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the justice, of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, to be

collected by any constable in the district where such offense may have
been committed, in the same manner as other small debts are collected;
one-half of said fine shall be paid to the informer, and the other half into
the public school fund of Worcester County; but nothing herein contained
shall be intended to apply to any of the waters of said river below a point
called and known by the name of Porter's bridge.

P. L. L., 1888, Art 24, sec. 217. 1920 Code, sec. 310.

229. Any person deeming himself aggrieved by any judgment of a
justice of the peace under the last preceding section, shall be entitled to
an appeal to the Circuit Court for the county, as in other cases of appeal
from judgments of justices of the peace.

POCOMOKE RIVER COMMISSIONERS.

1920 Code, sec. 311.

230. Notes.—See 1840, Ch. 215; 1845, Ch. 321; 1846, Ch. 361;
1858, Ch. 178; 1860, Ch. 196; 1862, Ch. 110; 1868, Ch. 84; 1878, Ch.
436; 1892, Ch. 358; 1912, Ch. 527; 1920, Ch. 402, and preambles thereto.

PUBLICATION OF LOCAL LAWS.

P. L. L., 1S88, Art. 24, sec. 218. 1920 Code, sac. 312.

231. It shall not be necessary to publish the public local laws delating
to Worcester County, in all the newspapers of said county.

RAILROAD CROSSINGS.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 24, sec. 219. 1920 Code, sec. 313.

232. It shall be the duty of all railroad companies whose lines pass
through and are operated in Worcester County, to construct and keep in
good order cattle-guards wherever such railroads shall pass through any
enclosed lands, at the points where fences now exist, or may hereafter
become necessary upon such land, as may be agreed upon between such
railroad companies and the owner of such land; provided, in case of any
disagreement between said parties, then such differences shall be ascer-
tained and fixed by three disinterested land owners, to be appointed by the
Circuit Court, upon the application of the land owner, after ten. days'
notice to the railroad companies, whether they be dividing places between
contiguous farms or fences along the public highways, or division fences
belonging to the owners of the farms; said cattle-guards shall be of suffi-
cient length and width to prevent the passage of stock of all kinds, and
shall be constructed on the request in writing of any land owner inter-
ested therein, made to the agent of the company who shall have charge

or supervision of the road at that point; and in addition to said cattle-
guards, such railroad companies shall cause to be built and kept in good