The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-03-04
AN ACT.
THXI.AT DOGS FOR TIE PRO-
1EC1IONOF SHEEP ~ CECIL
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Section ]. Be it 2nacteu ~ The General As
scmbiy of Miryl 'nd ] hat u Shtii De TIE uuty
of the Commissioners OF Srcil county, and
they are hereby required cause an accurate
return 10 b" tiEen ANNUALLY by the Collectors
OF the several districts within u saiu county:
of all dogs upwards "i one mohth oid owned
or Possessed by any person or persons within
their respective districts, particularly noting
the number owh'd or possessed by c'em per
son or persons ana Kept ah"nt tiit same House
and when the S'I' C1'iiihlS',"heF' Shal nave
tSccfalneh the huhlD'r OF "o2S' "'cr aitoW-
ii% cati i'h''! "'iI ''S '''' VI ,'N' '''! s''i'
icNy anu cause 10 nc con ,',c" ,"1 sum .! one
dollar Tor every a""''i"''n, "'s h'l' u! MN OF
htr, TO De c"ilec'rH u! Tue c"''ee'"'S "' t.ie
several uS'rie'S' III 'e s''''G Ili'c an" III 'ic
same manner Us oo"t'. ".".'o':'s t'HlH are
now collected, Tor "'loh liIe SAD collectors
'haii oc alio"e" tiie sun .. H,N per cc''"', up
On the amount 50 con ,e'I" an" IL - d" DC
inc ""'E OF ti'c o"uHs '. '''l''''HH'o'cIH va 'tP
separate account ., 'nc none. rlS''iS from
me ,iA on do.s' 'h'a 'ie sai" n'ore! S.r'ai DC
al" i''t"S - '!L' t'"." 10 i. 'i" '"' r.
'i"'',''"t!li" 'c i,i''"','!'S W S''" '"'''s '"r
',t :oSS .ir! sum sustain "''ei '"r i'"ns"Sc
=. '''iH ','' ~ ~" W o''"S "S"'i"s'" y! any
o". ol uoaS. , ~,
n'.',o" - -."'' A. II "'' ""'m
''H '''''pi,'h' y, NV '"n"! ,'"''S'," """l'
nave any sheep des'F'yed as alof'said, ne or
T,'c NAY Apply 10 ,n' nc'',H' justice VI 'nc
''ce WHO ahaI' ana Is hcrcn! empowered 10
appoint l'r"c dlSih'er 'S1'" persons VII" are
'icrcp! authorised anu required 10 we" ana
ascertain inc Hil''E'S SuS'.'hcd ny the OWN
81 OF u" ',iS Vi S''''i iecl ",S'fo! co Us "oTe-
s'lI' anu ''leE OF any Nv" ~ 'hcHi S,''H erfil-
'i'c same uhocr ''cir MINUS ana SPaIs 10
5ne oonilSSl"', RS u S.!. eo'n'!, ana s'ia
:, S''''''s S''''ni '''N 'nrit warrants up
"N me !F',SEr-F @! !@' cpF,:tr Tor '''r amount
=" ctr,'"ra |" u pAi" "'!' 81 ,"c 'tiu "f'S'hE
from 'nc '"N on u"S%' hm' u '"'f' s',oh 10 &c
E"ih''t,a ho'''E III INC lF!'S'lE he'"'i -'mS 10
IN SUI ,'''''' ''oh inc sun war; ,''' ! DC
KEPT ny the person III whose iaF9r / Shaii nave
Been drawn; and be pnii "'t OF me frSt mon
ey thA' ShaiI come MT" the treasury hcl'hS-
my TO S'lu '"',"' ~,
S'c''on D. Ana he II cnNc'I"' mai every
','@ h'l or ~? 'nS ".|''' "''' i"">1' '',' .'
| deemed SIliici'"t 'Ni fence Oh "N! c:S'i'p |"
'uthoii%c the c"h1't"r I" re'uf" 'He person
lhiiah'Ihg s,''h io1Se IS 'HS owner OF POSSES
Sor OF Sueii COG or dogs anu WI! person HSLa-
lhg ms OF htr ""SS from 'o"Sc 10 h""Se' .,
from a,c |" !''I' ~ oro'f 10 rN'.uF VIC S'n'
taN, Sh''' ne hHh'e 10 pa! n'""i, ''N III ''|'o';
anu cN''H o'S "o' ',"'''" "'"i * We ~. "
! D! an! person VINO may see SNch o"G running
!" f'tEc.
S'','"n a, +. ana be IT. enacted, nat II any
| uoE Sna'' DC Heeh worry NV SnetP' " Hh' u"
iN,"' ''' any w., ,'''u ~ MI
SUCH "'S' VI u "'' W.; ','''' nav ',I'' NM"
10 No'r! Sh''l'' am '''i'i '''n''o' ',''''o' ne
| SN'' y" w o"'''' w. ',' NV w. "'''
docs nor XIII or c'nS' 10 DO h''IS" s'cl' uosi
ne OF S''' S'''i' '''sI '''l wi an
''h''se "o"c W S'n' w. "'"' an! i''I"'" '''