680 ESTRAYS—VESSELS ADRIFT—DRIFT LOGS. [ART. 34.

ceding sections, he shall forfeit and pay ten dollars, and also
forfeit his interest in such estray to anyone who will sue for the
same.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 36, sec 7. 1832, ch. 157, sec. 1. 1874, ch. 815.

6. Any person aggrieved by the trespass upon his enclosure,
of any cattle, hog, goat or sheep, may impound the same, and
have the damages sustained by the trespass, valued on oath by
two disinterested citizens of the county; and unless the damages
and a reasonable compensation for feeding the property im-
pounded are paid or tendered to him, may, at the expiration of
ten days, (exclusive of the day he impounded the same and the
day of sale.) proceed to make sale thereof at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash; and after deducting from the pro-
ceeds of such sale the amount of damages valued to him, and a
reasonable compensation for keeping the said property while
impounded, he shall pay over the residue, when demanded, to
the owner of the said property or his agent. This article shall
not apply to Caroline, Wicomico, Garrett, Montgomery and
Prince George's counties.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1832, ch. 157, sec. 3.

7. The person impounding, before making such sale, shall ad-
vertise not less than eight days before the sale, at three of the
most public places of his neighborhood, a description of the
property impounded, and the time and place of sale—and shall
therein warn the owner to come forward and pay the damages
and compensation for keeping the same, and take his property.

1870, ch. 403.

8. If any cattle, hogs, horses or sheep, trespassing upon the
enclosures of any person in this State, be distrained, damage
feasant, the owner of which is known, and the owner thereof
does not tender compensation for the damage sustained by such
person within five days next after such distress taken, and notice
thereof given, with the cause of taking, to the owner or his
agent, or left at his residence, in the event of his absence, and
having no known agent, then the person so distraining may ap-
ply to a justice of the peace of the county, who, upon being
satisfied that the notice hereinbefore directed has been given,