Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-07-06

Az AcT 10 regulate the building ard
maintaining Of jpint fences in st.
Mary's County.
SECTION le !: enacted rs the Gen.
cral Assembly of MafylBnd. That when
ever joint fences may hereafter be 90
tablished N said County Tor the mutual
benefit. u different owners or possess.
ors Of adjoining land. each party shall
keep Ia gooi repair his just proportion
thereof IN the mannrF following All
past ard rail or plank fences shall be at
least -four feet high AMI all worm and
other fences shall b. ~ least four and
one.half feet high. tho height III every
case 10 be computed from the gronrd
or base Of any cmbank mont upun which
said fence may be placed. and there
shall be- between tlr bottom rail or
plank and The ground Of siuhAnkfnent on
which said fraee y placed. NO larger IN
teFsHl than eight snrilea. ard between
bottom rail or plank and the rail or
plank directly above the same no larger
interval thar eight inchea. And when
said fence o. fenres shall be constructed
10 whale or IA part ~ wire, the wires
thereof shall NOT b. more than seven
lnshoe apart 81 the bright Of twenty
Inches. from the ground Or cmbank nent
Of which said fences may be placed.
SIC. 2. q. I, enacted. ThAt IN either
Of the partlra, 20 making o. keeping \
joint fence. alall nos comply wiih the
provisions Of the preceding section. aud
nhail refuse or delay to make or repair
the said fence. within thirty days after
notice 10 writing. shall be given 10 him
or bis agent. oyer9eer or tenant, anon
| proof thereof. before a Justlee ~ the
| Peace. the said Justice may. Under his
hand ard seal. authorizr the party ag.
/ gyiaved ~ such refusal or delay. 10 make
or repair the aaid fence ~ above required
and for ~ doing ha shall be reimbursed
the proper proportion Of all casts and
and reasonable expenses necessarily ~.
CURED. 10 be recovered from the party
80 delaying or refusing. IN the same
manner ~ debts Of like amount ARE 70
enverablc
/ SEc. 3. Be Il enacted. That II iolnl
4 fences ara not made and kept W repair
according 10 the provisions Of the first
section Of this Act. the party agRricved.
instead Of pursuing the remedy pre-
scsibcd " the preceding section. inay
discontinue said fence by giving three
months notice Vi writing % the party
refusing OF delaying IL make or repair
the same. or his tenant. oYeraref %
agent. 10 all other cases unless by mn.
tuai consent. twelve months notice
shall b. required 10 discontinue ans
joint fences.
i SIC. 4. BE- IL enacted. That on any
ilne 81 land ~ adjoining o@ncra. whers
there has been no fence, either Of SAID
owners, upon giving nOt.cs % the al
joining owner ~ provided ~ Section
III this Act. and upon the refusal " Dr.
lay OF said adjoining nSncr 10 build snit
fence. the party giving said nptirs i
hereby authorized 70 build aaiS
fence. and recover AL proportionats
costs ard reasonable * ,ense~ INQUIRIES
IN building same from the owaee 80 II
n default according 70 this provisions am
N the manner prescribed hy secthsn
Of this Act.
SEC, 8. Be Il enacted, Tnsi ~ Aeti
or Sections OF Acts. incnnsi awat hrre
with. be and the same ar hereby 70
peaied,
SEC. Q. And b. II further enacted
.. That this Act shall take effect from
June list, 1916
Approved
EMERSON G. IIARRiNir0N.
GoverlVH.
PHILIP ID. LAIRD,
} Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
PETER j. CAMPBELL
President VI The senate.
Once Of the Chief Clerk IL The Lioase5
Il | Hereby Certify. That the afnrexnine
10 true copy Of an Act OF the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland. passed At ths
January Session. 1916
ALBERT j. AtIMONY,
Chief Clerk Of the House.