The log cabin Democrat., 1911-03-10
GOVERNOR SIGNS
 FOUR-W|RE BILL
MEASURE NOW A LAW
FULL TEXT OF ACT APPLYING TO POPE AND FAULKNER
 COUNTIES.

Little Rock, March 10.1Governor Donaghey yesterday returned to the house with his approval house bill No. 190. by Davis of Lafayette, making a four-wire fence lawful enclosure in Pope and Faulkner counties, the bill having passed both branches of the legislature.
 The full text of the act is as fol- lows:
 An act to declare four barbed wire
 fence or it's equivalent in wood to be a lawful fence in Pope and Faulk-
 her counties, and to prevent the
 running at large of hogs, pigs, goats and geese in said counties.
 Be it Enacted by the General Assem-
 bly, of the State of Arkansas:
 Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
 State of Arkansas:
 Section l. That fence that is made of four barbed wires, securely attached to posts not more than 16 feet apart. with stay or false post between each post where barbed wire is used. or plank or rails, firmly nail cd or attached to posts, not more than eight feet apart, the bottom wire, plank or rail to be IA inches from the ground; the second wire, plank or rail to be 12 inches above the bottom wire, plank or rail, the third wire, plank or rail to, be 12 inches from the second; the fourth wire. plank or rail to be IS inches from the third, shall be lawful fence.
 Sec. 2 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or individual to knowingly or wilfully permit any hogs, pigs, geese or goats to run at large in Pope and Faulkner counties. Any person, firm, corporation or in- dividual who shall knowingly or will lingly permit any hog, pig, goose or goat to run at large in Pope or Faulk- ner counties, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one dollar and not over fifty dollars, and in addition to said fine shall be liable to any person aggrieved for double the amount of damage caused by the trespass of any such hog pig, goose or goat to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction, pro- vided the fines and penalties provided in this act shall apply only to the ties.
 Sec. 3. If any hog, pig, goose or goat, belonging to any citizen of Pope or Faulkner counties, shall enter the l lands of any citizen enclosed with lawful fence, the owner, lessee or per son in possession of such land may inn pound such animal and detain them until the fees herein provided for are paid.
 Any person impounding stock under the provisions of this act shall be en- titled to charge for keeping same at ten cents per day for each hog or pig, and five cents per day for each goose or goat.
 Sec. 4. Any person impounding stock under this act shall within three days give written notice to the owner, if known; and, if the owner be un- known, he shall give the notice by posting a notice at the nearest post office to him in said county. in which notice a general description of the stock shall be given. If the owner of such impounded stock, after having received notice, or after the posting of such notice as aforesaid, shall fail, neglect or refuse to pay within three days the fees chargeable under this act for impounding such stock the person impounding such stock may sell same at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, after first giving five days notice of the time, place and terms of the sale, by writ ten or printed notices posted in three public places in said county and by delivering a copy thereof to the owner of such stock, if known, and apply the proceeds, after deducting the cost of the sale, to the satisfaction of his fees and pay the remainder. if any, to the owner of the stock if known. If the owner cannot be found within ten days after the sale, the overplus be paid into the county treasury and be disbursed as in case of estrays.
 Provided, the county court on the