time of making the assess
ment in each year, to make a list of the
| lands in his county adapted to agricul-
ture and grazing under fence and file
certified copy of such list each year
at the conclusion of the assessment
with the county commissioners show
ing the aggregate number of acres of
land adapted to agriculture and graz
ing under fence and not under fence.
board of county commissioners, on re-
ceipt of a certified copy of such list of
the Hands adapted to agriculture and
grazing under fence and not under
fence from the county assessor, to at
once determine whether or not a suffic-
lent per cent. of the lands adapted to
agriculture and grazing in such county
is under fence to bring said county
within the provisions of this act, and if
it IS found that three-fourths of the
lands of such county adapted to agri-
culture and grazing is under fence, it
Shall be the duty of the board of
county commissioners to make such
entry in the records of this office, and
publish notice thereof for at least four
successive weeks in the official paper
of the county, setting forth the fact
county adapted to agriculture and
gra zing is under fence and that live
such county on and after thirty days
from the first publication of said notice
sLall be treated as estrays, and estrays
in any county in which at least three
fcurths of the area, outside of the
cities and towns therein. shall be under
enclosure or fence may be taken up
any month of the year: Provided, IL
the animal be marked or branded ana
the, mark or brand is recorded IN the
auditors office in the county wherein
said animal is found, said animal snah
not be held to be an estray unless the
finder shall give the owner ten days
notice by mail or otherwise OF his IN
tention to take up such estray. AN!
estray taken up under the provisions
of this act, in addition to the penalties
herein provided, shall be sold and dis
posed of in the manner provided by
law N relation to estrays.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
prosecuting attorney Of such county,
when it has been determined by the
board of county commissioners under
the provisions of this act that three
fourths of the lands adapted to agri-
culture and grazing is under fence, on
complaint of any freebooter or resident
OF such county that live stock is run
ming at large in such county, to inform
against and prosecute the owner OF
such live stock running at large, who,
or conviction, shall be fined in any
sum not less than $500 nor more than
800 for each offense.