ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1187

to him or within his custody or control, for himself or as
trustee for others, or as parent or guardian of any infant
shall be subject to a fine of one dollar and costs for each
individual of any species of the animals named so permitted
to run at large, for the first offense, and for the second offense
to a fine of not less than one dollar or more than ten dollars
and costs, to he recovered before a justice of the peace, with,
such process and formal proceedings, and for such appeal
and prayer for jury trial and other rights as now prevail in
this county in cases of misdemeanor not punishable in the
penitentiary; provided, however, that in case the said fine
shall not be paid after the same shall he imposed by the
justice of the peace or the Circuit Court upon appeal, the
same may be collected by the sheriff or constable or bailiff
of said town by process similar to that by which judgments
rendered by justices of the peace are collected, or if the sen-
tence imposed shall be reaffirmed upon appeal to the Circuit
Court are collected by the sheriff, and the sentence of the
justice of the peace or the Circuit Court shall be considered as
in the nature of a judgment for the purpose, with the further
provision that any property levied upon in pursuance of this
Act shall not be subject to any exemption from execution, and
in case of a second offense and failure to pay such fine in
addition to the above remedy the party committing the same
by permitting the animals to run at large, as aforesaid, may
be committed to the jail; but in no case shall the imprisonment
be for more than five days in the county jail of Charles
County; and provided further that instead of process in
the nature of arrest, the justice of the peace shall issue the
ordinary process of summons as in civil cases, to be followed
by process of arrest, however, in case the party shall fail to
appear after summons served upon him. No hogs shall be
kept, penned or unpenned, for any purpose or be slaughtered
within the limits of the said town of Indian Head; provided,
however, that any person or persons may allow hogs to run
at large within their own enclosure, which covers an area
of not less than one-half of an acre, and provided, however,
that the Town Commissioners may prohibit such running at
large if same become a nuisance. Any person violating this
provision shall be fined one dollar and costs recoverable as
hereinbefore provided; if any animal or animals of any kind
heretofore named, of which the owner shall be unknown or