ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

found by him going at large on any of the pub-
lic roads specified in said first section, and shall
immediately give notice thereof by notice set
up by him at the post-office in the village of
Darlington and other public places in said vil-
lage, and also to the owner and owners of said
animals, if he shall know the same, describing

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the animals so seized and impounded, and that
the same will be sold at public sale for cash at
the post-office door in said village at the time
mentioned in said notice, which shall be at least
five days before the day of sale and not more
than ten days, provided, that if the owners of
said animals or any of them shall, before the
said sale, pay to the said constable one dollar
for taking up each of the said animals owned by
them, and fifty cents for putting up and giving
each of the notices of said sale, and the expenses
incurred by him for keeping and feeding said
animals, the said constable shall then deliver
the said animals to the owner or owners, or his
or their agent or agents.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in case of a

Sold at pub-
lic sale.

sale under the provisions of the third section of
this act, the money arising from said sale shall
be applied first to the payment to the constable
making suit, seizure and sale, one dollar for
taking and impounding each of the animals
seized by him, and fifty cents for giving and
setting up each of the notices of sale and the
expenses incurred by him in keeping and feed-
ing the animals sold, and the poundage fees
allowed by law to constables making sale of
property under writs of feiri facias, and the
balance, if any, to the owner of the animals
sold.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case any

Disposal of
arising money.

constable in Harford county shall fail to per-
form the duty imposed on him by the third sec-
tion of this act, he shall be fined two dollars for
each offence, to be recovered by indictment in
the circuit court for Harford county, and to be
payable to the county commissioners of said
county, and applied by them towards repairing
the public roads in the village of Darlington, in
said county, or the roads within one mile of the
town hall, in said village.

Approved March 23, 1888.

Fine for fail-
ure to per-
form.