The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-06-24
THAT new FENCE Law.
Which Goes into Effect July lst is
of Particular Interest
to Farmers.

In answer to requests from number
of our subscribers, The Reporter in this
issue gives the new fence law which
goes into effect in July of this year, as
enacted by the last session of the Gen
eral Assembly of Iowa:
Section One O. Section twenty
three hundred and sixty (2,360
of the code Of Iowa, is hereby repealed
and the following substituted in lieu
thereof:
"a lawful fence shall consist of three
rails of good substantial material, or
three boards Of not less than six (6)
inches wide and three-quarters (D of an
inch thick, such rails or boards to be
fastened in or to good substantial posts,
not more than ten Q0) feet apart where
rails are used, and not more than eight
(S) feet apart where boards are used, or
wire either wholly or in part, substan-
TALLY built and kept in good repair; or
any other kind of fence, which in the
opinion of the fence viewers, shall be
equivalent thereto, the lowest or bot
tom rail, wire or board not more than
twenty (20) nor less than sixteen 16)
inches from the ground, the top rail,
wire or board to be between forty-eight
(4S) and fifty four (54) inches in height,
and the center rail, wire or board not
less than twelve Q2) nor more than
rail, wire or board; or it shall consist of
than thirty-six (36) iron barbs of two (2)
points each, or twenty-six (2e) iron
barbs of four (4) points each, on each
rod of wire, or of four (4) wires, two (2)
thus barbed and two (2) smooth, the
wires to be firmly fastened to posts not
more than two (2) rods apart, with not
less than two (2) stays between posts,
or with posts not more than one Q) rod
apart without such stays, the top wire
to be not more than tifty-foar (54) nor
less than forty-eight (4S) inches in
height. Provided, however, that all
partition fences may be made tight by
the party desiring it, and when his por-
tion is SO completed and securely
fastened to substantial posts, set firmly
in the ground not more than twenty (20)
feet apart, the adjoining property own
er shall construct his portion Of the ad-
joining fence, in like tight manner,
same to be securely fastened to good
substantial posts, set firmly in the
ground not more than twenty COY feet
apart. All tight partition fences shall
consist of not less than twenty four (24)
inches of substantial woven wire on the
bottom with three (3) strands OF barb
wire with not less than thirty-siN (36)
barbs of two points to the rod on top,
wire to be not less than forty-eight (48)
inches, nor more than fifty-four (54)
inches high, or not less than eighteen
| lS) inch substantial woven wire on the
bottom with four (D strands of barbed
wire of not less than thirty-six (36)
barbs of two (2) points to the rod, the
tow wire to be not less that forty eight
| (4S) inches nor more than tfty-four (54)
inches high, or good substantial woven
wire not less than forty-eight (4S)
inches nor more than fifty-four (54)
inches high. In case adjoining owners
or occupants of land shall use the same
for pasturing sheep or swine, each shall
keep his share of the partition fence in
such condition as shall restrain such
sheep or swine. Upon the application
of either owner, after notice given as
prescribed in this chapter the fence
viewers shall determine all contro-
versies arising under this section, in
cluding the partition fences made sheep
and swine tight