JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 287

SEC. 7. And be it enacted That any money that may be in the treasury at the expiration of any year from the levy thereof, over and above paying the damages sustained by the inhabitants of the county in the loss or injury of sheep by dogs, shall be by the treasurer on the warrant of the county commissioners, paid to the Board of Commissioners of Public Schools of Allegany county, to be by them applied to the purpose of education.	Paid to school commissioners.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That any dog kept or staying about a house shall be deemed sufficient evidence of ownership to authorize the collector to return the person inhabiting said house as the owner or possessor of such dog, and any person sending his	Sufficient evidence.
dog from house to house, or place to place, to avoid the said tax, shall be liable to pay double tax therefor, and every dog not returned shall be deemed to have no owner, and may be killed by any person seeing him running at large.	Liable.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any dog shall be seen running sheep any person may kill him, or if any dog shall have been known to worry sheep, and information thereof be given to the"owner thereof, if he does not kill such dog he shall make full compensation for all damages done by it, and any person seeing the dog running at large may kill him.	May kill.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That this act shall not apply to dogs owned or kept within the corporate limits of any town or city in Allegany county where dogs are taxed by town or city ordinance.	Shall not apply.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from the date of its passage. Approved March 27, 1876.	In force.