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167. Powers of commissioners. 168. Assessments, limit to rate of tax- ation. 169. Bailiff, appointment, duty and powers of. 170. Fees of bailiff. 171 Oaths of officers of corporation. 172. Bond of clerk and bailiff. 173. What ordinances commissioners authorized to pass 174. Opening streets, &c., proceedings. 175. Commissioners authorized to pass all ordinances concerning grad- ing, paving, &c . of sidewalks in; cost of, how paid. 176. Commissioners authorized to pass ordinances to prevent live stock running at large; tax on dogs. 177. Term of commissioners elected in 1888. Sheep. 178. County exempt from provisions of sections 1 and 2 of article 86 of public general laws, relating to. 179. Dogs killing or wounding, to be killed. 180 Owners of dogs liable for dam- ages. 181. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace in such cases. Stallions. 182. Owner may contract for lien upon progeny, for service money of.

183. Sale of progeny for failure to pay service money of. 184. Proceeds of sale, how distributed State's Attorney. 185. Additional fees to, when allowed. 186. Fees to, as counsel to county com- missioners. 187. Account to be rendered by. 188. When compensation for defend- ing any party in criminal case, is to be allowed by county commis- sioners to any attorney. 189. Legal services by au attorney to county commissioners, when to be paid for. Stock. 190. When unlawful to run at large. 191. Constables to impound such; pro- ceedings for sale of. 192. Proceeds of sale, how distributed. Taxes. 193. Exemption of manufacturing- plant from; proceedings to ob- tain such exemption. 194. Preceding section construed. Wetipquin Harbor. 195. Wetipquin creek changed to. Works of Internal Improvements. — Baltimore & Eastern Shore Railroad Company. 196 County commissioners authorized to endorse bonds of, not exceed- ing $50,000.

BIRDS AND CAME.

1880, ch. 472.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Wicomico county to
shoot, kill or in any way take, trap, catch or destroy, at any time
in said county, any mocking bird, blue bird, swallow, martin,
robin, cat-bird, woodpecker, sparrow, wren, whippoorwill, dove,
thrush, lark, kildeer, red bird, bobolink, yellow bird, linnett, bat,
night hawk, branch robin, gold finch, sapsncker, tomtit, or any
other insectivorous bird; and each and every person violating the