The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-17
AN ACT
For the protection Of sheep.

Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General As
SembLyo the State of Ohio, That the town
ship assessors in the counties of Delaware,
Morrow, Licking, Fayette, Ashtabula, Mad
ison, Lake, Summit, CoshoclOn, Guernsey,
Columbiana, Allen. Maboning, Miami, Def
ance, Huron. and Erie, shall annually, at the
same time that they take the list of proper
ty for taxation, lis, thr number of dogs six
months old and upwards owned or kept at
each house. and charge the same 10 each
householder, or the PRISON owning or claim
ing the same, or at whose house such dog or
dogs NAV be- found or kept, and return the
list of such owners and The number of dogs
by him or her kept, as aforesaid, 70 The coun-
ty auditor, at the same time that such asses
sor returns the list of property for taxation
and said county auditor shall charge each in.
dividual 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
her owned or kept and such tax shall he
collected in the same manner that olhertaxes
are now collected.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
county auditor and treasurer to keep separ-
ate accounts of the moneys arising from the
tax on dogs, one-hal! of which shall be ap-
proprieted 10 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 to compensate persons sus-
tanning losses by the destruction OF sheep by
dogs. in the manner hereafter provided.
Sec. g. That any person or persons, resi-
dent tax payers OF the counties aforesaid,
having sheep killed or injured by dogs, are
hereby authorized 10 call upon two disinter-
ested x-payers Of the county, who shall re-
turn under oath, to the auditor of the coun-
ty. the number and value of the sheep so
killed or Injured, upon which the auditor is
hereby authorized and directed to draw an
order ia favor of such owner or owners on
the county treasurer for ne-hall the ap-
praised value of such sheep, which shall be
paid out oil the funds aforesaid; provided,
that the provisions of this section shall 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 "an act to prevent injury done
by dogs" passed December "a, 1914, and
which took effect May lst, 1915. a
Sec, A. That every dog not returned as
provided for in the first section Of this act,
shall be deemed 10 have no owner, and may
be lawfully killed by any person whenever
found. - .e-l-
Sec. 5. That il shall be lawful to killany
dog or dogs Iound away from the owners
premises, unless in company with the ow-
ner, or some other person who claims the
control OF sach dog
Sec. 6. That the township assessors in
the county of Crawford shall annually, at
the same time they take the list OF propsrty
for taxation, list the number Of dogs six
months old and upwards owned or KEEP: at
each house, and charge the same 70 each
householder, or the person owning or claim
ing the same, or atwhose house such dog or
dogs may be found or kept, and return the
list of such owners and the number Of dogs
b. him or her kept, as aforesaid, to the
county auditor, at the same time that such
assessor returns the list OF property for tax
alton. And said county auditor shall charge
each individual so returned on the duplicate
the sum Of twenty-five cents for the firsl
dog by him or her owned or kept, and the
further sim OF fifty cents for each addiliona
dog By him or her owned or kept; and sucl
tax shall be collected in the same name
| that other taxes are now COLLECTED ind al
the money arising from hestaxet dogs shat
| be appropriated 90 The comlhon school tam
Of said conniy. The word dos shall be con
| stFaed 70 include hQih sexes. " n. !
| SIC. 4. This act sha take effect and b