The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-27

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LAW FOR THE Projection OF SuEEp.-The
last Legislature of Maryland passed. an act en-
titled "Sheep Husbandry," which reads as fol-
lows
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland. That if any dog or dogs
shall be detected in killing, injuring or pur-
suing any sheep, the owner Of said sheep shall
have full power and right to kill said dog or
dogs, unless said dog or dogs shall have first
escaped to his, her or their owners premises.
Sec 9. And be it further enacted. That any
person whose sheep have been killed or inur-
ed by any dog or dogs may proceed against the
owner of such dog or dogs before any justice of
the peace of this State having jurisdiction
within the county where the killing or injur-
ing may have occurred, who shall Forthwith
issue summons for the owner Of such dog or
dogs, and for such witnesses as may be reces-
sary to ascertain the amount of damages sus
tanned by such killing or I'M uring, and such
justice of the peace shall forthwith give judg-
ment for such damages as may be ascertaned,
which shall be collected as other debts in this
State are collected, and such justice shall also
require the owner of such dog or dogs to give
bond, with good and sufficient security, in the
sum of not less than fifty dollars that such dog
or dogs shall not hereafter kill or injure any
sheep, and upon failure of such owner of such
QOg or uOSS TO give Sucu SeCuTl6y, tneu S2ld
Justice of the peace shall require some one of
the constables of the county to proceed forth
with to kill such deG or dogs. and said -eenst.a
BILE for such killing shall be allowed the sum OF
one dollar for each dog killed by him upon
such order by the Justice of the peace as af0re4
said, to be taxed against the owner ofsuch dog
or dogs part of the costs in such case pro-
vided that nothing in this act shall be con
strued to prevent the right of appeal as in other
Nd prouiAad furfhar hot Naraii,o n
Gil, Howard, Dorchester, Wcomico and Wor
oester counties be exempted from the provis
ions OF this act.
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted That all
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act
be and the same are hereby repealed, and that
this act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
LOCAL OPTION IN CAROLINE CsUNrY.--An cleo
ton was beld in Caroline county on Tuesda'
of last week on the question of granting license
for the sale of liquor, which resute in IN
iority of 424 against license. The Dent
Union says:
"The Local Option election held in this cou
ty on Tuesday last, in obedience to a special Ell
actraent Gf the legislature Was conducted &C
cordng to ali tho inrns of general elections ;
and was the most orderly ever held in Tia s
county. Considerable interest and activity wa 5
exhibited on both sides the license party, how .
ever, having the advantage of the active me !,
on their side, and rallied and brought out al ,
most every voter. The result is gratifying
every friend Of good order and sobriety. The
have carried every district in the county.
fourth district which two years ago was &
RED for license, is redeemed and now vo,,
against it, so that every district in the county
is united against the sale of sprituous or fer
mented liquors. Thanks to the good sense and
intelligence Of majority Of our people for so
grand result, phis question has been settled
by the calm, deliberate judgment Of our people,,
and nettled on tbs side of right, and we hope
herea fter all GLASSES will respectfully bow to
their decision and strictly observe the law and
our officers will rigidy enforce it."