306 DORCHESTER COUNTY. [ART. 10.
ARTICLE X.

Dorchester County.

ALMSHOUSE. 10. Appointment of overseer, &c. 20. How paupers admitted. STATE'S ATTORNEY. 30. Sub-Sec. 1. Fees in criminal cases tried. Sub-Sec. 2. Fees for services before magistrates. Sub-Sec. 3. Account to be approved by judges. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 87. Number of. 90, Clerk duties of bond salary. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES. 124. Additional justices. 125. Summons, before whom returnable: trial. FENCES. 233. How fences to be built: proviso, dam- ages for trespass how ascertained and re- covered, proviso: witnesses. 234. Joint fences, how to be kept in re- pair. 235. How repair compelled. 236. Forty may discontinue. 237. Before assessing damages, fences to be inspected: if enclosure insufficient, no damages for trespass. 238. In suit for damages, general issue may be pleaded: when plaintiff to be non- suited. FUR. 239 When unlawful to catch, &c, musk- rats, &c,

240. Penalty fines, how disposed of. 241. Trespassers: how punished. MOCKING BIRDS. 242. Mocking birds protected. 243. Penalty for catching, &c. OYSTERS. 244 May be taken with scoop In Honga river, &c. proviso. 245. License, how obtained proviso. 246. What license to state rate. 247. Oath of applicant for license: num- ber to be painted on boat1 penalty for ne- glect 248 Penalty for catching without license. 249. Clerk's fees. 250. When clerk to pay over money. 251. Right of appeal from justice of the peace: bond to stay execution. SHEEP AND DOGS. 252. Constable to take account of dogs an- nually. 253. Tax on dogs. 254. Constables to collect tax per centage. 256. Collection by legal process constable liable to indictment for neglect. 256. Fund to remunerate owners of sheep. 257. How damages appraised. 258. Disposition of surplus funds. 259 Ownership defined. 200. Dog worrying sheep, may be killed. 261. Bond of constable liable: compensa- tion of appraisers, &c 262. Dog stealing a felony: punishment.

ALMSHOUSE.

1870, c. 70 repeals sections 10, 17, 19 and 20 and re-enacts sections 10 and 20 to read

as follows:

1870, c. 70, s. 2. Appointment of overseer, &c

SEC. 10. They shall annually, between the first and the tenth day of May, appoint an overseer of the almshouse and other proper officers and servants for carrying on the business of said corporation, and may remove the same in their discretion and appoint others in their stead.