Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
AN ACT

For the protection Of sheep.
Sec. l. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of the Stale Of OHIO. That the
township assessors in the counties of Del
eware, Morrow. Licking. Fayette. Ashta-
bula, Madison, Lake. Summit. Coshoelon.
Guernsey. Columbiana, Allen, Mahoning,
Miami. Defiance, Huron and Erie. shall
annually, ,at The same time that they take the
list of property for taxation. list the num-
her of dogs six months old and upwards
owned or kept at each house, and charge
the came TO each householder, or the per.
son owning or claiming the same, or at
whose house such dog or dogs may be found
or kept, and return The list Of such owners
and the number of dogs by him or her kept,
as aforesaid. to the county auditor. at the
same time that such assessor returns the list
OF properly for taxation: and said county
auditor shall charge each individual so
returned on the duplicate. the sum Of fifty
cents for the first dog by him or her owned
or kept, and the further sum of one dollar
for each additional dog oy him or her own
ed or kept; and such tax shall be collected
in the same manner that other taxes are
now collected.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty Of the
county auditor and treasurer 10 keep sepa-
rate accounts of the money arising from
the lax on dogs, one half Of which shall be
appropriated to the common school fund OF
each county. and the residue of the money
so raised shall be, and the same is hereby
set apart as fund 10 compensate persons
sustaining losses by the destruction of sheep
by dogs, in the manner hereafter provided.
Sec. 3. That any person or persons
resident tax payers Of the counties atoIe-
said, having sheep killed or injured by
dogs, are hereby authorized to call upon
two dsinterested tax payers of the county,
who shall return under oath. 10 the auditor
of the county. the number and value OF the
sheep so killed or injured. upon which the
auditor is hereby authorized and directed
to draw an order in favor of such owner
or owners on the county treasurer, for one
halt the appraised value Of such sheep,
which shall be paid out Of the funds afote-
said; provided. that the provisions OF this
sectionashall not be construed to apply to
persons having sheep killed or injured by
dogs that are known, and whose owner or
owners are responsible, or can be made SO
under the provisions of an act entitled ian
act to preven, injury done by dogs" pass.
ed December "a. 1914, and which took ef-
feet May 1st. 1915.
Sec. 4. That every dog not returned as
provided for in the first section OF this act'
shall be deemed to have no owner. and may
be lawfully killed by any person whenever
found.
Sec. S. That it shall be lawful to kill
any dog or dogs found away from the own
uer's premises, unless in company with the
owner, or some other person who claims
the control Of such dog.
Sec. 6. That the township assessors IN
the County Of Crawford, shall annually, at
the same time they take the list Of proper
ty for taxation. list the number of dogs six
months old and upwards, owned or kept q.
each house, and charge the same to each
householder, or the person owning or
claiming the same, or at whose house such
dog or dogs may be found or kept, aud re-
turn the list of such owners and the num-
Der Of dogs by him or her kept, as aforesaid,
to the county auditor, at the same time
that such assessessor returns the list oil
property for taxation. And said county
auditor shall charge each individual so re-
turned cn the duplicate. the sum of twenty
five cents for the first dog. by him or her
owned or kept, and the further sum Of fifty
cents for each additional dog by him OF her
owned or kept; and such tax shall be COL
lec,ed in the same manner that other taxes
are now collected; and all the money arl-
sing from the tax Of dogs, shall be appro'
priated to the common school fund of said
county. The word dog shall be construed
10 include both sexes.
SEC. I. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
49,. BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES c. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March Is. 1850.