The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-16

Stock LAW FOR TowsoNTowN.-The Legislature
has passed the following law (which we copy from
last weeks JourRdD to prohibit stock and geese
from going at large in Towsontown!
AN Act to preoent Horses, Mules, Horned Cutie,
SHRINE and Geese from running at large an Toto-
sonto,on, baltimore County, toithin the neigh
borhood thereof.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted by the General Assem-
big Of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for
any person to allow his, her or their stock of any
kind, including horses, mules, horned cattle and
swine or geese, to go at large unattended in Tow
sontown, Baltimore county, nor within circuit
of mile and half around said village, taking
Willis drug store, at the corner of Chesapeake
avenue and the Baltimore and Yorktown turnpike,
as the central point
Sec. 2. And be It enacted, That any person who
may find any horse, mule, horned CATTLE swine or
geese going at large unattended bya keeper, with
in the limits prescribed in the first Section of this
Act, may impound the same, or report the fact to
some constable deputy sheriff of Baltimore
county, who shall impOund the same under the
penalty of two dollars for each head of stock or
lot of geese he may neglect to impound upon in
formation given to him and the constable or other
person impOundng any stock or geese, SHALL with
in twenty -four hours after impoundng, post up, in
at least three public places within the limits above
prescribed, written printed description of the
stock, swine or geese impounded, which written
description shall contain notice that if the owner
or owners of the same do not claim it or them with
in five days from the date of posting such notice,
the stock or geese impounded will be sold to pay
costs of impOunding and damages.
SEC. 3. And be ii enacted, That if the owner of
any stock or geese impounded shall claim the same
before sale thereof, such person shall pay to the
person impOunding one dollar for each horse mule,
hog head of cattle and each lot ofgeese contain
ing two or more as fee for the person impound-
ing, and one dollar per head for each day or part
of day they may have been kept, and all costs of
advertising, and in default of paying the same, or
if the owner owners do not claim the stock or
geese impounded within five days from the time
of posting the notices aforesaid, it shall be lawful
for the person impounding to sell the stock swine
or geese impounded, for cash at public sale, within
said limits, upon giving four days notice of the
time and place of sale by written printed bills,
to be posted in at least five public places within
the above described limits, and from the proceeds
of such sale to deduct the costs and charges here
nbefore allowed the costs of sale and the penalties
hereinafter provided and the balance of the sales,
if there be any, shall be paid to the owner of
the stock or geese sold if applied for within sixty
days from the time of sale.
SEC 4. And be IL enacted, That the owner or
owners of any horse mule horned cattle, swine, or
lot of geese, including two ormore, who shall allow
the same to 60 at large and unattended by keep
err, within the village of Towsontown, or within the
limits prescribed in the first Section of this Act,
shall be liable to fine of five dollars for each
horse mule head of cattle swine, or lot of geese
allowed to run at large unattended, in addition
to the charges and costs above provided for, to be
imposed by Justice of the Peace within the limits
aforesaid and it shall be the duty of the person
impOunding any such stock geese, or knowing
the same to be running at large to report the same
to a Justice of the Peace, together with the name
of the owner or owners soon as he discovers the
same; and it shall be the duty of such Justice of
the Peace to forthwith issue a summons against
such owner or owners in the name of the State for
the use of the person informing, to answer in a
plea of trespass and if it shall appear upon testi
mony taken that such swine, stock or geese were
found going at large within the limits prescribed
in the first Section of this Act the Justice shall
render judgment against the owner or owners
for the sum of five dollars, herein prescribed,
together with costs, the said fine to be paid, one
half to the informer and the other to the person
upon whose premises the geese or stock were found
trespassing; provided, that if the owner of such
stock, swine geese shall make it appear to the
Justice that the same went at large through no
fault negligence on the part of himself or agent
and that he and his agent or servant used reason
able care to prevent the same, then the said fine
shall not be imposed, but judgment shall be given
for costs only.
SEC. 5. And be It enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage
The above Act was approved the 2lst of Feb.