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shall order him to sell the same at public sale on ten days' notice,
to be set up at three of the most public places in the neighbor-
hood, and if the said justice shall deem it proper, to be inserted
in any newspaper published in such county; and such distrainer,
upon such order, with the sheriff or constable of the county, shall

cause the animals distrained to be appraised by two appraisers,
to be sworn by such sheriff or constable, and may sell the same
for the best price that can be gotten, towards satisfaction of all

charges arising from such distress, appraisement and sale, and
also such damages as may have been sustained by such distrainer,
to be ascertained by the appraisers of the animals distrained at
the time of the appraisement thereof, leaving the overplus, if any,
in the hands of the sheriff or constable, for the owner's use.

Vessels Adrift.

F. G L., (1860,) art 36, sec. 9. 1753, ch 10, sec. 2.

9. When any person shall discover, take up and secure any flat
boat, or other vessel, driven from any place of mooring, landing,
harbor or river, or from any other vessel, he shall, within ten
days thereafter, give notice thereof to some justice of the peace
for the county where such flat boat or other vessel is taken up and
secured, and the justice shall deliver to the party giving such no-
tice an advertisement, describing in the best manner the build and
marks of such fiat boat or vessel, and the name of such per-
son and place of his abode, copies of which advertisement the

said party shall, within ten days after the date thereof, cause to
be set up in the most public places of the county, and, within
thirty days after such date, procure the same to be inserted in
some daily newspaper published in the city of Baltimore.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1753, ch. 10, sec. 2.

10. Upon proof of property by the oath of the owner of such

flat boat, or other vessel, or otherwise, before a justice of the
peace, and upon payment of reasonable costs and charges for the
same, the person so taking up and securing the same shall deliver
the said flat boat, or other vessel, to the owner thereof.

Ibid sec. 11. 1753, ch 10, sec 3.

11. If any person shall take and secure any flat boat, or other
vessel, driven from any place of mooring, landing or harbor, or