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ing on a stream known as Zechia Swamp between the bridges
on the road leading from Bryantown to La Plata and the "New
Town" .bridges, be and the same are hereby required to have
as an outline of their land along said Swamp a fence so con-
structed as to ward off all stock; and if any stock trespasses upon
the property of any land-owner who neglects to comply with
the above, such stock cannot be empounded or held for dam-
ages, and any person so empounding or holding such stock, or
turning out; same other than whence they came shall be liable
to suit for damages. The land-owners shall be liable for the
neglect of their tenants or employes in failing to comply with
the above, and only such stock as belongs to the land-owners or
tenants above mentioned shall be construed by the provisions of
this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed
in so far as the same may conflict herewith.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall lake
effect from July 5th, 1914.

Approved April 1st, 1914.

CHAPTER 197.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact Section 159 of Article 81 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland. 1904, title "-Reve-
nue and Taxes," sub-title "State Tax Commissioner."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 159 of Article 81 of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, 1904, title "Revenue and Taxes,"
sub-title '' State Tax Commissioner,'' be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

SEC. 159. At the time of making the returns of stockholders
to the County Commissioners and Appeal Tax Court of Balti-
more City, as required by law, the president or other proper
officer of every bank or other incorporated institution incorpor-
ated under the laws of this State or doing business therein, and
of every joint stock company doing business in this State, shall
furnish to the County Commissioners of each County in which
such bank or other incorporated institution or joint stock com-
pany shall own or possess any real property, and to the Appeal
Tax Court of Baltimore City, if such bank or other incorporated