ALBERT C. RITHCIE, GOVERNOR. 177

CHAPTER 105.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 12 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title '' Garrett County,"
sub-title "Wild Animals," to be known as Section 228 of
said Article, and to repeal and re-enact with amendments
Sections 229 and 230 of said Article, by providing a
bounty for killing certain wild animals.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be added to Article'12 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Garrett County," sub-
title "Wild Animals," said, section to be known as Section
228 of said Article, and to repeal and re-enact with amend-
ments Sections 229 and 230 of said Article 12, to read as
follows:

228. Any citizen of the State of Maryland who shall kill
or destroy any wildcat or fox within the limits of Garrett
County, shall he entitled to the following allowance or bounty,
viz: For each wildcat, the sum of two dollars; for each fox,
the sum of one dollar.

229. To obtain such allowance it shall be necessary for the
person killing such animal to produce the head, skin or scalp
of the same before some justice of the peace for said county,
and at the same time make oath that the animal or bird was
taken and killed within the limits of Garrett County, within
sixty days before the production of the head, skin or scalp
before the justice, the said justice shall thereupon give the
person producing the same a certificate that such head, skin
or scalp was produced before him, wherein he shall set forth
the above-mentioned path; and it shall be also the duty of the
justice to mark any such head, skin or scalp by cutting holes
through the ear, to prevent any second allowance for the same.

Upon presentation of the above-mentioned certificate to the
Treasurer of said county, the said Treasurer shall pay the
allowance or bounty as provided in Section 228 of this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1920.

Approved April 16, 1920.