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Unbranded Stock.

II.—All stock over the age of six months depastured on the Hundred shall be branded with the registered brand of the owners thereof; and unbranded stock above the age of six months found on the Hundred may be impounded, to be dealt with according to law.

Bulls and Entire Horses.

III.—No diseased cattle shall be depastured upon the Hundred, and any one who shall turn out or depasture any diseased beast shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

IV.—No bull over the age of nine months, or entire horse over the age of twelve months, shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred, without the permission in writing of the Wardens, or a majority of them, who may also withdraw such permission at any time upon giving the owner of such bull or entire Horse, notice in writing; and any person or persons who shall turn out or depasture any bull or entire horse over the specified age, without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Wardens, or a majority of them, or who shall neglect to remove within one week after receiving notice of the withdrawal of permission to depasture any bull or entire horse, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence, provided always that this by-law shall not be applicable to entires bona fide travelling through the Hundred if the same be under the control of the parties in charge of such entire.

Returns of Stock Brands to be made to Wardens.

V.—All persons depasturing stock on the Hundred shall furnish to the Wardens on or before a day to be fixed or named by them, by advertisement in one of the local papers, a return shewing the numbers, brands, and description of all stock above the age of six months depasturing on the Hundred by each of them; and in the event of any person or persons bringing more stock on the Hundreds, or taking out a license for depasturing stock thereon after that date, he or she shall make a like return within a fortnight from the time of taking out such license, or bringing on said stock; and whosoever shall make a false return or shall fail to make such return as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, a sum not exceeding five pounds, and the said cattle will be liable to be impounded.

Wardens may at any time call for Returns.

VI.—The Wardens may at any time call upon any license holder to make a return showing the number, description and brands of all stock depasturing on the Hundred belonging to him or her, or in his or her custody; and any license holder neglecting or refusing to make such return within one month after having been requested by notice in writing to make such return, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

Disturbing or Harrassing Cattle.

VII.—Any person disturbing or harrassing stock depasturing within the Hundred shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds; provided always that a holder of a depasturing licence within the Hundred or any person duly authorised in his or her behalf may drive such stock for the purpose of collecting such as belong to him or her and for the free and legitimate use of his or her right of pasturage within the Hundred; but in the event of its being necessary for such purpose to drive any stock belonging to any other person a greater distance than half a mile, the person so driving such stock must take them to the nearest available stockyard, and then separate his own from those of other persons, and return the latter to the place from which they were driven, and, failing to do so, will be liable to the penalty of any sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence.

Stock not to be removed beyond boundaries of Hundred except by owner or duly authorised person.

VIII.—Any person removing stock beyond the boundary of the Hundred other than those belonging to him, or for the removal of which he shall not have an authority, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds.

Stock may be Impounded.

IX.—Any stock not being the property of or which are not branded with the registered brand of the holder of the license under which they are depastured, or which are depastured on the Hundred in contravention of any by-law duly passed, may be impounded, and the owner or custodian of such cattle may be proceeded against for trespass, and