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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if the turnpike au-	Not completed.
thorized to be made and constructed by the act
passed January session, eighteen hundred and sev-
enty, chapter three hundred and eighty-five, shall
not be completed on or before the first day of Janu-
ary, eighteen hundred and eighty, then the said act,
and the powers and privileges therein granted, shall
cease and be in all respects null and void.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 278.
AN ACT to regulate fences on adjoining lands of
persons in Prince George's county.
SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That when the lands of any two persons	Fences
adjoining in Prince George's county, each of them
shall make, maintain and keep in good and sufficient
repair one-half of the whole length of the line of fence
between them in manner following, that is to say: all
post and rail or plank fences shall be at least four
feet six inches high, and all worm and other fences
shall be tive feet high ; the height of said fences to be
in every case computed from the ground or base of
any embankment upon which they maybe erected.
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That if either of said par-	Repair
ties shall refuse, fail or neglect to make or repair his
portion of said fence within sixty days after notice in
writing shall be given him, his agent, tenant, or rep-
resentative, any justice of the peace, upon proof of
such notice, may by warrant under his hand and seal
authorize the party aggrieved to repair or construct
said fence.
SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the party making such	Assess the cost
repairs or constructing said fence, and the party upon
whose refusal or neglect they were made, shall each
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