EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 93' of Article 12 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "Garrett County," sub-title "Dogs," be
and the same is hereby repealed so far as it applies to

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Repeal.

Garrett county, and that certain new sections to follow
immediately after Section 93 be added to said article, to be
designated as Sections 93 A, 93 B, 93 o, 93 D, 93 E, 93 F, 93 G,
93 H, 93 i and 93 K, and to read as follows :
93 A. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State

New sections
added.

of Maryland, That the Board of County Commissioners of
Garrett county be and hereby are empowered and directed to
provide for a special license tax on all dogs therein, which
shall be levied annually at a rate of not less than one dollar
for each dog and three dollars for each bitch; and that the
money thus collected, less the cost of collection, shall be
placed in the hands of the treasurer of Garrett county to
the credit of a special fund to be known and designated as
the sheep fund.
93 B. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

Special license
taz.

of Garrett county are hereby directed to designate one
constable in each election district of said county, whose duty
it shall be to annually enumerate and assess at a rate of not
. less than one dollar for each dog, and three dollars for each
bitch in said district, and collect the tax levied upon the
same, and pay the amount received by said collection into
the county treasury, at such times as may be fixed upon by the
said board of County Commissioners, and the official bond
of any said constables failing to account and make returns
as aforesaid shall be held liable for such default, and all
constables who shall faithfully account as herein required
may retain a commission of twenty-five per cent, on the
amount actually collected and paid into the county treasury,
and the net amount of such taxes after the payment of all
charges shall be placed to the credit of a special fund hereby
created, which shall be known and designated as the sheep
fund.
93 C. And be it enacted, That the neglect of any constable

Constable ap-
pointed to
license dogs,
etc.

to perform the duties required by the provisions of this Act
shall be sufficient cause of forfeiture of office, and the board
of County Commissioners are hereby directed to immedi-
ately remove from office any constable within their county
who shall so neglect to perform said duties, and shall appoint
another person to serve in his stead.

Forfeiture of
office.