128                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                   [CH. 78

CHAPTER 77.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 173
of Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Garrett County, " subtitle "Fences, "
relating to fences between improved land and timber or un-
improved land.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 173 of Article 12 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Garrett
County, " sub-title "Fences, " be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

173. Any owner of improved land in Garrett County,.
Maryland, desirous to build fence between him and his neigh-
bor, he shall notify his neighbor in writing in the presence of
one witness, and if the person so notified shall refuse or neglect
to build one-half of such line fence within sixty days from the
date of such notice, the other party may build all of the fence
and charge one-half of the cost thereof to the person or persons
owning the adjoining land, and the amount may be collected
in the same way and manner as other debts. Provided, how-
ever, that nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to require
the owner of timber land or unimproved land to pay any part
of the cost of building a joint fence until such time as such
timber or unimproved land shall be used by the owner, tenant
or lessee of such land for cultivation, grazing or pasturing, in
which case such owner shall be required to pay one-half of the
value of the fence at the time such use is so made of such ad-
joining timber or unimproved land.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with this Act be and they are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 78.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commissioners
of Montgomery County to borrow upon the faith and credit
of said county a sum not to exceed thirty thousand dollars