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ant, upon proof thereof, before a justice of the peace, the said
justice may, under his hand and seal, authorize 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 recoverable.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That if joint fences are not made
and kept in repair according to the provisions of the first sec-
tion of this act, the party aggrieved, instead of pursuing the
remedy prescribed in the preceding section, may discontinue
said fence by giving three months' notice in writing to the party
refusing or delaying to make or repair the same, of his tenant,
overseer or agent; in all other cases unless by mutual consent,
twelve months' notice shall be required to discontinue any joint
fence.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That on any line of land of adjoin-
ing owners where there has been no fence, either of said
owners, upon giving notice to the adjoining owner as provided
in section 3 of this act, and upon the refusal or delay of said
adjoining owner to build said fence, the party giving said notice
is hereby authorized to build said fence, and recover all costs
and reasonable expenses incurred in building same from the
owner so in default according to the provisions and in the man-
ner prescribed by section 3 of this act.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1912.

CHAPTER 212.

AN ACT to repeal sections 1 to 11, inclusive, of Article 61 of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled "Manures and
Fertilizers," and to re-enact same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sections 1 to 11, inclusive, of Article 61 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland be repealed and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

SEC. 1. That the term "fertilizer" as used in this act shall
be held to mean any commercial fertilizer or any article, sub-
stance or mixture sold, offered or exposed for sale for manurial
purposes within this State, of which the selling price shall be