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travel about the said estray, as the justice before whom the
proof is made, or any other justice, may determine.

67. If no owner shall appear within the time aforesaid, such
estray shall be and remain to the finder; he being answerable to
the owner for the valuation aforesaid, after deducting the charges
aforesaid, if the estray be converted to the benefit of the finder,
either by selling or killing the same, if the owner shall make
demand thereof within three years from the end of said year.

68. No black or horned cattle belonging to citizens of this
State, and found not more than seven miles from their owner's
dwelling, shall be considered as estray under the aforegoing pro-
visions ; but all cattle wandering or coming from and belonging
to any inhabitant of any of the adjoining States, are to be con-
sidered as estrays when found in Allegany county, on the lands
or within the enclosures of any citizen of this State.

FENCES,

69. It shall not be lawful for any person in Allegany county
(except in election district No. 1) to impound any horned or
black cattle, sheep or hogs, unless the same shall be found tres-
passing within an enclosure, enclosed by a, good and substantial
fence, at least four and a half feet high.

70. If any person in said county shall beat, dqg, bruise, or
in any manner injure any horned or black cattle, sheep or
hogs, the owner or tenant of the property whereon such damage
shall be done, shall be liable to an action of damages for the
injury to the full amount of the actual, damage, to be estimated
by two disinterested persons, one chosen by each party, and to
be recovered before any justice of the peace of the county.

71. If either party shall refuse to appoint an appraiser of such
damage, for the space of five days from the injury done, any
justice of the peace may appoint in his stead.

FBOSTBUKG.

72. The citizens of the town of Frostburg, in Allegany county,
are a body corporate, by the name of the " Commissioners of
Frostburg," and by that name may sue and be sued, and have
and use a common seal.