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ALLEGANY COUNTY.

clerk of the county, who shall enter the same in a book for that

purpose to be kept, for which he shall be paid, at the time of

receiving the certificate, twenty-five cents; and the person so

taking up shall also cause an advertisement, giving a description

of such stray, to be set up at the most public places wilhin his

neighbourhood, or publish the same in some newspaper, within

the time afore limited for the return of the warrant; Provided

Proviso.

nevertheless, that no beasts belonging to persons of the neigh-

bourhood where they shall be found, and which are not more

than seven miles from their owner's dwelling, shall be con-

sidered as strays under this act.

Owner to

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if the owner of any such

have resti-
tution, &c.

stray beast appear within one year next after such notice of the

taking up given to the county clerk as aforesaid, and make out

his right and title thereunto, by the testimony of one witness,

before any magistrate, he shall have restitution of the same, or

the value thereof, allowing and paying twenty- five cents for

entering the warrant and certificate as aforesaid, together with

such necessary charges as shall have arisen in keeping, notify-

ing, appraising, and necessary travel respecting the business, to

be liquidated and adjusted by some justice of the levy court, or

justice of the peace, of the same county, in case of disagreement

between the owner and finder ; and if no owner appear within

one year as afoiesaid, then such strays shall be and remain to

the finder, he being still answerable to the owner for the valua-

tion as before affixed, after deducting the charges as before

allowed, if such beast be converted to the benefit of said finder,

either by selling or killing the same ; Provided however, the

owner make demand thereof in three years from the end of the

one year first mentioned.

Wandering

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all neat cattle wandering

cattle to be
considered

of coming from, and belonging to, an inhabitant of any of the

as strays.

adjoining states, be and the same shall be considered as strays

under this act, when found on the lands, or within the enclo-

sures, of any citizen of this state, and may be proceeded against

accordingly by the owner or occupier of such land.

Act to ex-

SEC. 6. And be it entacted, That this act shall not extend to

tend to

any county except Allegany, and shall have no operation out of

Allegany
only.

said county.

Commence-

SEC. 6. This act to commence on the first day of September

ment.

next, and to be in force for two years, and until the end of the

session of assembly that shall happen next thereafter.

Continued by the annual continuance laws.