WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

745

for Dorchester county, from the judgment of the

Right of ap-

justice of the peace as in other cases provided by

peal.

law; provided that a hedge fence, or any other

kind of fence that shall, in the judgment of the

assessors appointed to value the damages, he suf-

ficient to turn or keep out live stock, shall be con-

sidered a sufficient and legal fence within the

Legal fence.

meaning of this section; and provided that

nothing in this act contained shall be construed

to prevent any person having a sufficient fence, as

hereinbefore provided, from impounding, &c., any

How con-

trespassing live stock as now provided by law,

strued.

only as a part of his proceedings; any person in

said districts so trespassed upon, and having a

sufficient fence as aforesaid, shall have the suffi-

ciency of his fence passed upon as herein pro-

Have fence
pasted upon.

vided, before proceeding to sell the stock im-

pounded by him, and provided that the provisions

of this act shall only apply to outer fences and

boundary fences in the districts aforesaid, and not

to any persons internal fences upon his own

property.

Approved May 3, 1882.