The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-13
STOCK FOUND TREsPASSING.

IS. No person other than a bona ttde resident
of Garrett county shall drive, or cause to be
driven upon, or permit any horses, hogs,
sheep or black cattle, TO enter any of the lands
of any citizen of Garrett county, whether
said lands be enclosed or not, without the
permission or license of such owner.
&c. If any such horses, hogs, sheep or black
cattle shall at any time be found running at
large upon the land of any person within the
limits aforesaid the owner Of the land, his
agent, tenant or OVerSeer may consider them
as treSpasSing, and may deStrain them by
impounding in an enclosure, and it shall be
the duty of the person making such distress
to deliver, on oath, over his own name, and
under date. Il. description in writing of the
horses, hogs, sheep or black cattle deStrained,
with their natural and artificial marks, with
| in five days after making the destrcss, to
some Justice of the Peace, who shall reside
nearest the place where the distress has been
made, and the Justice shall file the same
among the papers of his office, and give a
copy thereof, under his own signature, to the
person making the distress and such person
may sell the said horses. hogs, sheep or black
| cattle, or SO many thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the sum of two dollars on each
and every head for each days tresrassing as
aforesaid.
g.. The person making the distress and sell
ing as aforesaid, shall. before making such
sale, give notice oftne time and place thereof
by public advertisement set up at three or
more public places in the neighborhood
where such trespass was made, and setting
forth III such advertisement the certified
copy OF tne JuStlce OF Inc peace giving the
natural n I'd artificial marks of said horses
hogs, sheep or black cattle.
az. Any person owning, or having n partial
ownership in said horses, hogs, sheep or black
cattle may redeem the same at any time be-
fore the sale thereof, by paying the damages
aforesaid and all costs.
10. Any person making sale under the
provisions of the aiOregOng sections shall
return to Il justice of the Peace of the county
a statement showing the number of horses
hogs, sheep and black cattle sold, and the
amount sold for, and after deducting the
damages and costs shall pay over the surplus
to said Justice, to be retained by him for the
use of the original owner of such horses hogs
sheep and black cattle and if any remain
unsold they shall be treated as estrays under
the laws of this state.
20. Ifany person residing in Garrett county
shall claim any right and ownership to any
horses, hogs, sheep or black cattle destraincd
as aforesaid, he shall, before some Justice of
the Peace of the county, make oath that the
same are bona tide his property, and that he
did not acquire said right to or ownership
therein for the purpose of defeating or evad-
ing the provisions of the aforegoing sections
and on his making such oath the Justice shall
certify the same under his hand and seal aId
the said owner, ON presenting said certificate
TO the person having made the distress, shall
be entitled to have delivered over to him the
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