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MONDAY, JANUARY, 5, 1903.
RANGE LIMIT LI
TEXT OF BILL TO BE INTRO
DUCED BY J. A. BURLEIGH
Law Defining the Territory Upon
Which Stock May Be Herded
Some Features of This Much-Talked
of Measure.
Following Is the full text of the
range limit bill which has been pr
pared by Representative Burleigh, of
Wallowa county, and which will be
introduced at the next session of the
legislature by him
An Act To regulate the herding
Of grazing stock upon the ranges of
tins state and to provide a penalty
ior violations hereof.
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
. Section 1. That It shall be unlaw
ful for any person owning or having
charge of any sheep to herd the 6amo
or permit them to be herded on the
lands or possessing claims of other
persons, or to herd the same or per
mlt them to graze upon unappropriat'
ed land within one mile cf the dwell
lng house of the owner or owners of
land or possessing claim, or
such
within one-half mile of the boundary
lino of such land or possessing claim
Section 2. That the owner or agent
of such owner of sheep violating the
provisions of the preceding section,
on complaint of the party or parties
Injured, before any Justice of the
peace for the precinct where either
of the interested parties may reside
is liable to the Injured for all dam
ages sustained: and if the trespass
, dc repeated, is liable to the party In
Jured for the second and every subse
quent offense in double the amount
of damage sustained
section 3. 'mat when the owner
or agent of such owner of sheep
round trespassing upon the land or
possessory claims of another ,or with'
in one mile of the dwelling of the
claimant or occupant of such posses
sory claim, or within one-half mile
of the boundary line thereof, is xa-
known to (he party injured by such
trespass, all sheep so trespassing
may be treated as estrays.
Section 4. That it shall be unlaw
lul for any person not a resident of
this state owning or having charge
ot sheep, cattle or horses to herd
them, or permit them to graze upon
any of the unoccupied lands within
this state without first obtaining
trom the county clerk of the county
In which It is proposed to herd or
graze such stock a permit to herd or
graze such stock.
Section 5. That it shall be unlaw
ful for any person who is a resident
of this state owning or having charge
of any sheep, cattle or horses, to herd
them, or permit them to be herded,
or permit them to graze upon any of
the unoccupied lands of this state, ex
cept upon unoccupied lands lying
within the county in which the own
er of such stock resides, without first
obtaining from the county clerk of
tho county In which it is proposed to
herd or graze such stock, a permit to
herd or graze such stock within that
county.
Section C That the permit re
quired by this act shall be issued
by the county clerks of the various
counties of this state when the party
desiring such permit shall present to
such county clerk his sworn state
ment of tho kind and number of such
stock intended to' .be ranged or herded
in such county, together with a cer
tificate from tho stock inspector
from any county in this state show
ing that such stock has been exam
ined by said inspector, within three
months of the date of application, of
such permit, and that such stock is
free from all infectious and contag
ious diseases, and by paying the fee
required by this act.
Section 7. That each applicant lor
a permit as required by this act shall
pay to tho clerk issuing tho same the
following fee, to-wlt: For sheep, 20
cents per head for each and every
head permitted; for horses and cattle,
f 1 .per head for each and every head
permitted.
And such permit shall specify tho
amount paid therefor and the number
and kind of stock permitted thereby,
and no permit shall bo granted for a
longer time than tho 31st day of De
cember following the date thereof.
Section 8. That tho county clerks
of tho several counties nf ihiR stnfo
ehall keep a record In which they
shall enter at the time any permit
mm is issued, tne name and postof
fice address of the person to whom It
is Issued ,tho number and kind of
siock permitted thereby, and the
amount received therefor. Each clerk'
shall pay over to tho county treasurer
ie enu or each month the. amount
of fees received during the month for
eucit permits, tailing his receipt there
for in duplicate.
Section 9. That any person violat
ing .any, of the provisions of this act
shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined In a
sum not less than $250 nor more than
91000, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than three months
nor . more-than one vear.
Section 10. That any sheep, cattle I
or horses found running at large In
any county of this state in which the
owner does not reside and no permit
has been Issued therefor, guch stock
snail be treated as estrays, and it is
made the duty of the stock Inspector
of such county to take up, advertlso
and sell such stock In tho manner pro
vided by tho law for the sale of
estrays.
STATE NEWSPAPER STATI8TIC8.
Summary of the Publications In the
State Fourteen Counties Without
the Light of Democracy.
Mr, Albert Tozler, In his annual re
port to tho Editorial Association,
says that there are 222 publications in
Oregon admitted to the malls as sec
ond-class matter, as follows:
iwiiies, 20; 8eml-.weelules, 4;
weeklies, 17G; semi-monthlies. 1:
quarterlies, 1; monthlies, 20.
Tim nartlculnr field that each
claims tdf fill Is as follows:
Uemilillrftn. 115: Independent, 35:
democratic, 23; fraternal, 9; religious,
?; school, 5; agricultural, 5; mining.
C; prohibition, 1; commercial, l;
drue trade. 1: expositions, 1: horti
culture, 1; court proceedings, 1; Or
egon history, l; medical, i; uorman,
1; W. C. T. U., 1; socialism, 1; trades
unions, 1! Insurance, 1; teaching, 1;
music, 1; liberalism, 1; timber, 1;
Norwegian, 1; spiritualism, 1.
Fourteen counties, according to this
report, nre without a strictly demo
cratic newspaper. They are:
Curry, Crook, Orant, Gilliam, Joso
phlne, Klamath, lalte, Lincoln, Marl-
on, Morrow, Polk, Sherman, Tilla
mook, Wheeler.
New house to rent on West Court
street; flvo rooms, bath room and cel
lar. Call at the B. O. Office.
SURPRISED HIS WIFE.
u.hrnnt Farmer Plans a Pleasant
Surprise for His Helpmeet.
A story Is told of a farmer of
nunt-nmna rntititv. says the Albany
Herald, who wore his old suit until
everyone was tired of It, and his esti
mable wife was almost ashamed ot
the hustling man who had been iusido
of It so long. Hut a few days ago he
went to town to sell his produce, and
while there determined to buy a new
suit, and a happy thought to him,
surprise his wife. So ho bundled a
neat suit into tne wagon mm muvu
homeward. . .
ti whs nner n cht as ho hurried
hnmnw.ird .and at a bridge ovor a riv
er, about half a mile from home, ho
stood up on the wagon and "peeled"
and (brew the despised old suit, coat,
vest and pants. Into the rushing wntcr
below. Then ho reached for his now
ciotnes. .rnoy ware i , gone,, .and lost
in tno mini, ino nignt wbb cold
nn ii ins teetn cnaiierea a he hur
ried nome. no surprised his wife
oven raoro man uo naa anticipated.
Itubber ueolB 'at Teutach'a.
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Raspberry and Strawberry. '
At grocers, 10 cents.
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