Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-06-02
PUBLlc eENzR1L LAWs.



Az xcx 70 rmpea1 Eections ore, two. three,
four. I've, IL, neFen and eaxh1 of The Code
q Fublic oeneral LaWs d The State Of
Maryland, article Thirty four, entitled
@Exlrnyx vessels ndrift, dfiH logs sub
Efla, @Esfr1ysr and 8 a, thereof %
enac1nd by Chnptu Two hundred and
dlly-two Of he ncks Of Assembly of
HRhtccn hundred and nincky, cnfi1lcd
a nck 70 odd a additional section 90
article Thirty four 81 the Code of Public
General Laws, tile ~Es1zayE vessels
adrift, drifl loRx," snbtitle, aEstrnys,r 10
be numbered Eight a. and 70 re-cuact
The same with amendmsn1s
SEcEzoH l. Belt enAcfsd ~ The Gener-
Il Assembly o. Maryland, That Sections
one. two, three, four, flve, six. scven and
eight Of The Code q Public 0oncral Laws
Of Che Slate Of Maryland, nx1icle Thirty
four entitled .EstnyA vessels adrih. driit
iess subtitle. : srsys. and eight a,
Of Eighteen hundred and ninety entitled
ayticls Thirty -four q the Code Of Public
drilf logs, Subtitle estrays, 70 be numbered
eight a, be and the same Is hereby repeal
ed and re-enncted as follows
1. That the owner or occupant Of any
enclosure who may ind any horse, hog,
sheep, COW or any ether domestic animal,
The owner Of which Is not known trcspass-
ing within the said enclosed premises. he
shall Immediately, or within reasonable
time thereafter cause notice 10 be inserted
In some newspaper published IN the County
where sach estfay l. taken containing q
description Of the same, and the location
OF The enclosure upon which such esfray
was taken, AID the name OF the owner or
occupant thereof, and cause written or
printed copies Of such nntice % be set M
In not less than three public places in The
neighbcrhood-
2 That u there be no newspaper pnb-
lshed In the County where such estray
shall have been taken mp, or II the value
thereof shall not exceed fifteen dollars, the
newspaper publication provided for in the
foregoing section, may be omitted provided
written or printed notices be given a.
required by section one and that the vaiu-
alton OF the estray be ascertained by
appraisemenf and In good faith by the
person taking the same
3. That II the owner Of an sstray
demands II and shall prove by one credita-
bic witness examined before Justice of
the Peace Of the county. his title thereto,
the same shall be delivered TO him upon
his paying the expenses Incurred by the
person taking up and kseping the same
including the cost Of advertising.
4. That II no person claims an estray
within thirty days after the same shall be
30 advertised as aforesaid, then the person
taking up the same, shall apply to Justice
OF ine Peace Of the County, who upon being
sanslled that the notices heretofore directed
nave been given shall order him TO sell the
same at public auction, on ten days notice
20 De set up at three of the most public
places OF the neighborhood, and after de-
Quoting from the proceeds OF sale ali
expenses incident TO taking M. keepIng.
advertising and selling the same. ne
residue shall be retained by the ners,n
selling the same unless the owner OF such
estray shall within twelve months from
time OF sale, claim such residue and prove
before some Justice Of the Peace that he II
entitled thereto.
3. That If any person shall take nm An
estray and shall fail to comply with the
provisions OF the preceding sections he
shali forfeit and pay ten dollars as well as
his interest In said estray.
o: Inas II the owner or occupant of any
enclosure, who may find any horse, sheen.
hog, cow or other domestic animal tres.
passing upon the said enclosed premises
the OWNER Of which IL known, he NAV
impound ehe same and have theidamnrcs
valued on oath by two disinterested citizens
OF the county, and after 90 doing shall give
notice to the owner thereof of his having
impounded the same and the amount Of
damages ascertained, and unless the said
damages and o reasonable Compensation
for feeding the property impounded are
paid or rendered him may after giving ten
days notice, exclusive of the DAYS of sale
and the day Of impounding describing the
property, and stating the time and place OF
sale to be posted at three or more public
places In the neighborhood, sell the same
by public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, and after deducting from the proceeds
OF sale, the amount of damages valued TO
him and q reasonable compensation for
keeping the said property while impounded
ne shall pay over the residue when de-
manded 70 the owner thereof.
q. The word enclosure In the preceding
sections shall be constructed 10 mean q
common law enclosure and not an actual
enclosure.
8. That Dorchester, Caroline, Garrett.
~~1sk.olaCays anu fl4cc d60f&eS counties
DC and the same Is hereby excluded from
the operations Of the preceding sections.
SEC. And be il enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date Its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforeeoing 4
a correct copy Of an set of the General AS.
sembly Of Maryland, passed January Ses.
W.G.PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
Approved by the Governor.
April 9TH, 1892.
CHATTER 443.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments. sections one hundred and thirty
nine 10 one hundred and forty-one.
inclusive, Of article twenty-scyen Of the
Code OF Public General Laws. title
"Crimes and Punishments," subtitle
Health, Hours OF Labor Of Children
SECTION I. Be IL enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That sections one
hundred and thirty-nine TO one hundred