All persons are prohibited from occupying any meadow situated upon the public lands, and known as public pasture ground, for the purpose of speculating with the hay thereon, to the great detriment of the entire community: provided, however, one hundred and sixty acres may be so occupied by enclosing the same with a secure fence, and not otherwise. History: Laws 1865, ch. 16, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 2575; C.L. 1897, § 3749; Code 1915, § 4638; C.S. 1929, § 111-111; 1941 Comp., § 8-307; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
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