1084 ESTRAYS—VESSELS DRIFT—DRIFT LOGS. [ART. 34.

1888, art. 34, sec. 5. 1860, art. 36, sec. 6. 1769, ch. 18, sec 3.
1892, ch. 593.

5. If any person shall take up an estray and shall fail to
comply with the provisions of the preceding sections he shall
forfeit and pay ten dollars as well as his interest in said estray.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 36, sec. 7. 1832, ch. 157, sec. 1. 1874, ch 315.

1892, ch. 593.

6. If the owner or occupant of any enclosure who may find
any horse, sheep, hog, cow or other domestic animal trespass-
ing upon the said enclosed premises, the owner of which is
known, he may impound the same and have the damages valued
on oath by two disinterested citizens of the county, and after so
doing shall give notice to the owner thereof of his having
impounded the same and the amount of damages ascertained,
and unless the said damages and a reasonable compensation
for feeding the property impounded are paid or tendered him,
may after giving ten days' notice, exclusive of the days of sale
and the day of impounding, describing the property and stating
the time and place of sale to be posted at three or more public
places in the neighborhood, sell the same at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, and after deducting from the pro-
ceeds of 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 thereof.

1890, ch. 252. 1892, ch. 593, sec. 8A.

7. The word enclosure in the preceding section shall be
construed to mean a common law enclosure and not an actual
enclosure.

1888, art. 34, sec. 6. 1870, ch. 403. 1892, ch. 593.

8. Dorchester, Caroline, Garrett, Montgomery and Prince
George's counties are hereby excluded from the operation of
the preceding sections. *

Vessels Adrift.

Ibid. sec. 9. 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

Also all other counties for which a special Inconsistent local law exists