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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1874
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JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 105

scribed in the first section of this act, and in default

 

of payment of the said fine and impounding fee, the

 

said swine may be sold to satisfy the same.

 

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the fine imposed

Application of

and collected, under this article, shall be applied one-

fines

half to the informer and the balance to the paving

 

of streets in the village of Burkittsville, under the

 

supervision of the justice of the peace, by whom

 

such fine was collected.

 

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty

Liable to fine.

of the constables, residing in or nearest to the said

 

village of Burkittsville, to enforce the provisions of

 

this law, and if in any case he fails to do so, he shall

 

be liable to a fine of two dollars, to be recovered

 

against him, before any justice of the peace of said

 

county, in an action of debt in the name of the State,

 

use of informer who shall be entitled to all of the

 

said fine.

 

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in any case against

Evidence.

the said constable it shall be prima facie evidence of

 

negligence to perform the duty under the provisions

 

of this act, for the informer to prove to the satisfac-

 

tion of the justice of the peace that the defendant

 

knew that the law had been violated.

 

Approved, March 19th, 1874.

 

CHAPTER 93.

 

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners

 

of Dorchester county, to subscribe to the capital

 

stock of the Cambridge and Chesapeake Railroad

 

Company.

 

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

To subscribe

Maryland, That upon the incorporation of the Cam-

for stock

bridge and Chesapeake Railroad Company, the

 

County Commissioners of Dorchester county, be and

 


 

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