Chap. 163.—An ACT defining what shall be a lawful fence in the county of
Campbell.

Approved January 29, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That within the
county of Campbell a fence made of three strands of barbed wire, the
hottom strand to be eighteen inches from the ground, and the top strand
three feet above the bottom strand, and the middle strand to be equi-
distant between the two, all the wires to be securely fastened to posts,
stakes or trees not over twelve feet apart; or a fence made of four
strands of plain, straight wire not less than number nine in size, with
woven wires every two and one-half feet apart, or wood or metal staves
not over four feet apart, the bottom and top wires to be of like dis-
tances from the ground as prescribed for the barbed wire fence; the
second strand to be not over ten inches above the bottom strand, and
the third strand to be not over twelve inches above the second strand;
or a fence made of three rails, poles, or planks securely fastened in like
manner, the bottom and top poles, rails, or planks to be the same dis-
tance from the ground as provided for barbed wire fence, and the mid-
dle pole, rail, or plank to be equi-distant from the bottom and top pole,
rail, or plank, measuring from centre to centres or any other kind of a
fence now prevalent in said county, four and one-half feet high, which,
if it be on a mound, shall include the mound to the bottom of the
ditch: provided, that the intervals between the Wires, poles, rails, or
planks used in the construction thereof shall not exceed the intervals
herein prescribed, shall be deemed a lawful fence as to any of the stock
hired 1) seetion two thousand and forty-two of the eode of eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven; and that lands thus enclosed and the owners and
tenants thereof, shall be entitled to the benefits of all the provisions of
chapter ninety-three of the said code and the amendments thereof de-
signed for the protection of lands, and the owners and tenants of lands
enclosed as preseribed in section two thousand and thirty-eight of said
code.

2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.

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