The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-17
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February 10, 1850,
AN ACT
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For the protection of sbee,


SEC. |. Be il enacted by The General As
ship assessors in the counties of Delaware,
NJ Morrow, Licking, Fayette, Ashtabula;
Madison, Lake, summit, CoshoctOn, Gnern-
sey ColUnbiana, Allen, Mahonng, Miami,
Defiance, Huron, and Erie, shall annually,
at The same time that they take the list of
property for taxation, list the number of
dogs s& months old and upwards owned or
kept al 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, and re-
turn the list Of such owners and the number
Of dogs by him or her kept, as Ofores aid, TO
the county auditor, at the same time that
such assessor returns the list Of property 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 addition!
al dog by him or her owned or kept, and
such lax shall be collected in the same man.
ner that other taxes are now collected.
SEC. ?. That it shall be the duty of the
county auditor aud treasurer TO keep sepe-
rate accounts of The moneys arising from The
| tax on dogs, one half OF which shall be ap-
proprialed TO the common school fund Of
each county, and the residue of the money
so raised shall be, and the same is hereby
sci apart as fund 10 compensate persons
sustaining losses BY The destruction OF sheep
by dogs, III the manner helcaier provided.
SEC. 3. That any person or persons, res
idenl tax payers of the counties aforesaid,
having sheep killed or injured by dogs, are
hereby authorized to call upon two dis
Interested taXpayers Of the county, who
shall return under oath TO The auditor Of
the county, the number and the value OF The
sheep 50 killed or injured, upon which the
auditor is hereby authorized and directed
10 draw an order IN favor of such owner or
owners or the county treasurer, for one. half
the appraised value Of such sheep, which
shall be- paid out oi the funds aiurc said pro.
ylded that the provisions 0t this section
shall not be construed to apply to persons
having sheep killed or injured by dogs that
are knOwn,& whose owner or owners are re-
sponsble, or can he made so under the pro-
Visions OF all act entitled san act to pre-
J vent injury done By dOgs,' passed Deem
Der "a, lol4, and which took effect May lst,
I lel5.
SEC. 4. That every dog rot returned as
provided for III the first section OF this act,
E shall be deemed TO have no owner, and may
: be lawfully killed by any person whenever
found.
SEC. 5. That It shall be lawful to kill
any dog or dogs found away from the owns
er's premises, unless IN company with the
. owner, or some other person who claims the
cont ol Of such dog.
SIC. q. That The township assessors in
The county Of Crawford shall annually, at
the same time they take the list of property
tor taxation, list the number of dogs six
:. months old and upwards, owned or kept at
II each house, and charge the same TO each
householder, or the person owning or claim
}. ing the same, or at whose house such dog
y or dogs may be found or kept and return the
y list of such owners and the number of dogs
by him or her kept, as aforesaid, 10 the
county auditor, at the same time that such
assessor returns the list Ofpropetty for tax
D allon. And said county auditor shall charge
S each individual so returned on the duplicate
0 The sum oftwenty FIVE Ger is for the first dog
o by him or her owned or kept, and the fur
Y lher sum of fifty cents for eaclr additional
). dog by him or her owned or kept; and such
= tax shall be collected in the same manner
that other taxes are now collected; and all
= the money arising from the tax Of dogs shall
u be appropriated TO the common school fund
. lsald county. The word dog shall be con-
!, strueu to include both sexes.
@ SEC. Z. This act shall take effect and
r be in force from and after its pa, sage.
n BENJAMl +, LETTER,
i. .... Speaker oTthe House Of Rept
....t.. CHARLES Z, CONVERS,
" Speaker Of The Senate.
: March Is, $50.