136 SHERIFF. [ART. 87

such dog before any justice of the peace of this State having
jurisdiction within the county where the killing or injury may
hare occurred, and such justice shall forthwith issue a summons
for the owner, keeper or harborer of such dog, and for such
witnesses as may be necessary to ascertain the amount of damages
sustained by such killing or injury, and shall forthwith give
judgment for such damages as may be ascertained, which shall
be collected as other debts in this State are collected; and such
justice shall also require the owner, keeper or harborer of such
dog to give bond, with good and sufficient security, in the sum of
not less than fifty dollars, that such dog shall not thereafter kill
or injure any sheep; and upon failure of such owner, keeper or
harborer of such dog to give such security, then said justice of
the peace shall require some one of the constables of the county
to proceed forthwith to kill such dog; and said constable, for
such killing, shall be allowed the sum of one dollar for each dog
killed by him upon such order by the justice of the peace, as
aforesaid, to be taxed against the owner, keeper or harborer of
such dog as a part of the costs in such case; provided, that noth-
ing in this article shall be construed to prevent the right of
appeal as in other cases. This and the preceding section not to
apply to Caroline, Howard, Dorchester, Worcester, St. Marys'
Charles, Montgomery, Somerset and Carroll counties.

ARTICLE LXXXVII.

SHERIFF.

2. Bond of sheriff; bond of sheriffs of Calvert and Harford counties.

1900, ch. 432.

2. He shall also before he acts as such, give bond to the State
of Maryland in the penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars, with
security to be approved by two judges of the Orphans' Court or
the judge of the Circuit Court for his county, if he be elected
for a county, or any two judges of the Orphans' Court of Balti-
more City, or the judge of the Superior Court of Baltimore City