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shall be construed to prevent the right of appeal as in other
cases. This and the preceding section not to apply to Caroline,
Dorchester, Worcester, St. Mary's, Charles, Montgomery, Som-
erset and Carroll Counties.

SEC. 3. If any dog shall be detected in killing or injuring
sheep, and proof thereof shall be made by the oath of the owner
of said sheep, or any other person before a Justice of the Peace,
the owner of said dog, upon complaint to him made and infor-
mation of such proof, shall proceed forthwith to kill said dog;
and on his refusal or neglect to do so the owner of said sheep
may kill such dog afterwards found running at large, or may
apply to a constable who, upon production of said affidavit,
shall proceed to the house of the owner of said dog and kill said
dog there, or wherever else found. This section shall apply only
to Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Wicomico and Worcester Coun-
ties.

SEC. 4. If such dog shall immediately upon such complaint
and information be killed by his owner, the owner of the sheep
shall not have cause of action against the owner of said dog, but
upon his refusal to kill such dog the owner of said sheep may
recover double the value of the sheep killed, with costs, in the
manner prescribed for the recovery of debts. This section shall
apply only to Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Wicomico and Wor-
cester Counties.

Approved April 13, 1910.

ARTICLE LXXXVII.

SHERIFF.

CHAPTER 179.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 2 of
Article 87 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
title "Sheriff," subtitle "Oath of Office and Bonds," as the
same was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 372 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1908.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 2 of Article 87 of the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws, title "Sheriff" subtitle "Oath of Office and Bonds,"
as the same was repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 372 of the
Acts of 1908, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, so as to read as follows:

SEC. 2. He shall also, before he acts as such, give bond to
the State of Maryland in the penalty of twenty-five thousand
dollars, with security, to be approved by the two judges of the