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to whom they may have been delivered, except as hereinafter 

 provided. 



SEC. 2. Whenever the term ''premises" is used in this act, "Premises." 

 it shall be construed to mean land entirely enclosed with a good 

 and substantial fence, and none of the provisions of this act 

 shall apply to any unfenced lands. No wire fence shall be 

 deemed a good and substantial fence within the meaning of f e u n b c s e tantial 

 this act unless the same has three tightly stretched barbed defined. 

 wires securely fastened to posts of reasonable strength, firmly 

 set in the ground not more than one rod apart, one of which 

 wires shall be at least four feet above the surface of the 

 ground; provided, however, that any kind of wire or other 

 fence of height, strength and capacity, equal to or greater 

 than the wire fence herein described shall also be deemed 

 a good and substantial fence within the meaning of this act. 



SEC. 3. Any such lien shall be enforced in the manner Enforcement 

 prescribed by the provisions of sections two to nine inclusive of lien - 

 of the act entitled "An act relating to estrays, providing for 

 taking them up and giving a lien on them for all damages, 

 costs, and expenses incurred by reason of taking them up, and 

 repealing all other acts and parts of acts now in force relating 

 to estrays," approved March 23, 1901,* as amended, which sec- 

 tions are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. 



SEC. 4. The provisions of this act shall not become operative Election to 

 or effective in any supervisorial district until, at a general 

 election or at a special election called for that purpose by the 

 board of supervisors, the electors of the district shall have 

 declared by a majority vote in favor thereof. The form of the 

 ballot shall be substantially as follows: 



To vote for making, effective the provisions of this act, 

 electors shall stamp a cross in the square opposite the word 

 "Yes" on the ballot. To vote against making effective the 

 provisions of this act, electors shall stamp a cross in the square 

 opposite the word "No." Such an election shall be conducted 

 and the ballots cast thereat, counted, canvassed and returned 

 a,s in the case of the election of a member of the county board 

 of supervisors. 



SEC. 5. Except in such districts as shall hereafter elect to Exceptions, 

 accept the provisions of this act by the method set forth in 

 section four hereof, none of the provisions of any act of this 

 state relative to or affecting estrays shall be repealed, modified 

 or effected hereby. 



*See page 105 hereof. 



