Chap. 300.—An ACT to Repeal Fence Law in Staunton Township, in
Halifax County.

Approved March 29, 1875.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the judge of the county coart of Halifax county,
upon the petition of fifty freeholders in writing, in the dis-
trict formerly known as Stauntoh township, in said county,
which petition may be presented either in ferm or vacation,
to order the several officers conducting elections in such dis-
trict, at the times and places for holding the first general
election thereafter, to prepare a separate ballot-box for cach
voting precinct, in which shall be deposited the ballots of
the then qualified voters who shall desire to vote upon the
question of continuing or repealing the act passed January
twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, relating to
fences and for the protection of crops. The ballots shall be
respectively, as follows: “For present fence law.” “Against
present fence law”: provided, that notice of the time and
places of voting shall be given by posting the same at the
front door of the courthouse of said county, and at each
voting precinct in said district. The manner of receiving
and canvassing the ballots at such election on ‘said question,
and making returns and abstracts of the results thereof,
shall conform in all respects to the regulations prescribed by
the gencral election laws of this state, except that the cer-
tificates of the judges of election shall be as follows:
We hereby certify that at the election held ,

votes were cast for present fence law, and votes wére
cast against present fence law.

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G. H., > Judges.
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If, from such returns and abstracts of votes cast on the
question of repealihg said act, it should appear that three-
fifths of the qualified voters of the district voting upon the
question are in favor of repealing the act, and said: three-
fifths includes a majority of the votes cast by freeholders,
then it shall be the duty of the judge’ of the county court
to declare the provisions of said act to be inoperative and
repealed in said district: provided, however, that said repeal
shall not take effect until the expiration of eighteen months
from the passage of this act.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

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