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pense attending the arrest ,-ind prosecution of the suit, he shall retain one-fourth of the balance him- self, distributing one-fourth among the parties assisting in making the arrest, and pay over the remaining one-half to the School Fund of the county, to be used in the repair of old and the erec- tion of new public school houses. Approved April 4, 1870,		Compensation
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AN ACT to provide for the protection of sheep in Queen Anne's, Dorchester and Somerset Counties, and for reimbursing owners of sheep for damages sustained by them in the killing or injuring of sheep by dogs. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mart/land, That the County Commissioners re- spectively, of Queen Anne's, Dorchester and Som- erset counties shall require an accurate return to be made annually, in the months of July and August, by the constables of the several election
districts in said counties of all dogs upwards of four mouths old owned or kept by any person within their said districts, particularly noting the number owned or kept by each person, and more effectually to secure the performance of this duty and the collection of the tax hereinafter directed	Make return of all dogs annu- ally.
to be levied; and when there are two or more constables in any of the said election districts, the said Commissioners shall divide and apportion said district among the constables of said district. Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said County Commissioners of the said several counties respec- tively, shall levy forthwith, and cause to be col-	Collect tax.
lected annually, by the constable or constables aforesaid the sum of one dollar for one dog, and fifty cents each for every additional dog owned or kept by each person named in said return as the owner or keeper thereof. Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the said consta- bles in the said several election districts in the	Per capita tax