Chap. 220.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an Act ap-
proved March 8th, 1873, declaring Smith's River, in the County of
enry, a Lawful Fence.

Approved March 25, 1875.

1. Bo it enacted by the general assembly, That the first
section of an act passed March cighth, cighteen hundred and
seventy-three, declaring Smith’s river, in the county of
Henry, to be a lawful fence, be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:

§ 1. Be it enacted by the gencral assembly, That Smith's
river, in the county of Henry, from Basdell’s ford down the
same to the North Carolina line, be and the same is declared
a lawful fence, except so much of the banks and beds of said
river embraced within the space occupied by the fords of
the public roads crossing said river, and the free bridge
crossing the same: provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to forfeit absolutely animals crossing said river,
under section eight of chapter ninety-seven of the Code of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, but the owner or occu-
pier of any ground trespassed upon by animals crossing said
river, upon the third trespass of said animals, notice having
been given as provided in said acction, shall have the nght
to take such animals into his possession, and to hold the
same until all damage committed by them shall be paid, the
damuge being ascertained by three disinterested freeholders.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.