EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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Speaker of the House of Delegates and Attorney General;

and the United States Secretary of Agriculture shall be ex

officio one of said board, and one person from each of the

Congressional districts of this State who shall be a practical

farmer, or immediately interested in agricultural pursuits,

who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the

consent of the Senate, to be classified as follows : Two for the

Length of

term of two years, two for the term of four years, and the re-

terms.

mainder for the term of six years, all to date from the first

day of February, 1888, and thereafter the term of all such ap-

pointments shall be for the term of six years, except that

appointments to fill vacancies occurring otherwise than by

expiration of term, shall be only for the unexpired portion

of the term so vacated.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 538.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143. 144,

145, 146 and 147 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

"Prince George's County," sub-title "Fences," and to re-

enact the same with amendments.

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

land, That Sections 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146

Fences.

and 147 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Prince

George's County," sub-title "Fences," be and the same are

hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows :

138. Whenever joint fences have been or may be established

in Prince George's County for the mutual advantage of the

Joint fences.

owners of adjoining arable lands, each shall keep in good re-

pair his respective portion thereof in the manner following,

that is to say : Post, rail or plank fences shall be at least four

feet and a half high; wire fences of at least six wires, and

worm fences at least five feet high ; and the distance in any case

shall be computed from the base or any embankment on which

the same may be placed.

139. If either of the parties shall refuse or neglect to keep

in good repair his portion of said division fence after twenty

Neglecting to

days' written notice shall be given to him, his agent, employee,

keep in re-
pair.

tenant or representative, by the person aggrieved, the person