1586 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. [ART. 17.

tribunal, now or hereafter to be authorized by law to try such
offence, shall be fined a sum equal to the value of such dog, such
sum to go to the owner of such dog so stolen, enticed or carried
away; and in addition thereto, shall suffer imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than one nor more than six months, in the
discretion of the court or other tribunal trying such case.

1873, ch. 154.

129. If any dog shall be seen killing sheep, and upon infor-
mation to the owner or keeper thereof, by one or more persons,
he shall refuse to kill said dog, it shall be the duty of the consta-
ble to kill the dog, at the expense of the owner, for which he
shall be entitled to receive four dollars, recoverable before any
justice of the peace residing in the district in which the killing
took place.

Ibid.

130. The sum of two dollars shall be paid by the county com-
missioners to any person who may kill or destroy, or cause to be
killed or destroyed, any fox above the age of six months, as near
as can be ascertained, within the limits of the county; provided,
that before the killer of any fox in the county shall be entitled to
the said compensation or reward, he shall present the brush of
the fox so killed to any justice of the peace of said county, and
make oath before him that the fox, the brush of which is so pre-
sented, was taken and killed within the limits of the county; and
such person shall deliver to said justice said brush, who shall
forthwith entirely destroy the same, and give to such person a
certificate for the same, showing the number of foxes killed by
such person, which said certificate shall be sufficient evidence for
the county commissioners to pay the amount specified therein;
provided further, however, that no person killing a fox pursued
by hounds, attended by a huntsman, other than such huntsman,
shall be entitled to the said reward, and that the oath herein re-
quired shall conform to this proviso, and that the owner of the
dog first mouthing the fox shall be entitled to the compensation
under this section.

Ibid.

131. The money collected under the provisions of the two
preceding sections, shall be applied, first, to the payment of all