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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 315.

AN ACT to repeal sections one and seven of article

thirty-six of the Code of Public General Laws, title

" Estrays and Vessels adrift," and to re-enact the

same with amendments.

Repealed and

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

re-enacted

Maryland, That sections one and seven of article

thirty-six of the Code of Public General Laws, title

" Estrays and Vessels adrift," be and the same are

hereby repealed, and re-enacted so as to read as

follows :

Trespassing

1. If any horse, mule, cow, ox, bull, sheep, hog,

goat or other domestic beast shall be found trespass-

ing on the enclosed property of any one, it shall be

deemed an estray, and may be taken up as such and

dealt with as provided in the second section of this

article,

7. Any person aggrieved by the trespass upon his

Aggrieved by

enclosure of any cattle, hog, goat or sheep, may im-

pound the same, and have the damages sustained by
the trespass, valued on oath by two ctisinterested citi-

zens of the county; and unless the damages and a

reasonable compensation for feeding the property

impounded are paid or tendered to him, may, at the

expiration of ten days, (exclusive of the days he im-

pounded the same and the day of sale) proceed to

make sale thereof at public auction to the highest

Proceed to sell.

bidder for cash; and after deducting from the pro-
ceeds of such sale the amount of damages valued to

him, and a reasonable compensation for'keeping the

said property while impounded, he shall pay over

the residue, when demanded, to the owner of the

said property or his agent.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this

Not apply

act shall not apply to Caroline, Wicomico, Garrett,

Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Approved April 11th, 1874.