1888 RIOTS—SALES AND NOTICES. [ART. 82 & 83

had good reason to believe that such riot or tumultuous assem-
blage was about to take place, or having taken place, shall
have had notice of the same in time to prevent said injury
or destruction, either by its own police or with the aid of
the citizens of such county, town or city, it being the intention
of this article that no such liability shall devolve on such
county, town or city, unless the authorities having notice have
also the ability of themselves, or with their own citizens, to
prevent said injury; and all causes of action under section 1
shall be prosecuted within the period of three years from the
time of accrual of the same.

M. & O. C. v. Poultney, 26 Md. 107. M. & C. C. v. Dechert, 32 Md. 369.
M. & C. C. v. Sehner, 37 Md. 180.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 82, sec. 3. 1835, ch. 137, sec. 1.

3. In no case shall indemnity be recovered when it shall be
satisfactorily proved that the civil authorities and citizens of
said county, town or city, when called on by the civil authori-
ties thereof, have used all reasonable diligence and all the
powers intrusted to them for the prevention or suppression of
such riotous or unlawful assemblages.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 82, sec. 4. 1835, ch. 137, sec. 2.

4. In any suit instituted under this article, the plaintiff may
declare generally and give the special matter in evidence.

ARTICLE LXXXIII,

SALES AND NOTICES.

Sales Under Execution. 1. Legal and equitable interest in land may be seized and sold by sheriff. 2. Purchaser to be entitled to deed from sheriff. 3. Notice of sales under execution. 4. Notice where editor of news- paper refuses to publish. 5. Defendant to be liable for costs of publication.

6. Court to direct place of publica- tion, number of newspapers, number of insertions, but shall not designate the news- paper. 7. Defendant to have the right to select the newspaper. Exemption from Execution. 8. $100 of property or money to be exempt; exceptions.