The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-06
JATEVERY ONE WANTST0
kNOW ABOUT STOCK LAW
How the New Statewide Law Operates and the
Penalties That My Be Imposed For Viola
tions of ITS Various Provisions

MOI I'll SdlOIllLd HCASidl ASSflu-
blv II 1921 passed a Stai Wide
Stock Law effective hn. /,
1922 which people gener lly TN
ders.a and to mean that lfe stock
Will not be permitted run at
larga in North Carol after
, Ian. {, 1922, and that C'wners of
| 1--we ,-ock and poultry must pro-
\ vide fenced pastures for their
i've stock and poultry. But the
public generally doesn't know
anything about the machinery
of stock law. what constitutes a
violation of stock law and what
Epenalties are imposed.
I The General Assembly of 1921 en-
acted only a~general act placing all
territory in Northeastern North Car
olina except a strip of the Carolina
banks between the Alantic Ocean and
our Inland sounds. under the stock law.
1 The stock law already eyisteG. but ap-
piled only to certain territory within
the State wherein the citizens had
voted stock law upon themselves. But
comparatively few people seem to have
been familiar with the existing stock
law and no one seems to have taken
the trouble to inform them. THE IN
DEPENDENT has, therefore selected
now effective thruout North Carolina
and publishes them herewith for the
information of its rural readers. Clip
these laws, file them for handy refer
enee and save a lot of future argu-
ment and misunderstanding. Here are
the laws as taken from chapter Sc of
the Consolidated Statutes of North
Carolina. Read:
o. Art,sss 2sr..srowing stock at large
pin SfoeI Nv territory forbidden. If any
person shan allow his livestock to run
a. Ioroo within th. limits of any coun-
ty township or dstriet, in which a
stclr,. law prevails shall prevail ppg-.
a,lsyna 10 ts-y,l nc snail De gtrnty Of a
hisdemeanor, and fined not exceeding
isfty dollars or imprisoned not exceed
Ing thirty days.
Art. "a. Impoanding stock at large in
.territory. Any person may take up
;apy livestock running at large within
'any township or district wherein the
stock law shall Nbe in force and inn
pound the same; and such impounder
may demand fifty cents fO9 each ami
NAL so taken up, and twcntT- five cents
for each animal Tor eyeryt day such
stock is kept inn lnded. af may re-
tain the same. With the rtht to use
il under proper tare until all legsl
charges for impounding saidAstock and
for damages caused by the same are
maid the damages to be ascatained by
two dsinterested freeholders TO be Sc
kt.a+od bv the owner aud the SimpOund-
NJ ,bss freeholder to select an umpire,
fifs they cannot agree, and their deel-
SION to be. final.
I gArt rs. Owner totrfied; sale OF
stock; apphcation Of proceeds II the
S|of such stock lbe known to the
,dor tbe shall Immediately inform
nor where his stock is impound-
IA ;f the owner shall for two days
,,cH notice vtlfully refuse or
"' -, to redeem his stock, then the
der after ten bays written no.
,,oeteds at three or more public
thin the township where the
: impounded. aIh describing the
ssoek and stating plact day and hour
L n ssIe. orsif the owier be unknown
4'9 twenty days notfe in the same
'N and also at he courthouse
O. shall ell the stoek at public aue-
- a. and ajSly the prol eds in accord
with e precedipl and succeed
a ssctions and the balance he shall
ne aver the owner il known; and
y tho ownea be not known, to the coun-
u - .ommiss2 ners for the use of the
y y mnd bf the district wherein said
sesy gY. vas Aken up an impounded,
in cir hands fpr six mouths
saO y. call the legally untitled owner.
.t 25a impounding nnIawfully If
..,rson khall- -wilfully and uDlafful-
aivk or ii any tay move any
ms horse, mule ass, heat
.1og, goat, or dog, from
where, into any s. Ack-
INTO the limits of hny
Rsiug the right to I'm
~ the SAM, witt Fn-
BE poundaie or ttAer
Al intent to injura the
animal or to laequirs shim
|undage or pelIty ac-
4 animal. or hi or
ball be guilty qfam ca
lny persor shat aal uI
lly remoYe aE s|aaI
f-orn any ,awfra Iinclj jrs
to injure the Rwnd he
sHty of uledentsnoi
Illegally Iselslslnsssr }M s,
ldsd stock # !ssS fn