The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-13
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April q. 1892.


CHAPTER 593.
Three, Four Five, Six, Seven and Eight of the
Code of Public General Laws of the State of
Maryland. Article thirty four. entitled "Es-
trays" and s A, thereof enacted by Chapter
two hundred and ffty-two of the Acts OF Assem-
bly, of eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled " An
act to add an additional section to Article
thirty -four of the Code of Public General Laws,
title .Estrays' to be numbered Eight A. and to
re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Sections one, Two, three,
four, five, SIX seven and eight Of the Code OF Pub
lie General Laws of the State of Maryland, Article
thirty-four entitled Estrays vessels adrift, drift
logs" subtitle "Estrays, and Eight A, therefore
of the Acts Of Assembly of eighteen hundred and
ninety entitled IAN act to add an additional Sec
General ia LAWS, title Esrays vessels adrft, drift
logs subtitle Estrays, to be numbered Eight
A" be and the same is hereby repealed and re-en-
/. THAT the owner or occupant of any enclosure
who may find any horse hog sheep, COW or r. any
known, trespassing within the said enclosed prem
ises, he shall Immediately, or within reasonable
time thereafter, cause notice to be inserted in
some newspaper published in the county where
such estray is taken containing description OF
the same, and the location OF the enclosure upon
which such estray was TAKEN and the name of the
owner or occupant thereof, and cause written or
printed copies of such notice to be set up In not
less than three public placesin the neighborhood:
2. That if there be no newspaper published in the
county where such estray shall have baen taken up
or il the value thereof shall not exceed fifteen dol
lars. the newspaper publication provided for in
the foregoing section may be omitted provided
written printed notice be given as required by
Section and that the valuation of the estray be
ascertained by appraisement and in good faith by
the person taking the same.
3. That if the owner of an estray demands 1t and
shall prove by one creditable witness examined
before Justice of the peace of thecounty his title
thereto the shall be delivered to him upon his
paying the expenses incurred by the person taking
up and keeping the same, including the cost OF ad
4. Thai If no person claims an estray within
aforesaid then the person taking the same shall
apply to justice OF the peace OF the county, who
upon being satisfied that the notices heretofore d
rected have been given shall order him to sell the
same at public auction on zen GAYS 2oece ~ 20 t
neighhorhood, and after deductng from the pro
eeed Of sale al nS INT 10 fb up
due shall be retained by the person selling the same
unless the owner OF such estray shall WITHIN Twelve
prove before some justice of the peace that he is
5. That if any person shan take up an estray and
shall fail to comply with the provisions of the pre-
ceding sections he shall forfeit and pay ten dollars
as well as his interest in said estray.
g. That il the owner or occupant of any enclos-
ure, who may find any horse. sheep, hog, cow OF
other domestic animal trespasstng upon the said
enclosed premises the owner of which is known
he may impound the same and have the damages
county and after doing shall give notice to the
owner thereof OF his having impounded the same
the said damages and reasonable compensation
for feeding the property impounded are paid or
rendered MN, may, dILtF giving leu uOtlCei
exclusive of the days of sale and the day. OF i'm.
pounding, 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 gale the
amount of damages valued to him and a reasonable
compensation for keeping the said property while
impounded he shall pay over the residue when de-
manded to the owner thereof.
z. The word enclosure in the preceding sections
shall be constructed to mean common law en-
closure and not an actual enclosure.
8. That Dorchester, Caroline, Garrett, Montgom-
are hereby excluded from the operations of the
ceding sections.
effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is correct
CODY of an act of the General Assembly of Mary
land, passed January session. 1892. -
W. G.. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April z, 1892.