958 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 477

stallments of said loan, together with the accrued interest due
on the whole; and, for this purpose the Treasurer of St
Mary's County, upon the order or orders of the said Commis-
sioners, shall pay to the lender or lenders, the sums so levied.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said County Commis-
sioners shall keep a separate and distinct statement in a sepa-
rate book of their acts, orders and items of receipts and ex-
penditures, with proper vouchers, in carrying out the purpose
of this Act; and, they shall receive no pecuniary compensation
for the discharge of the duties required of them by this Act,
over and above their regular per diem.

That the said building or buildings shall be located on the
land known as the Alms House farm, at or near the site of the
one lately destroyed.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this is an emergency meas-
ure, requisite for the public health and safety.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11th, 1916.

CHAPTER 477.

AN ACT to regulate the building and maintaining of joint
fences in St. Mary's County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That whenever joint fences may hereafter be estab-
lished in said County, for the mutual benefit, of different own-
ers or possessors of adjoining land, each party shall keep in
good repair his just proportion thereof in the manner follow-
ing: All post and rail or plank fences shall be at least four feet
high and all worm and other fences shall be at least four and
one-half feet high, the height in every case to be computed from
the ground or base of any embankment upon which said fence
may be placed; and there shall be between the bottom rail or
plank and the ground or embankment on which said fence is
placed, no larger interval than eight inches, and between bot-
tom rail or plank, and the rail or plank directly above the same
no larger interval than eight inches. And when said fence or
fences shall be constructed, in whole or in part of wire, the