CHAPTER 283.
AN ACT to prevent stock running at large in and
around Reisterstown, in Baltimore county.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for stock of
any kind to go at large in Reisterstown, Baltimore
county, nor within a circuit of one mile, taking the
sixteen mile stone, located in Reisterstown, as the
central point,
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That it all all be lawful
for any citizen to take up and impound any horse,
mule, horned cattle, goats, or swine which may be
found going at large, and any person BO taking up
and impounding, shall notify a Justice of the Peace,
resident within said described limits, who shall give
notice of said impounding by advertisement set up
at one or more public places, describing the stock so
impounded, and that the same will be sold, at public
auction, at some public place within said limits,
within four days; provided, that if the owner of any
stock impounded under this Act shall prove, to the
satisfaction of the Justice of the Peace, that said
stock did not go at large from negligence or want of
care on his part, and that due diligence was used to
prevent it, the owner shall have return of the prop-
erty on paying all expenses of keeping and proving
the same, and one dollar for taking up each of said
stock.
SEC. 3. And be It enacted. That all moneys arising
from the execution of this Act, the Justice of the
Peace shall collect and pay to the party taking up
and impounding said stock a fair compensation for
his services, and the balance to the owner or owners
who may establish his or their claim to said prop-
erty; and in the event of no such claimant appearing
within thirty days, then the balance, after deducting
costs, shall be paid into the school fund for Balti-
more county.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 1, 1872.
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Not lawful
for stock to
run at large.
Lawful to
take up and
impound.
Proviso.
Disposition
of moneys
arising.
In force.
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