WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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

shall take up any stock, such person shall impound

the same and shall notify the constable of the dis-

trict in which said stock was taken, and the said

constable shall give the notice, and make the sale,

Sale— how
made.

upon the same terms, and in the same manner, as

provided in the second section of this act, and the

owner shall have the return of the stock on the

same conditions as provided in that section, and for

making a sale under this section the constable shall

be allowed the same commissions now allowed by

Commissions

law for the sale of personal property under execu-

allowed.

tion; this provision for commission not to apply to

the sale of stock taken up by the constable himself.

SEC. 4, And be it enacted, That the said consta-

ble thus authorized to make sale of such stock, if not

returned to the owner as aforesaid, shall, out of the

monies arising from such sale, first pay the person

or persons taking up the stock, and the costs, and

How disposed

charges and expenses incurred, and the balance, if

any, to the owner or owners of such stock; and

should no one claim said balance as owner within

sixty days of said sale, the constable shall pay the

same to the treasurer of the school fund of Caroline

county, to be applied to the benefit of the public

schools of said county.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That sections eighty-

two, eighty-three, eighty-four and eighty-five of the

Public Local Laws of Caroline county, sub-title

How far re-
pealed.

" Fences," be and the same are hereby repealed so

far as they relate to the fifth election district of said

county.

SEC 6. And be it enacted, That the qualified voters

of election district number five (and the registration

books and poll books used in said districts at the last

general election in Caroline county shall be used to

determine the qualification of voters at said special

election) are hereby authorized to vote by ballot, on

Ballots— how

the thirtieth day of May next ensuing, " For the

prepared.

Stock Law," or " Against the Stock Law," and it

shall be the duty of the judges of the special elec-

tion in said district to count the said ballots, and to

make returns under their hands and seals to the

clerk of the Circuit Court for Caroline county, of

the number of votes cast for or against the law.