LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1843

hundred and forty-two, chapter nine, a society for the pro-
motion of literature and the encouragement of the arts and
sciences, was incorporated by the name and style of the
Channing Literary Institute of Baltimore; and whereas said
society have petitioned this General Assembly, for a supple-
ment to said act of incorporation, so as to change name
and style of said corporation. Therefore,

CHAP. 77.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the name of the association incorporated as the
Channing Literary Institute of Baltimore, be and the same
is hereby changed to that of the American Literary Insti-
tute of Baltimore, and by the latter style said association
shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges, which it
might have had and enjoyed under the act of incorporation
to which this is a supplement.

Name chan-
ged.

CHAPTER 77.

An act to regulate the height of fences in the Westernport
election district, of Allegany county and for other pur-
poses.

Passed Feb.
8, 1844.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons, within the limits of the Westernport election dis-
trict of Allegany county, to impound any horned or black
cattle, sheep or hogs, unless the same shall be found tres-
passing within any field or yard, or garden, which shall
be enclosed with a good and substantial fence at least four
feet high.

Fence four
feet high.

Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That if any person or per-
sons within the limits of the said Westernport election dis-
trict, shall dog, beat, bruise or in any manner injure any
horned or black cattle, sheep or Hogs, the owner or tenant
of the property on which said horned or black cattle, sheep
or hogs, shall be so injured, shall be liable in an action of
damages for the injury so inflicted to the full amount of the
value of the stock so injured as aforesaid, the same to be
appraised by two disinterested persons, one of whom shall
be chosen by each party, the said damages to be recovered
before any justice of the peace in and for Allegany county,
in the same manner as small debts out of court are now
collected.

Liable to ac-
tion of dama-
ges.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if either party shall
neglect or refuse during the space of five days, after notice

Justices to ap-
point apprais-
er.