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know and is unable, with reasonable diligence, to ascertain
the owner of the dogs which did such damage; or if the said
owner is known, to prove to the satisfaction of said Commis-
sioners that it is impracticable to collect the amount of dam-
age sustained by suit against the owner of said dogs; and in
case any dog shall be known to kill any domestic fowls or ani-
mals, it shall be lawful for any person to kill such dog; and
in case the damages to any person by reason of loss or injury
to his domestic fowls or animals shall be from dogs, either his
own or kept upon his premises, he shall be entitled to no com-
pensation under this Act.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That all Acts and parts of Acts
in conflict of or inconsistent with this Act be and the same are
hereby repealed.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1910.

ARTICLE VI.

CAROLINE COUNTY.

CHAPTER 388.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commissioners
of Caroline County to borrow money on the credit of the
said county for the permanent improvement of the public
roads and bridges of said county, and to purchase equipment
therefor, and to issue bonds for the payment thereof, and to
levy taxes on the assessable property of said county to re-
deem said bonds and to pay the interest thereon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Caroline County be
and they are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow on
the credit of Caroline County a sum of money not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, and to issue coupon bonds therefor in
sums of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than one
thousand dollars each, said bonds to be signed by the President
of the Board of County Commissioners of Caroline County, the
Clerk to said Commissioners, attested by the corporate seal of
said county, and countersigned by the County Treasurer.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said bonds shall be
issued at such times, in such quantities, for such periods of
time and at such rate of interest, as the said Commissioners of