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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 327.

AN ACT to repeal section one hundred and ninety-

two, of chapter one hundred and fifty-four, of the

acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled

"an act to amend the Public Local Laws of Prince

George's county, by adding thereto additional sec-

tions to come in after section one hundred and

eighty-two, of article sixteen, of the Code of Public

Local Laws, entitled " Prince George's county,"

imposing a tax on dogs and appropriating a portion

of said taxes as a reward for killing foxes; and to

the support of schools in said county, and to re-

enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That section one hundred and ninety-two,

of chapter one hundred and fifty-four, of the acts of

eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled " an act

Repealed and

to repeal section one hundred and ninety-two, of

To-enacted

chapter one hundred and fifty-four, of the acts of

eighteen hundred and seventy-two," entitled " an act

to amend the Public Local Laws of Prince George's

county," by adding thereto additional sections to

come in after section one hundred and eighty-two,

of article sixteen, of the Code of Public Local Laws,

entitled " Prince George's county," imposing a tax

on dogs and appropriating a portion of said tax as

a reward for killing foxes ; and to the support of

schools in said county, be and the same is hereby

repealed and re-enacted to read as follows :

192. The sum of two dollars shall be paid by the

County Commissioners to any huntsman or hunts-

Allowance for

men who may kill or destroy, or cause to be killed

killing foxes

or destroyed, any fox above the age of six months, as

near as can be ascertained, within the limits of the

aforesaid county; provided, that before the killer of

any fox in said county shall be entitled to the afore-

said compensation or reward, he or they shall

present the brush or brushes of the fox or foxes so

killed, to any justice of the peace of said county,

and make oath before him, that the fox or foxes,

brush or brushes, of which are so presented, were