The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-07

ana to prevent the running at large
 of hogs pigs, sheep, calves, goats
 and geese in the said county under certain conditions.
 Be It Enacted by the General Assemb
 ly of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. That fence made of
 ,osts firmly set in the ground not more than Sixteen feet apart (eXcept over or across water cources where a post set firmly in the ground upon either bank, with no posts between said banks of said water courses), with four strands of barbed wire to be securely fastened thereto, the first or bottom wire to be eighteen inches above the ground, the second wire to be twenty eight inches above the ground, the third wire to be forty inches above the ground, the fourth or top wire to be fifty-four inches above the ground shall be a lawful fence in Nevada County, Arkansas.
 Section 9 It shall be unlawful for any owner or owner of hogs, pigs sheep, calves, goats or geese to per init the running at large of said stock within Nevada County, Arkansas, and if any of the above named stock shall be so running it may be impounded by the owner or tenant of the land up- on which it may be trespassing. When any of the above stock shall be inn pounded it shall be the duty of the per sons SO impounding, as soon as prac- tical thereafter, to notify the owner of said stock if known, of the taking up of the same, and if the owner, or his tenant or agent shall neglect or re- fuse to take charge of said stock and pay the expenses of impounding, as hereinafter set forth. within five days after notice has been given him, or if the owner of said stock be unknown, then the person, his agent or tenant taking up said stock shall advertise the same for five days by posting noti- OCS III IillCC publiS poi1SS III IilS OOWIl- ship in which the stock was taken up and one at the front door of the court house in Nevada County, Arkansas, giving full description of earmarks, flesh marks, and brands, and after eX- piration of five days, if the owner or his agent has not redeemed said stock by paying all costs as hereinafter set forth, then the said impounder of said stock may proceed to sell the stock at public sale on the premises for cash in hand and from the proceeds of said sale he shall be entitled to receive for feeding and care of said stock or geese ten cents per day for each hog, pig, | sheep, goat or goose so impounded, | the residue, if any, shall be paid to the owner if he be known, and if the said owner be not known, then the residue, if any, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the public school fund
 Section 3. Should the owner or agent of the owner of any hog, pig, calf, sheep, goat or goose, knowingly allow or permit any of the above named stock t. run at large in Nevada County, Arkansas, such owner or agent shall be deemed guilty of mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one dollar and each day shall consti- tute a separate offense.
 Section f. Nothing in this Act shall 1 be construed to prohibit any person residing in or owning property in the above mentioned county from building a lawful fence therein with other ma terial than such posts and barbed wire as above mentioned.
 Section g. That the foregoing Act is hereby referred to the qualified eec- tors of Nevada County for the ratifca- tion or rejection at the general cleo tion in September, 1914. At such eec tion the ballots shall have printed on them the words For Fence Law" and Against Fence Law" Such election | SUCH 't iSAd AT NtAN IlldHilti HOW pro vided for the election of county and township officers. If, at such election, a majority of the votes shall be For Fence Law" then the foregoing Act shall go into effect January l, 1915, and be in full force and effect thereaf ter.
 Approved February 21, 1913.