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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 79.

AN ACT to repeal chapter seventy-three of the acts of

eighteen hundred and eighty-two entitled " an aet to add

additional sections to the Code of Public Local Laws,

article entitled Garrett County made by the act of eigh-

teen hundred and seventy-eight, chapter one hundred and

eight, said section to be subtitled, " Thistles," to come in

after sub-section seventy-five in said act, and to be num-

bered 75 A, 75 B, 75 C, and to re-enact the same with

amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Repeal
and re-en-

Maryland, That chapter seventy -three of the acts of eigh-
teen hundred and eighty -two entitled an act to add addi-

actment.

tional sections to the Code of Public Local Laws, article

entitled Garrett County as enacted by the act of eighteen

hundred and seventy-eight, chapter one hundred and eight,

said section to be sub-titled " Thistles " and to come in after

sub-section seventy -five in said act, and to be numbered 75

A, 75 B and 75 C, be and the same is hereby repealed and

re-enacted so as to read as follows :

75 A. No land owner or tenant of any land owner in

Canada

Garrett County shall permit any "Canada Thistles," to-

Thistles.

grow to seed upon the land owned or rented by him, as the

case may be.

75 B. If any such land owner or tenant shall permit

any Canada thistles to so grow to seed, on the land

owned or rented by him, he shall be fined a sum of not less

than one nor more than five dollars every day he shall per-

Penalty

mit the same to remain standing on his land after the same

shall have developed or grown to bear seed, such a fine or

fines to be recovered before any justice of the peace in said

county, as other small fines are now recovered, and the pro-

ceeds of such fine or fines to be paid to the County Com-

missioners of Garrett County for the use of said county.

75 C. No road supervisor in said county shall permit any

such Canada thistles to grow to seed upon any land belong-

Duty of

ing to any public roads in said county adjoining or being

road super

part of any road under his charge, and if any supervisor

visor.

shall permit the same he shall be liable to the fine provided

in sub-section seventy -five B, hereof to be recovered for the
use of said county as provided in said last preceding section

Approved March 10th, 1892.