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Not lawful for
swine to run at
large.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That from and after the first day of
May next, it shall not be lawful for the owner or own-
ers of swine to suffer them to go at large within the
village of the Head of Sassafras, or within two miles
of the centre of said village, fixing Clayton's Hotel
as the centre of said village thereof.
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Disposal of
swine taken
up.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any swine found
going at large within the limits prescribed under the
first section of this act, may be taken up by any per-
son or persons and kept for five days, and a written
notice describing the same shall be posted up at one
or more of the most public places in said village,
requesting the owner thereof to come forward, prove
property, and pay a fine of one dollar for every hog
so taken up, to be paid to the person or persons ta-
king them up; and upon such proof and payment of
such fine, such owner shall have his property deliver-
ed up to him, and should no claimant appear, at the
end of five days, the swine so taken up shall be sold
to the highest bidder at public sale by the constable
residing nearest such village, after five days notice, and
after deducting the costs of keeping such swine, and
the fine and the payment of one dollar to the consta-
ble, the balance shall be paid over to the treasurer of
primary school number one, third election district of
said county, to be by him applied to the use of said
school.
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