ALLEGANY COUNTY. 45

1902, ch. 413, sec. 43F. 1910, ch. 115, sec. 43P (p. 503). 1912, ch. 183, sec. 43P.

124. The provisions of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland
now in force or hereinafter enacted applicable to collectors of State and
county taxes, except where the same are repealed by or are inconsistent
with the provisions of the sub-title of this Article, shall be held to apply
to the treasurer of said county, who as to his powers, rights, duties and
liabilities, both civil and criminal, and those of his bond or bondsmen,
shall in all respects be on a footing with State and county collectors, ex-
cept as herein provided, and the present Treasurer of Allegany County
shall remain in office until his successor shall have qualified.*

CRIER.

P. L. L. (1888), art. 1, sec. 44. 1860, art. 1, sec. 21.

125. The county commissioners of said county shall levy annually,
for the use of the crier of the Circuit Court for said county, a sum suffi-
cient to pay him two dollars a day for each day he shall be employed as
crier of the said court, and they shall pay the same to the crier at the

close of each session of the court.
See sec. 79.

CUMBERLAND

(See Article 1A of this Code for the laws relating to the City of Cum-
berland. )

DOGS AND SHEEP.+

1906, ch. 492, sec. 100A.

126. That whenever any person shall sustain any loss or damage to
sheep by a dog, bitch or spayed bitch, in any election district in said
county, such person, his or her agent or attorney may complain to any
justice of the peace in said district and if there be no justice of the peace
in said district then to a justice of the peace in one of the adjoining dis-
tricts, in writing, to be signed by the person making such "complaint,"
stating therein when, where and how such damage was done, and by whose
dog or dogs, if known; whereupon the said justice of the peace so called
upon shall notify the treasurer of said county of said claims, and shall
at once summons two disinterested persons to at once examine into the
alleged loss or damage alleged to have been sustained, and to look at the
sheep killed or injured if possible; and they shall examine under oath
administered in due form by said justice of the peace any witness called
before them; and after making diligent inquiry in relation to such claim,

*Secs. 2 and 3 of ch. 183, 1912, provided that chs. 413, 1902, and 115, 1910, should
continue in force except as repealed and re-enacted by said ch. 183.

tSecs. 126-137 probably superseded by ch. 497, 1918 (1929 Supplement to Anno-
tated Code, Art. 56, secs. 267-273).