The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-07-16
The New Fence Law
Its Provisions

Dtts4tDl zUoZ, Legal Fences de-
fined Any one cf the following,
if notices. than A inches or more
than 48 inches in height, shall be
a leSM fence in the state of Mon
| tana:
| /. All fences constructed of at
least three barbed, hor;zantal,
well stretched wires the lowest of
which must not be less than Is
inches ror more than 18 inches
from the ground, securely fasten-
ed as nearly cquidistant as posi-
tble to substantial posts, firmly set
lin the around or to well supported
leaning posts not exceeding
twenty feet apart or thirty-three
feet apart where two or more
stays or pickles are used equidis-
tant Between posts; provided that
all corral fences used exclusively
| for Hhe purpose of enclosing
stacks which are outside of any
laWfM inclosure shall not be less
tharfsixteen feet from such stack
SO inclosed, and shall be substan-
tally built with posts not more
thaneight feet distant from each
other and not less than five
strands of we'll stretched barb
wire, and not less than five nor
more than six feet high; provided
further, that any kind of a fenc e
equally as effectual for the pur-
pose of corral fence may be
made in lieu there of.
| 2. AL fences constructed of
any standard woven wire not less
than 28inches in height securely
fastened to substantial posts not
more tran thirty feet apart shall
be legal fence, provided one
barbed wire shall be placed above
the same at a height Of not less
thafforty-eight inches from the
ground.
8. All fences made of barbed
wire which shall be as strong and
as well calculated toffprotect in-
closures as those abave described,
shall be considered legal fences.
4. All other fences consisting
of four boards, rails or poles with
posts not over fourteen feet apart.
5. All rivers, hedges, mountain
ridges and bluffs or other over or
through whiehsit is impossible for
stock to pass.
20s4. The owners of barbed
wire fences must Keep the same
in repair, and a any person receiv-.
ing notice in writing, that his
barbed Wire fence or any part
there of is down, or in such con-
ditiof1 as to be 4 likely TO injurei
livestock. and fails or refuses to.
repair such fence, is liable to pay
damages in an amount equal to
the value of any cattle, horse,
mule or other domestic animal
which may be injured by coming
in contact with the fence.
2085. The occupant of adjoin-
ing lands enclosed with fences
must build and maintain partition
fences between their own and
next adjoining enclosure in equal
shares, soslong as both continue
to enclose the same; and such
partitiongfence must be kept in
good repair throughout the year,
unless the occupants otherwise
mutually agree.
2086. If any occupant OF land
adjoining the enclosure OF another
enclose the same, upon the en-
closure Of such other person, he
must'within three months there
after, build his proportion Of such
partition fence, or refund to the
owner thereof an equalproportion
of the value, at that time, of any
partition'fence Of such adjoining
occupant.
20e8. If'the occupants Of ad-
joining lands have heretofore
built or hereafter build their res
pective portions of a partition
fence and any of them at any time
desires to suffer the land occupied