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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in case any person shall re-

Refusal or ne-

fuse or neglect to pay the tax levied as aforesaid within ten

glect to pay
the tax.

days after the same is demanded by the constable, and the said

constable shall be unable to collect the said tax by process of

law, as hereinbefore provided, it shall be the duty of said con-

stable to kill said dog; and for every dog killed as aforesaid

the said constable shall be entitled to receive out of said fund

the sum of twenty-five cents ; and for failure to execute the pro-

visions of this law in any material part shall be liable to pre-

sentment and indictment by the grand jury of Queen Anne's

County as for misdemeanor, and, if found guilty, shall be fined

not less than twenty-five dollars, and not more than one hun-

dred dollars and costs, in the discretion of the court having ju-

risdiction over the same ; said fine, unless there be an informer,

in which case one-half of said fine shall be to the use of the in-

former, and the other half to the use of the said fund.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the money arising from the

Funds to be
used on

levy aforesaid shall constitute a fund in the hands of the County

streets.

Commissioners, to use at their discretion, in and on the im-

provement of the streets of the town of Stevensville, on Kent

Island, in addition to the usual levy for public roads for the said

Fourth Election District.

SEC.. 6. And be it enacted, That any dog or bitch kept or

Evidence of
ownership.

staying about any house shall be deemed sufficient evidence of

ownership to authorize the constable to return the person in-

habiting said house as the owner or keeper thereof ; and every

dog or bitch not returned shall be deemed to have no keeper or

owner ; and it shall be the duty of the constable to kill said dog,

for which he shall receive a fee as provided in Section 4 of the

Act.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the bonds now required by

Liable for
moneys col-

law to be given shall be liable for all moneys collected by them

lected.

under this Act, and not paid over, as aforesaid, is to be col-

lected, in the name of the County Commissioners of Queen

Anne's County, wherein said default may exist, by suit or war-

rant, as the case may be, before a justice of the peace of the said

Fourth Election District, who shall be entitled to the same com-

pensation as now provided by law for similar services in other

cases.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That if any person shall felo-

Stealing a

niously steal, take or carry away any dog or bitch the property

dog.

of another, he shall be liable to presentment and indictment by

the grand jury of the county, and, upon conviction thereof in