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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

100F. That the justice of the peace, for the special services

Fees of the
justice of the

under the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to one dollar

peace.

for each case ; and the two disinterested persons so summoned,

each seventy-five cents per day for the time necessary spent by

them in investigating each claim; said costs to be paid by the

claimant in each case; provided, that in all cases where dam-

ages are awarded the fees paid by claimants shall be included

in the amount of such damage.

100G. That at the end of each year, if the County Treasurer

Funds over a
certain

shall have in his hands moneys collected from dog taxes for the

amount to go
to public

payment of claims as heretofore mentioned more than two

schools.

hundred dollars, after the payment of all such claims, he shall

immediately pay the same to the Treasurer of the Board of

County School Commissioners of Allegany County, to be used for

public school purposes ; and the collector shall receive the sum

of fifteen cents for the collection on each dog, bitch and spayed

bitch.

100H. That in case any owner or keeper of any dog, bitch

Constable to
kill all unli-

or spayed bitch shall fail to pay the tax levied upon any of said

censed dogs.

animals for the term of three months after the same shall be-

come due and payable thereon, the constable in each election

district shall kill all dogs upon which the tax has not been paid.

and shall receive twenty-five cents for killing each dog, out of

said fund aforesaid ; and all of said dog taxes shall be held to

be due and payable on or before the first day of September in

the year 1905. and on or before said day in each and every

year thereafter.

100I. That this Act shall take effect from the date of its

passage.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 630.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 771 and 773 of Article 4 of the

Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Baltimore City," sub-

title "Miscellaneous Laws," sub-division "Police Commis-

sioners," and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Sections 771 and 773 of Article 4, Public Local

Laws of Maryland, entitled "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Mis-

Police Com-

cellaneous Laws,' sub-division "Police Commissioners," as

missioners.

amended and re-enacted by Chapter 123 of the Acts of 1898,

be repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as

follows :