THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

giving notice of the time and place of said meeting in
one of the newspapers in the town of Cumberland.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That this act of incorpo-
ration shall enure for thirty years from the dale of its
passage; and that the legislature reserves to itself the
right to alter or annul this act of incorporation at plea-
sure.

CHAPTER 138.

CHAP. 138.

Enure for 30
years.

Right reserv-

ed.

An act to regulate the Height of Fences in Petersville

Election District of Frederick County.

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 Petersville election dis-
trict of Frederick county, to impound any horned or
black cattle, sheep, hogs or horses, unless the same shall
be found trespassing within any field or yard or garden,
which shall be enclosed with a good post and railing
fence, four and half feet high, or a good and substantial
worm fence, staked and ridered, to be five and half feet
high, or some other fence to be at least five and half feet
in height.

Passed Feb.
21, 1846.

Unlawful to
impound cat-
tle, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person or per-
sons within the limits of said Petersville election district,
shall dog, beat, bruise, or in any manner injure any horn-
ed or black cattle, sheep, hogs or horses, the owner or
tenant of the property on which said horned or black
cattle, sheep, hogs or horses shall be so injured, shall be
liable in action of damage for the injury so inflicted, the
same to be appraised by two disinterested persons, one
of whom shall be chosen by each party, the said dam-

ages to be recovered before any justice of the peace, or
before the district court of said district in the same man-
ner as small debts out of the county court are now col-
lected.

Injure cattle,
&c liable to an
action for dam-
ages.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if either parly shall
neglect or refuse during the space of five days after no-
tice of such injury to, or impounding of such horned or
black cattle, sheep, hogs or horses, then the justice of
the peace, or the justices of the district court, to whom
complaint shall be made by the party aggrieved, shall
have authority to appoint an appraiser for and on behalf
of the party so neglecting or refusing.

Neglect or re-
fuse.