790

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 593.

AN ACT to repeal sections one, two, three, four, five, six,

seven and eight of the Code of Public General Laws of the

State of Maryland, article thirty -four, entitled "Estrays,

vessels adrift, drift logs," sub-title "Estrays," and 8 A

thereof, as enacted by chapter two hundred and fifty-two,

of the acts of Assembly of eighteen hundred and. ninety,

entitled an act to add additional sections to article thirty-

four, of the Code of Public General Laws, title " Estrays,

vessels adrift, drift logs," sub-title ''Estrays," to be

numbered eight A, and to re-enact the same with

amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That sections one, two, three, four, five, six,

Assess-

seven and eight of the Code of Public General Laws of the

ments.

State of Maryland, article thirty-four, entitled "Estrays,

vessels adrift, drift logs." sub -title "Estrays," and eight A

thereof, as enacted by chapter two hundred and fifty-two,

of the acts of Assembly of eighteen hundred and ninety,

entitled an act to add an additional section to article thirty-

four of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Estrays,

vessels adrift, drift logs," sub-title "Estrays," to be num-

bered eight A. be and the same is hereby repealed and

re-enacted as follows :

1. That the owners or occupant of any enclosure who may

Notice of

find any horse, hog, sheep, cow or any other domestic

es trays

animal, the owner of which is not known, trespassing upon

the said enclosed premises, he shall immediately, or within

a reasonable time thereafter cause a notice to be inserted in

some newspaper published in the county where such estrays

is taken containing a description of the same, and the

location of the enclosure upon which such estray was taken,

and the name of the owner or occupant thereof, and cause

written or printed copies of such notice to be set up in not

less than three public places in the neighborhood.

2. That if there be no newspaper published in the county

where such estray shall have been taken up, or if the value

Mode of
giving

thereof shall not exceed fifteen dollars, the newspaper pub-

notice.

lication provided for in the foregoing section, may be

omitted, provided written or printed notices be given as

required by section one, and that the valuation of the estray

be ascertained by appraisment and in good faith by the

person taking the same.