The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-14
FULL TEXT OF NO FENCE
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
Legislature to Be Asked to Sub
init Question to the People
for Vote.


TO the people for vote at the general
election in November the question of
abolishing the free cattle range in 1923,
the Florida No-Fence League will i'm
mediately have submitted in the senate
and house of representatives bill pro-
viding for such submission.
The legislators are not called upon
to decide the question themselves, but
to allow the people to vote thereon,
and provision Is made in the bill
whereby those sections preferring con-
tinuance of the free range privilege
can vote in favor thereof. providing
ample protection is given to localities
voting against the uninterrupted depre-
dations of cattle and hogs.
The bill to be introduced is as fol-
lows:
A Bill To Be Entitled:
An Act to prohibit the running at
large of domestic animals within the
State of Florida, and to provide penal
ties for the violations hereof; to fix
the liability for damage to crops and
other property by domestic animals
running at large in violation hereof;
and providing for the approval or re-
lection of this act by the qualified
electors of this state; and providing
how. after such approval, any county,
part Of county, or district may be with
drawn from the operation and effect of
this act.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
Section 1. That it shall be unlaw
full for any person, persons, copartner
ship or corporation owning, or having
the care custody or control of any
horse, mule. ass, cattle, swine, sheep or
goats to willfully, or negligently allow
or permit any such domestic animal to
run at large within this state beyond
the limits of his, their or its own lands
or lands leased or lawfully occupied
and controlled by them.
Section 2. Any person, persons CO.
partnership or corporation violating
the provisions of section one of this
Act shall be deemed guilty of mfsde-
meanor and shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
and not more than one hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding
three months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the
court; and in addition thereto they
shall be liable for all damages sus-
tanned by any person, persons or cor
porations on account of the destruc-
ton of or injury to crops or other
property by any such animal or ami
mails allowed or permitted to run at
large in violation of section one of this
Act.
Section 8. This Act shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Florida at the general cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
1922, for approval or rejection, and the
Secretary of State shall give notice
thereof in the notice of said general
election; and the substance of this Act
shall be twice Indicted in the same
language upon the ballots prepared for
use at said election after the list of
candidates, followed in one case by the
word Eyes" and in the other case by
the word NO" and this Act shall be
printed in clear and 1egible type, and
a copy thereof conspicuously posted at
each voting precinct in each and every
county in the state on election day, in
the same way and manner as constitu-
tional amendments are submitted to a |
vote of the people; if a majority of the
qualified electors voting at said cleo |
ton shall vote for the approval of this |
shall be in force and effect from and |
after the first day of April 1928, and
all laws and parts of laws in conflict |
herewith shall be and stand repealed. |
Provided, that if any part of this Act
shall for any reason be declared uncOn- |
stitutional or invalid, such part or
clause may be eliminated from this !
Act, and the remaining portion or por-
tions shall remain in force and be valid !
as if such portion or clause thereof lad
not been incorporated herein.
Section 4. If at any time after this
Act shall have been approved by a ma
jority of the qualified electors voting |
upon the question of it's approval or re-
lection at the general election in 1922, |
the majority of the qualified electors |
Of any county or part of a county, or
district comprising parts of two or |
more counties, voting at an election
called for the purpose upon the appl-
cation of not less than % per cent of
the qualified electors of such country. !
part of a county, or district, shall vote
as being opposed to the operation Of !
this Act within such county, part OF :
county. or district, then this Act shall !
thereafter become imperative and Of
no effect within such county, part of |
county or district; Provided, that in
such case the county. part of county
or district so desiring to withdraw
from the operation and effect of this
Act shall take effective steps and
means to prevent and prohibit any
animals referred to herein which may
be thereafter permitted to run at large
within such county, part of county or
district, from leaving such territory or
doing injury to any crops or property
without the said territory: and Pro
vided further that any person, persons,
or corporation permit
ing any such animals to run at large
to cross into territory which has not
been withdrawn from the operation of
this Act. shall he deemed guilty Of a
violation of section One hereof. and
shall be punished and held liable for
damages as provided by section Two Of
I, t. A.