ART. 17. ] QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY.

the running or riding of horses or driving of carts,
wagons and carriages unreasonably fast in said town;
may regulate and provide for the sweeping of chim-
neys; prohibit firing of guns or pistols, the throwing of
lighted squibs, fire crackers, roman candles or any other
combustible matter, and the storage of gun powder or
any combustible matter within the limits of said town,
and make all necessary regulations in reference to wells
and pumps therein.

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169. No person shall keep a dog or bitch in said
town without first obtaining a license from the clerk
for that purpose, in the month of May of each and
every year, and paying, at the time of license being
granted, one dollar for every dog and for every bitch
two dollars; and the owner of every dog or bitch for
which a license shall be obtained shall have a collar
put around the neck of said dog or bitch, and every

Ibid. s. 7
Dogs to be li-
censed.

other dog or bitch found going at large in said town,
shall be shot or otherwise destroyed by the bailiff of
said town; and if any person shall bring a dog or
bitch into said town after the month of May, in any
year, he or she shall obtain a license within ten days
thereafter, and pay for the same, as hereinbefore di-
rected, and place a collar around the neck of said dog
or bitch, or otherwise said dog or bitch shall be shot
or otherwise destroyed; any person or persons failing
or refusing to comply with this law shall be liable

Unlicensed
dogs to be shot.

to a fine of not less than one dollar and fifty cents
for each dog and two dollars and fifty cents for each
bitch, brought or kept by him in said town, in addi-
tion to the penalty of having the same shot or other-
wise destroyed if found going at large without a collar
about his or her neck.

Penalty.

170. The said commissioners may pass all laws and
ordinances necessary to give effect and operation to the
powers vested in them, and may impose such fines,
penalties and forfeitures for breach of their laws and
ordinances, as they may think proper, not exceeding
five dollars for any one offence; and said commission-

Ibid. s. 9.
Power to pass
ordinances.

ers shall forthwith define and locate the limits of said

Limits of town.