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scribed in the first section of this act, and in default
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of payment of the said fine and impounding fee, the
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said swine may be sold to satisfy the same.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the fine imposed
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Application of
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and collected, under this article, shall be applied one-
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fines
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half to the informer and the balance to the paving
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of streets in the village of Burkittsville, under the
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supervision of the justice of the peace, by whom
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such fine was collected.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
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Liable to fine.
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of the constables, residing in or nearest to the said
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village of Burkittsville, to enforce the provisions of
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this law, and if in any case he fails to do so, he shall
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be liable to a fine of two dollars, to be recovered
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against him, before any justice of the peace of said
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county, in an action of debt in the name of the State,
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use of informer who shall be entitled to all of the
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said fine.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in any case against
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Evidence.
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the said constable it shall be prima facie evidence of
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negligence to perform the duty under the provisions
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of this act, for the informer to prove to the satisfac-
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tion of the justice of the peace that the defendant
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knew that the law had been violated.
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Approved, March 19th, 1874.
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CHAPTER 93.
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AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners
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of Dorchester county, to subscribe to the capital
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stock of the Cambridge and Chesapeake Railroad
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Company.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
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To subscribe
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Maryland, That upon the incorporation of the Cam-
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for stock
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bridge and Chesapeake Railroad Company, the
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County Commissioners of Dorchester county, be and
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