The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-19
TEXT OF STOCK LAW FOR COUNTY
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
Provisions of Measure FOrbidding the Running at Large of Livestock
 in Is Townships.

running at large in IS townships, O. all except Eagle, Pine Mountain, Dan- ley, Pierce Creek and Wilson town ships, of Faulkner county. The law became effective when it received the signature of the governor on February P.
 An act to be entitled, "An Act to Provide Stock Law in Certain Town ships of Faulkner County, Arkansas v
 Be it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any horse, mule, ass, cattle, goat, swine or sheep to permit same to run at large in any of the following townships in Faulk- ner County, Arkansas, to-wit: Cad ron, Benedict, Clifton, East Fork, Union, Walker, Hardin, California, Matthews, Benton, Mountain, Mt. Yer non, Enola, Newton, Harve, Palarm, Cypress and Bristol. Any animal found outside of the enclosures of the owner or keeper thereof shall be deemed to be running at large within the meaning of this act. If any of the animals aforesaid be found run ming at large outside the enclosure of the owner, it shall be lawful for any person to restrain the same forthwith, and such person shall, within three days, give notice thereof to the owner or keeper, if known, in writing, stat ing therein the amount of compensa- tion for feeding and keeping such ami mai or animals, and the damages claimed, and thereupon the owner or keeper shall pay the person taking such animal or animals a reasonable compensation for taking up, keeping and feeding such animals running at large and the actual damages sus- tained by him or them. If the owner or keeper of such stock be not known, of, if notified, and fail to make com pensation for the taking up, feeding and keeping of animals taken up un- der the provisions of this act, the same shall be deemed to be strays and shall be dealt with as required by law with respect to taking up such proper ty as strays, under the estray law of this state
 Section ?. If the owner or keeper of such stock so restrained and the talk er-up or the person damaged by such stock can not agree on the amount of damage, then either party may ap- ply to any justice of the peace where the said taker-up resides for the ap- pointment of three appraisers to assess the damages done, or what would be reasonable compensation for the taking up and feeding and keeping such stock, and thereupon it shall be the duty of such justice of the peace to issue notice to three disinterested householders of the township to ap- pear at such place in said township as he may designate, and assess the damages or compensation as herein required.
 Section g. The appraisers, or any two of them, so notified shall take an oath that they will fairly and impar tially assess the damages or compensa- tion, or both, in the controversy and they shall make out, sign and deliver to each party written statement of their findings as to damages and com pensation, and upon the payment of the same and the expense of said con- troversy, the owner of such stock shall be entitled to take the same away, and if refused he may maintain an action therefor, as in case of wrongful de- tention of property; provided that in any such action if it be shown to the satisfaction of the court trying such cause that the owner or keeper of such stock had, previous to the ap pointment of appraisers, rendered to the taker-up of such stock in lawful money of the United States the amount of damages awarded by said and that such taker-up of said stock refused to accept of such tender so made, then the taker-up of such stock shall pay all costs incl dent to such appraisement made by ap- praisers as prescribed in this act.
 Section 1. The justice of the peace and the appraisers, and the witness es, if any, shall be allowed the same fees as are now allowed by law for similar services, which shall be paid
  is entitled to take such stock away.
 Section It shall not be necessary for any person to fence against any of the species of animals enumerated in Section one of this act, and it shall be no defense to any action or pro ceedings brought or had that the party taking up such stock did not have his lands enclosed with a lawful fence, but nothing herein contained shall be con- strued to lessen or interfere with the obligations of the several railroads in Faulkner county, Arkansas, to fence the right-of- of such railroad or railroads as is now provided by law
 Section 6. Nothing in this act shall be construed as to prevent owners or other persons from driving any of the species of animals enumerated in this
 act from one place to another, or