The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-21

AN ACT to Repeal Sections One, Two,
Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Eight
of the Code of Public General Laws of the
State of Maryland, Article thirty four, en-
titled "Estrays, vessels adrift, drift logs"
subtitle "Estrays" and 8. A. thereof as
enacted by Chapter two hundred and fifty
two of the Acts of Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled can act to
add an additional section to Article thir-
ty-four of the Code of Public General
Laws, title ''Estrays, vessels adrift, drift
logs, subtitle "Estrays, y to be numbered
Eight A, - and to re-enact the same with
amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sections
one, two, three, four, five, six seven and eight
of the Code of Public General Laws of tie
State of Maryland, Article thirty four, en-
titled "Estrays, vessels adrift, drift logs, j"
subtitle 'sEstrays," and Eight A. therefore
as enacted by Chapter two hundred and
ffty-two of the Acts of Assembly of eigh-
teen hundred and ninety, entitled "An act
to add an additional Section to Article
thirty-four of the Code of Public General
Laws, title 'Estrays, vessels adrift, drift
logs subtitle Estrays,' to be numbered
Eight A." be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted as follows:
l. That the owner or occupant Of any
enclosure who may find any horse, hog,
sheep, COW or any other domestic animal,
the owner of which is not known, trespass.
ing within the said enclosed premises, he
shall Immediately, or within reasonable
time thereafter, cause notice to be in
serted in some newspaper published in the
county where such estray is taken contain
ing description of the same, and the To-
cation 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
iu not less than three public places in the
neighborhood.
2. That if there be no newspaper pub
lished in the county where such estray shall
have been taken up, or if the value thereof
shall not exceed fifteen dollars, the news
paper publication provided for in the fore
going section may be omitted provided writ
ten or printed notice be given as required
by Section one and that the valuation of
the estray be ascertained by appraisement
and in good faith by the person taking the
the same
g. That if the owner of an estray de-
mands it and shall prove by one creditable
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 per-
son taking up and keeping the same, in
Guiding the cost of advertising.
4. That if no person claims an estray
within thirty days after the same shall be
50 advertised as aforesaid, then the person
taking up the same shall apply to justice
Of the peace of the county, who upon be-
ing satisfied that the notices heretofore di-
rected have been given shall order him to
sell the same at public auction on ten days
notice to be set up at three of the most
public places of the neighborhood, and af-
ter deducting from the proceeds of sale all
expenses incident to taking up, keeping, ad-
vertising and selling the same, the residue
shall be retained by the person 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 is entitled
thereto.
) That if any person shall take up an
estray and shall fail to comply with the pro-
visions of the preceding sections he shall
forfeit and pay ten dollars as well as his in
terest in said estray.
G. That if the owner or occupant of any
enclosure, who may find any horse, sheep,
hog, COW or other domestic animal trespass-
ing upon the said enclosed premises the
owner Of which is known, he may impound
the same and have the damages valued on
oath by two disinterested citizens of the
county, and after so doing shall give notice
to the owner thereof of his having i'm
pounded the same and the amount Of dam
ages ascertained, and unless the said dam
ages and reasonable compensation for