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shall review said report, and if in their judgment the
amount of damages stated is unfair they shall award such
amount as they may deem fair; provided, that before the
Commissioners shall make any award of damages for the
killing or injuring of said fowls or animals, the person
claiming damages shall be required to prove to the satis-
faction of the County Commissioners that he does not know
and is unable with reasonable diligence to ascertain the
owner of the dog or dogs which did such damage, or if the
said owner is known, to prove to the satisfaction of said
Commissioners that it is impracticable to collect the amount
of damages sustained by suit against the owner of said dog
or dogs; and in case any dog shall be known to kill any
domestic fowls or animals, it shall be the duty of the County
Commissioners to notify such owner or owners to kill said
dog or dogs immediately. If such dog or dogs be killed by
the owner, after notice as aforesaid, he shall be exempt
from all further liability, but in case the said owner or
owners should refuse or neglect to kill said dog or dogs upon
notice as aforesaid, the said owner or owners shall be
liable to the County Commissioners for said damages to the
same extent as he would be liable in case of negligence or
malicious destruction of property, and the said County
Commissioners may in their discretion have the special
officer or constable kill said dog or dogs; and provided fur-
ther, that said County Commissioners may allow payment
for the treatment by the Pasteur or other treatment, of any
person who may be bitten by a mad dog, cat, horse or other
animal, and is unable to pay for such treatment for himself
or herself, out of the general funds of the County, if in the
judgment of said County Commissioners the circumstances
justify said action.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1933.

Approved March 31, 1933.

CHAPTER 143.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Chapter
230 of the Acts of 1931, entitled "An Act authorizing and
empowering the judges of the Circuit Court for Prince
George's County to appoint a stenographer for the Grand
Jury of Prince George's County, who, when not so en-