EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

959

100 B. That upon the finding of any such justice so
returned to the county treasurer aforesaid and certified to by

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said justice that such presentment Of the damages was regu-
lar and duly made by the said two disinterested persons
summoned as aforesaid, the said county treasurer shall file
all of said papers with the County Commissioners, and if
there be money in his hands for this purpose shall draw his
order for the amount of said damages and costs which said
claimant has sustained according to the report of said justice
of the peace; provided, that no person shall receive any
order for any claim until he or she has made an affidavit
according to law before such justice of the peace that due
diligence has been used to ascertain whose dog or dogs did
such damage.
100 C. That if the report of the justice of the peace made in
accordance with the provisions of Section 100 A, the names of

Papers to be
filed with
county com-
missioners.

the owner or owners of any dog or dogs having caused loss
or damage to sheep shall be definitely and conclusively
known, who have not complied with Section 100 B of this
Act, then it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners
to notify such owner or keeper immediately to kill said dog
or dogs, and upon failure of such owner or keeper to comply
with such order within a period of ten days, then it shall
become the duty of the constable of the respective district
of said Allegany county in which said dog or dogs are kept,
upon notice from said County Commissioners, to kill the
said dog or dogs, for which service he shall be entitled to
twenty-five cents for each dog so killed, and fifty cents for
burying each said dog so killed and buried, to be paid out
of the fines hereinafter provided, upon a certified statement
that such dog or dogs were killed and buried by him to the
County Commissioners of said county, who shall issue such
order on the treasurer of said county, unless payment has
been made by the owner as provided in Section 100 A.
100 D. That the justice of the peace, for special services
under the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to one

Owner of dog
to be notified
to km said
dog, etc.

dollar for each case, and the two disinterested persons shall
receive each seventy-five cents for the time necessary spent
by them in investigating each claim, said cost to be paid by
claimant in each case; provided, that in all cases where
damages are awarded, the fee paid by claimant shall be
included in the amount of such damage.

Compensation.