FREDERICK COUNTY. 2467

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 141. 1918 Code, sec. 206.

192. If either of the parties making or keeping a joint fence between
arable lands shall refuse to delay or repair his proportion thereof within
twenty days after notice in writing, given to him or his agent, upon proof
thereof before a justice of the peace, the justice may, under his hand and
seal, authorize the party aggrieved to repair the fence, and for so doing
he shall be reimbursed all costs and reasonable expenses necessarily in-
curred, to be recovered from the party so refusing amd delaying in the
manner debts of a like amount are recoverable; and he shall have a lien
on the adjacent arable land or farm of the person who shall have refused
or delayed to make and repair the fence, so as to secure the reimburse-
ment of the costs and expenses of such making and repairing in the event
of the transfer of the land; provided, the proceedings to enforce such lien
be commenced by the party or his representatives within two years next
after such repair shall have been done.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 149. 1918 Code, sec. 207.

193. If joint fences are not made and kept in repair according to the
provisions of Section 191, the party aggrieved or likely to be injured,
instead of pursuing the remedy prescribed in the preceding section, may
discontinue the said fence upon giving three months' notice in writing
to the party refusing or delaying, his agent or tenant; and in all other
cases (unless by mutual consent), twelve months' notice shall be required
to discontinue any joint fence.

FISH.

(All local fish laws were repealed by ch. 471, 1929. See 1929 Supplement to Anno-
tated Code, Art. 39.)

FRAUD ON LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS.

1912, ch. 677, sec. 1. 1918 Code, sec. 218.

194. If any person or persons shall hire from any livery stable keeper
or owner of horses in Frederick County any horse, mare, gelding or
vehicle of any description whatsoever to go to any certain place or any
certain distance and shall secretly use said horse, mare, gelding or vehicle
for greater distance or in going to some other place than so hired with the
intent to avoid payment for such increased use, and shall fail or refuse to
immediately pay the said stable keeper or owner of horses a reasonable
compensation for the additional use of said horse, mare, gelding or
vehicle, which additional compensation shall be rated in proportion to
the increased distance and use, such person shall on conviction before any
justice of the peace of Frederick County forfeit and pay a fine of not
less than five dollars nor more than fifteen dollars, and upon failure or
refusal to pay said fines and costs shall be committed by such justice of
the peace to the jail of Frederick County for a period not exceeding thirty
days, and in case of conviction as aforesaid the accused shall have a right