1901_public laws_451_10
CHAPTER 450 An act to prevent live stock from running at large in certain parts of Wayne County. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That whenever said committee shall report to the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County that said territory or so much thereof as does not adjoin other territory in which the stock law prevails is enclosed by a sufficient fence, with gates across all highways leading into the same, it shall be the duty of the chairman of the board immediately to give notice by advertisement in the Goldsboro Argus and on January 1, 1902, and after the publication of said notices, all the provisions of this act shall be in full force, and to defray the expenses of building said fence, the County Commissioners shall levy an assessment upon all the farming lands within said territory, including wood or timbered lands and all improvements thereon and cause the same to be collected by the Sheriff and paid over to the County Treasurer to be by him disbursed upon their order. The official bonds of the Sheriff and Treasurer shall be responsible for the faithful accounting for said funds as for public moneys.