The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-30
Public asNsral Laws

We publish below extracts from several
Pubic General Laws. passed By The last
session II ne Legislature They contain
masleFs II interest % every sitiznp Of tho
county. ana should be read atsensiseIy
EslRAys, 4c.
Section !. Any person aggrieyed BY the
irespass upon his enclosure Of any cattle hog,
Goat. or sheep, may imponnd the same and
have the damages sustained By the trespass
valued on oath BY two disinterested citizens
81 the county, and unless the damages and a
reasonable compensation for feeding the pro-
peF,y impohnded are paid or rendered to him,
nav at the expiration Of ten days exclusive
81 he DAYS be- impounds the same, and the
dny of salel proceed to make sale thereof at
nnblie auction TO the highest bidder for cash,
and after deducang from the proceeds Of such
sale the amount Of damages valued to him,
and q reasonable compensation for keeping
the property while impounded, he shall pay
ever the residue when demanded to the owner
of the said property or his agent.
SABBATH BREAKING.
Section $50, article so, Of the law relating
to Sabbath breaking was repealed and the fol-
lowing enacted in lieu thereof:-s'It shall not
be lawful to keep open or use any dancing
saloon, opera house, tenpin alley, barber 50.
loon or ball alley, within this State on the
Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday; and
any person or persons, or body polite or cor
pcrate, who shall violate any provisions Of
This section, or cause, or knowingly permit
the same TO be violated by person or per-
sons in bis, her or its employ shall be liable
to Indictment IN any court of this State, hay.
ing criminal Jurisdiction, and upon conviction
thereof, shall Be fined asum not less than one
hundred dollars, ia the discretion Of the court,
for the ffst offence and il convicted second
time for violation Of this section, shall be
hned a sum not less than one hundred MOI
more than FIVE hundred dollars; and shall be
imprisoned not less than thirty nor more thar
sixty days in the discretion Of the court
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Section one, article forty.iye, entitled. thus
band and wife, was repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows ssThe property, real
and personal belonging to a woman at The
time Of her marriage, and all property which
abe may acquire or receive after her marriage
BY purchase, gift, grant, devise, bequest, de
scent, or in a course Of distribution, shall b
protected from the debts Of the husband, and
not in any way liable for the payment thereof
Horided, that no acquisition Of property pass
ing 10 the wife from the husband after eoser
ture shall be valid il the same has been mad'
or granted to her 10 prejudice Of the rights o
his suhsisting creditors.
ROADS.
Section twenty, article twenty eight, It'll
s'County Commissioners, subtitle Roads,
was repealed and re -enacted so as to read a
follows: ''No public road shall be opened o
altered so as to pass through the buildings
gardens, yards or burial grounds Of any per
son without the consent OF the owner thereof.
THE TEN HOUR LAW.
Section .. And be 1t enacted, That all per
sons, and bodies corporate, who shall eompe
any child under sixteen years Of age to. labo
or work more than ten hours day, or IN an.
manner violate the provisions Of this Act
shall be liable to iine of fifty dollars for eac
and evevy offence; Presided, That the term
Of this act shall not apply to children engages
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