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SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That if either of the par-	Refusal or de-
ties, so making or keeping a joint fence, shall not	lay repairs
comply with the provisions of the preceding section,
and shall refuse or delay to make or repair the said
fence within twenty days' after notice, in writing,
shall be given to him or his agent, overseer, or ten-
ant, upon proof thereof, before a justice of the peace,
the said justice may under his hand and seal, au-
thorize the party aggrieved by such refusal or delay
to make or repair the said fence as above required,
and for so doing he shall be reimbursed all costs
and reasonable expenses necessarily incurred, to be
recovered from the party so delaying or refusing in
the same manner as debts of like amount are recov-
erable.
SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That if joint fences are not	Joint fences
made and kept in repair according to the provisions	not kept in
of the first section of this act, the party aggrieved in-	repair.
stead of pursuing the remedy prescribed in the pre-
ceding section, may discontinue said fence by giving
three months' notice in writing to the party refusing
or delaying to make or repair the same, or his ten-
ant, overseer or agent; in all other cases (unless by
mutual consent) twelve months' notice shall be re-
quired to discontinue any joint fence.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 338.
AN ACT to provide for the taxation of dogs in
Montgomery county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That every dog in Montgomery county,	Annual tax.
except dogs under four months of age, shall be lia-
ble to an annual tax of one dollar for each and every
dog, and two dollars for each and every bitch, com-