JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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of said sheep shall have full power and right to kill

said dog or dogs, unless said dog or dogs shall have

first escaped to his, her or their owner's premises.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That any person,

whose sheep has been killed or injured by any dog

or dogs, may proceed against the owner of such dog

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or dogs, before any justice of the peace of this State

against
owner.

having jurisdiction within the county where the

killing or injuring may have occurred, who shall

forthwith issue a summons for the owner of such

dog or dogs, and for such witnesses as may be neces-

sary to ascertain the amount of damages sustained

by such killing or injury; and such justice of the

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peace shall forthwith give judgment for such dam-

ment.

ages as may be ascertained, which shall be collected

as other debts in this State are collected; and such

justice shall also require the owner of such dog or

dogs, to give bond, with good and sufficient security,

Give bond.

in. the sum of not less than fifty dollars, that such

dog or dogs shall not thereafter kill or injure any

sheep; and upon failure of such owner of such dog

or dogs to give such security, then said justice of

the peace shall require some one of the constables

of the county to proceed forthwith to kill such dog

or dogs; and said constable, for such killing, shall

be allowed the sum of one dollar for each dog killed

by him, upon such order by the justice of the peace

as aforesaid, to be taxed against the owner of such

dog or dogs as a part of the costs in such case; pro-

Proviso.

.vided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to

prevent the right of appeal as in other cases; and

provided further, that Caroline, Cecil, Howard,

Proviso.

Dorchester, Wicomico and Worcester counties be

exempted from the provisions of this act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all acts or

Repealed.

parts of acts inconsistent with this act, be and the

same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall

In force.

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1876.