592 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 214
able in the penitentiary; provided, however, that in case the
said fine shall not be paid after the same shall be imposed
by the Justice of the Peace or the Circuit Court upon appeal,
the same may be collected by the sheriff or constable or bail-
iff of said town by process similar to that by which judg-
ments rendered by Justices of the Peace are collected, or if
the sentence 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 con-
sidered as in the nature of a judgment for the purpose, with
the further provision that any property levied upon in pur-
suance 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 commit-
ting the same by permitting the animals to run at large as
aforsesaid, may be committed to the jail; but in no case shall
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 limits of the said town of Cobb Island;
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 acre, and provided, how-
ever, that the Town Commissioners may prohibit such run-
ning at large if same become a nuisance. Any person vio-
lating this provision shall be fined one dollar and costs re-
coverable as hereinbefore provided; if any animal or animals
of any kind heretofore named of which the owner shall be
unknown or cannot be found, shall be found running at large
in said town, the bailiff shall forthwith seize and impound
the same, and shall give notice thereof, by notice posted in
at least two public places in said town, and if the owner shall
not within three days thereafter appear and pay said bailiff
the amount of the fine hereinbefore named and twenty-five
cents extra for each day in which the said animal shall be
taken and impounded, the said bailiff shall sell same at pub-
lic sale, and after deducting one-half the amount due on same,
including fine, which he shall retain, shall account for the
balance to said Commissioners; the said bailiff is hereby
given the power, and it shall be in his discretion to take the
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