The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-01

The ToWsontown Stock Law-It Should
be Enforced there has been considerable
talk lately on the subject of stock running at
large in Towsontown, we publish below the
law bearing upon the matter, TO when we III
vite the attention of all citizens:
254 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
allow his stock. of any kind, including horses,
mules horned cattle and swine, or geese, to 60
at large unattended in Towson, nor within
circuit of one mile and half around said vii
lage, taking. Willis's drug store, at the corner
of Chesapeake avenue and the Baltimore and
Yorktown turnpike, as the central point;
255. ANY person who may find any horse,
mule, horned CATTLE swine or geese, gong at
large and unattended by keeper. within the
limits prescribed in the preceding section, may
impound the same, or report the fact 70 some
constable or deputy sheriff, 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 information given to
him and the constable or other person I'M
pounding any stock or geese shall, within
twenty-four hours after impounding, post up
in at least three public places within the limits
above prescribed, written or printed descrip-
ton of the stock, swine or geese impounded,
which written description shall contain notice
that if the owner of the same does not claim
them within five days from the date OF posting
such notice, the stock or geese impounded Will
be sold to pay costs of impounding and
damages.
256. If the owner of any stock or geese inn
pounded shall claim the same before sale
thereof, such owner shall pay to the person
impounding, one dollar for each horse, mule,
hog or head of cattle, and each lot of geese con-
tanning two or more, as fee for the person i'm
pounding, 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 pay
ing the same, or if the owner does not claim the
stock or geese impounded within five days from
the time 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 or printed bills, to be posted in at
least five public places within the above de-
scribed limits and from the proceeds of such
sale to deduct the costs and charges herein
before allowed; the costs of sale and the penal
ties prescribed in the succeeding section, and
the balance of the sales, if there be any, shall
be paid over to the owner of the stock or geese
sold, if applied for within sixty days from the
time of sale.
267. The owner of any horse, mule, horned
cattle or swine, or lot of geese, including two or
more, who shall allow the same to go at large and
unattended by keeper, within the village of
Towson, or within the limits prescribed in Sec
ton 254 shall be liable to fine of five dollars
for each horse, mule, head of cattle or swine, or
lot of geese, so allowed to run at large unat-
tended 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 or 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, so soon as he discovers the same /;
and it shall be the duty of such justice to
forthwith issue summons against snch owner,
in the name of the State, for the use of the
person informing to answer in plea Of tres
pass; and if it shall appear upon testimony
taken that such swine, stock or geese were
found going at large within the limits pre-
scribed in section 254, the justice shall render
Judgment against the owner for the sum of five
dollars, as herein prescribed, together with
costs the said fine to be paid, one-half to the
informer and the other half to the person upon
whose premises the stock or geese were found
trespassing; provided, that if the owner of said
stock, swine or geese, shall make it appear tC
the justice that the same went at large through
no fault or negligence on the part of himself OF
agent, and that he and his agent or servant used
reasonable care to prevent the same, then the
said fine shall not be imposed, but judgment
shall be given for costs only.