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Maine.
Rev? State of Main 1840'41.
p.22
Fences 4 feet high, + in good repair (unknown) legal. Persons
injured by beasts may (unknown) (unknown) or (unknown) them, provided the fence
adjoining land, (unknown) therefrom by neglect of him who is damaged to maintain his part of partition can (unknown)
was legal. Id. 229. Sufficient fence (unknown) by fence viewer Id. 221
owner of beasts not liable. Partition fences to be kept wh at common expense. Id. 221
* If beast allowed to go at large in the highways or commons,
owner liable to various forfeitures according to nature
of beast, + whether an ungelded male or not. Id 228
But (unknown) + neat cattle may be allowed to go at large in any particular town for a
year at a time by a wh thereof. Id. 228
Vermont - Fences 4 1/2 feet high deemed legal, - sufficiency to be
determined by fence viewer - Rev stats of Verm. 1839, p. 2117.
Cattle doing damage impounded. Liable for damage provided
fence to be sufft, except fences adjoining highway, or those which owner
of (unknown) (unknown) to repair. Id. 413.
Stallions (unknown) not permitted to run at large on highways
or commons under penalties. Id. 414.
Town at annual meeting may permit swine to run at
large in highways of (unknown) town. Id.

New Jersey -
Fences 4 ft, 2 inches high of parts + (rails), timber, (boards), ?
or stone, + 4 ft, 6 inches high, if of any other material, deemed law
ful. Stat of N Jersey, 1827.472
Beasts entering enclosures with lawful fence, owner
liable for damages, (unknown) impounded to secure them. But if
fence not lawful, owner of (unknown) not liable, and if owner of
land injure beasts, under those circumstances, must pay
full damages. Id. 476-7.
This stat applies only to owner of adjoining (unknown), not to land on highway, wh need not be
fenced. Chamber + (unknown) 3 (unknown) 368.
N. Carolina -
Fence to be five ft high (except where deep water cause)
If fence sufft, owner of (unknown) liable for damages. And if
fence insufft, whoever injures cattle coming on enclosed
grounds, liable to make full satisfaction to owner. 1 Rev.
Stats of N. Car. 1837 283-4.

S. Carolina
Fences to be 5 ft high, (except where deep water course) - If
beasts break in when fence is lawful owner liable to a
fine of 50 cts a head for horse or mule, + 25 cts a head for
other animal. For second breaking within a month
for all (unknown) (unknown) their fines. If fence not lawful
owner of beasts not liable + if owner of field injures animal
? he is subject (damaged paper) Car. 1841, 331-
Taken from a (damaged paper)
(Sidebar at top) Partition fences if land
improved to be kept up at common ex-
pense under personr direction of fence
viewer. Cattle not lawfully on adjoin
[enclosed?] without owner consent, the
cattle on it from highway where they [unknown] by ? of town, a right to be. [unknown] + wormwood (unknown] Maine (16 Shep.) 282. Therefore a trespass to come this rests [unknown] on unfenced close