662                                 Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 518

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 197 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Dog Licenses in the
Counties", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

197. All monies arising from the dog licenses or taxes shall be
kept in a separate fund by the treasurer of the respective counties,
or tax collecting office thereof, and shall be used for the payment
of damages for the injury and killing of sheep, poultry or other
livestock in said respective counties. In the event the same are not
sufficient for the payment of all such damages the said damages
shall be paid in the order the claims are presented, and any person
or persons whose claims are not paid in any one year by reason of
the lack of money to the credit of the said fund, which is to be
designated "the dog license fund", shall be paid out of the first money
coming into the fund after his claim is reached, and shall be paid
in the order in which said claims are proved and filed; and any claims
now filed and passed upon, but remaining unpaid, shall have prefer-
ence over any new claims in the order of payment. The County
Commissioners of the several counties are hereby authorized to
expend any funds in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) re-
maining in the hands of the treasurer or the tax collecting officer
after the payment of the claims as aforesaid, for any public purpose
which, in their judgment, may seem right and proper, and are
further empowered, whenever in their judgment it may become
necessary to do so, to enter into a contract or agreement with such
persons, association of persons or corporations as they may deem
suitable, for the removal, care and disposition of unlicensed dogs,
or licensed dogs, which may create a menace to the safety, [and]
security and property of the residents of said counties, on such
terms and conditions and for such compensation as may be agreed
to by the said county commissioners and such persons, association
of persons or corporations.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 8, 1959.

CHAPTER 518
(House Bill 683)

AN ACT to reepal REPEAL and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 51 (d) of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), title "County Commissioners", sub-title "County Treas-
urers", to change the allowance to the County Treasurer of St.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.