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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Impound

impound the same; and if taken up by a con-

stock.

stable, he shall give notice of the said impound-

ing, by advertisement in at least two public places

within that part of the said district number one,

or Fork, described and specified in this act, de-

Give notice of
impounding.

scribing the stock so impounded; and he shall

proceed to sell said stock at public auction for

cash, after giving ten days' notice from the time

such stock was taken up; provided the owner

shall have the return of said stock on paying all

of the expenses of keeping the stock and all other

costs, including fifty cents for taking up each of

said stock.

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

shall take up any stock, such person shall impound

Notify the

the same, and shall at once notify the constable,

constable.

who shall immediately proceed to give the notice,

and make the sale, upon the same terms and in

the same manner as provided in the second sec-

tion of this act, and the owner shall have the

return of said stock on the said conditions as pro-

vided in that section; and for making a sale under

this section, the constable shall be allowed the

Constables

same commissions now allowed by law for the

commissions.

sale of personal property under execution; this

provision for commissions not to apply to sales of

stock taken up by the constable himself.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said constable

thus authorized to make sale of such stock, if not

returned to the owner as aforesaid, shall, out of

Moneys

the moneys arising from such sale, first pay the

arising from
sales.

person or persons taking up the stock, and the

costs and 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

How disposed

owner, within sixty days of said sale, the constable

of.

shall pay the same to the treasurer of the school

fund of Dorchester county, to be applied to the

benefit of the public schools of said county.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That before this act

shall become a law, it shall be submitted to the

qualified voters of the territory included within'

Submit to
voters.

the first section of this act, at a special election, to

be held on the second Tuesday in May, eighteen

hundred and eighty-two; and the County Com-