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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 111.

AN ACT to prohibit horses, mules, horned cattle,

sheep or swine from running at large in the third

election district of Anne Arundel county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any

Not lawful.

person to allow horses, mules, horned cattle, sheep

or swine to run at large in the third election district

of Anne Arundel county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That any person may

May impound

impound any horses, mules, horned cattle, sheep or

swine found going at large in the limits of said dis-

trict belonging to any inhabitant thereof, and the

owner of such horse, mule, horned cattle, sheep or

Fay at rate of

swine on reclaiming the same shall pay at the rate
of fifty cents per head for every twenty-fours such

horse, mule, horned cattle, sheep or swine may have

been impounded, and any horse, mule, horned cattle,

Advertised

sheep or swine so impounded shall be advertised by

by notice.

notice in writing, set up at two of the most public

places in the district.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any horse,

mule, horned cattle, sheep or swine shall remain so

impounded for five days after notice given as afore-

May sell.

said, the party so impounding it may sell the same
at public sale, after two days notice, as provided in

the preceding section, for the payment of costs and

expenses, including the said fifty cents per day.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all disputes arising

between the owners of any horse, mule, horned cat-

All disputes.

tle, sheep or swine and the person impounding them
shall be determined by a justice of the peace for

said county, who may summon witnesses and decide

the matter in controversy.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force.

effect from and after the first day of April next.

Approved March 25, 1878.