WICOMICO COUNTY. 5143

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 23, sec. 181. 1880, ch. 463.

388. The several justices of the peace in Wicomico county are author-
ized to try and determine all cases that may arise under this sub-title of
this article, and shall construe its provisions liberally, so as to contribute
as much as possible to the protection of sheep in said county.

SHERIFF.

1929, oh. 59, sec. 1.

389. From and after the passage of this Act, the Sheriff of Wicomico
County, shall be allowed, and the Commissioners of Wicomico County,
Maryland, shall be required to pay, the sum of sixty cents (60c.) a day
for boarding and keeping each prisoner committed to his custody, and
the said Sheriff is hereby required to keep a book at the jail, in which
he shall record the name of each prisoner committed to his custody, and
by what authority, the time when received and the offense charged, and
also the date of his discharge, which book shall be open to the inspection
of the 'County Commissioners, State's Attorney and Grand Jury; should
the Sheriff neglect or refuse to keep said book or comply with any of the
duties which he is hereby required to perform, he shall be liable to indict-
ment and upon conviction be fined a sum not exceeding One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00).

1929, ch. 59, sec. 2.

390. In addition to the sums heretofore received by the said Sheriff for
boarding and keeping prisoners, he shall be entitled to receive the sum
of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) as additional compensation for
boarding and keeping prisoners committed to his custody within the
period beginning on May 1st, 1928, and ending upon the date that this
Act becomes effective, within which period, said Sheriff has received only
Thirty Cents (30c.) per day for boarding and keeping prisoners, this
sum to be paid by the Commissioners of Wicomico County, Maryland.*

STALLIONS.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 23, sec. 182. 1888, ch. 516.

391. The owner of any stallion may enter into a contract with the
owner of any mare pledging the progeny of such mare by such stallion
for the amount of the service money of such stallion; such contract shall
be in writing, signed by the respective parties thereto, and attested by
at least one witness, and shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of
the county wherein such mare is situated, among the records of bills of
sale, within twenty days after its date; and from and after the date of
the record thereof, and for the space of one year from the date of the
foaling of such progeny, the owner of said stallion shall have a lien upon
said progeny for the amount of the service money aforesaid; and if the

*Sec. 3, ch. 59, 1929, repealed all Acts inconsistent therewith.