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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

point an additional justice of the peace in and
for election district number six in Allegany
county, who shall be appointed from and reside
in the village of Ellerslie, or immediate vicinity.

Effective.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 23, 1888.

Chapter 109.

AN ACT to prohibit cows, cattle and other
domestic animals from going at large on the
public roads in the village of Darlington in
Harford county, and on the public roads within
one mile of the town hall in said village.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

What unlaw-
ful to go at
large.

bly of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for
swine, horses, cows, calves, bulls, sheep, goats
or cattle to go at large in the public roads in the
village of Darlington in Harford county, or on
the public roads within one mile of the town
hall in said village.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any and every

Penalty for
violation.

person or persons owning said animals, or any
of them mentioned in the said first section of
this act, who shall permit the same or any of
them to gp at large on the public roads men-
tioned in the said section, shall be fined five
dollars for each offence, to be recovered by an
action of debt before any justice of the peace in
Harford county, in the name of the State of
Maryland, for the use of the county commis-
sioners of said county, to be applied by them to
the repairing of the public roads in the said
village of Darlington, or within one mile of the
town hall in said village, or recoverable by in-
dictment in the circuit court for said county,
and payable to the said county commissioners
for the same purpose.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the

Constables to
enforce.

duty of the constables of Harford county to take
up, seize and impound any and all of the ani-
mals mentioned in the first section of this act