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rated towns in their respective counties, and make such rules and
regulations for repairing, cleaning, mending and perfecting the
same, and providing for the payment of the cost of the same, as
they may deem necessary; they shall also have power to levy a
tax or license fee upon dogs and bitches owned, kept or harbored
within their respective counties, and to provide for the enroll-
ment qf said dogs and bitches, and the collection of the tax
or license fee thereon; and out of the tax or license fees so
collected they may provide for reimbursing owners of sheep or
cattle for losses sustained by the killing of sheep or cattle by dogs
and bitches other than those owned, kept or harbored by the
owner of said sheep or cattle; they may make all necessary rules
and regulations for allowing and paying bounties for the killing
of hawks, owls, crows, minks, foxes, wild-cats and other and like
destructive and harmful wild animals and birds; they may make
all necessary rules and regulations for the erection or removal of
gates and fences across or obstructing the public highways in
their respective counties.

1880, ch. 210.

3. In case any office of county commissioner shall become
vacant in any county by death, resignation or otherwise, the
governor, if such vacancy shall occur during the session of the
senate shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate,
appoint; and if such vacancy shall occur during the recess of the
senate, he shall appoint a proper person or proper persons to fill
sucli vacancy or vacancies; and the nomination of the person or
persons thus appointed during such recess, or of some other
person in his or their place, shall be made to the senate within
thirty days after the next meeting of the legislature.

Handy et al t. Hopkins et al, 59 Md. 157.

P. G. L., (1880.) art. 28, sec. 2. 1804, ch. 73, secs. 3-6.

4. They may sue and be sued, and may sue for any injury
done to the property of the county, or to recover possession
thereof, or may be sued by any claimant of such property.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1853, ch. 372. 1854, ch. 297.

5. The number of county commissioners in each county shall
be as fixed by the code of local laws for each county.