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	ary fences in the district aforesaid, and not to any
	person's internal fences upon his own property.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever joint
	fences have been, or hereafter may be established in
	said election district for the mutual benefit or ad-
	vantage of different owners or possessors of adjoin-
	ing lands, it shall be the duty of each party to keep	Keep in good
	up in good repair his, her or their just and respective proportion thereof in manner following, that is to say,	repair.
	all post and rail or plank fence shall be of the
	heights above prescribed, the height in every case to
	be computed from the ground or bank, if any em-
	bankment upon which said fence is or may be
	placed.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if either of the
	parties so making or keeping a joint fence shall not
	comply with the foregoing provisions, and shall re-
	fuse or delay to make or repair the said fence within
	twenty days after notice in writing shall be given
	to said party, his agent, overseer or tenant, then,
	upon proof before a justice of the peace, it shall be lawful for the said justice of the peace, under his	Reimburse.
	hand and seal, to authorize the party aggrieved and
	suffering by such refusal or delay, to make or repair
	the said fence as above required, and for so doing he,
	she or they shall be reimbursed all costs and reason-
	able expenses necessarily incurred, to be recovered
	from the party so refusing or delaying, in the same
	manner as debts of a like amount are now recover-
	able.
	SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in case joint
	fences are not made and kept in repair according to
	the provisions of this act, it shall also be lawful for
	the party aggrieved, or likely to be injured, instead of pursuing the remedy above allowed, to discontinue the said fence by giving three months' notice in	Discontinue fence.
	manner aforesaid, and in all other cases (unless by
	mutual consent) twelve months' notice shall be re-
	quired to discontinue any joint fence.
	SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever any
	person or persons shall, under and by virtue of this
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