The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-22
Feb. 10, Il
AN ACT
For the protection of sheep.


SEC. l.. Be il enacted By the General As
aembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That the town
ship assessors in the counties Of Delaware,
Morrow, Licking, Fayette, Ashtabula, Mad
ison, Lake, Slmmit, Coshocton, Guernsey,
Columbiana, Allen, Maheuiug, Miami, Def
ance, Huron, and Erie, shall annually, ai tho
same lime that they take the list of properly
for taxation, list the number Of dogs six
months old and upwards owned or kept at
each house, and charge the same TO each
householder, or the person owning OF claim
ing 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 coun-
| ty auditor, at the same time that such as
SCISSOR returns the list of property for taxa
ton: and said county auditor shall charge
each individual so returned on the duplicate,
the sum oil fifty cents foT the FIRST dog by him
or her owned or kept, and the further sum of
OF one dollar for each additional dog by him
or her owned or kept; and such tax shall be
collected in the same manner that other tax
es are now collected.
Sec 2. That il shall be the duty Of the
county auditor and treasurer to keep separate
accounts of the moneys arising from the tax
on dogs, one half of which shall be apprcpri.
aled 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 10 compensate persons sus>
tanning losses by the destruction Of sheep By
dogs, in the manner hereafter provided.
SEC. 5. That any person or persons, resi-
Ident tax PAYERS Of the counties aforesaid,
having sheep killed or injured by dogs, are
hereby authorized to call upon two disinters
ested Taxpayers Of the county, who shall
: return under oath 10 the auditor Of the eoun.
Ity, 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 half the APP
praised value Of such sheep, which shall be
paid out Of the funds Aforesaid, provided, tilat
the provisions of this section shall not be con.
!, strued 10 apply TO persons having sheep kills
en- OF 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 Gan act to prevent injury done
lUy uukSY paFsOu bCOCtlUOA r~N4 AOANt 1A0
which took effect May LIST, 1915
SEC A. That every dog not returned ns
provided for in the first section of this net,
r. shall be deemed to have no owner, and may
be lawfully killed by any person whenever
: found.
!. SEC 5. That il shall be lawful to kill sny
e dog OF dogs found away from The owner'i
9 premises, unless in company withthe owrer
e or some other person who claims the eontIol
d of such dog.
d SEC. 6. That the township assessors in
d the county of Crawford shall annually, al
d the same time they take the lis, Of properly
% for taxation, list the number Of dogs six
d months old and upwards, owned OF kept d
y each house, and chuTge the sumo TO each
d householder, or the person owning OF clnim'
i ing The same, or at whose house such dog o.
dogs may be found or kept, and return th'
20 list Of such owners and the number of deg
IN lby him or her kept, as aforesaid, 10 the coun
,hlly auditor, ai the same time ihat such asses
~ sor returns the list Of property for taxation
is And said county auditor shall charge eaeI
re individual so relurned on the duplicate IN
lie sum of twenty-five cents for the Gfst dog b
Is, him or her owned or kept, and the tllrthe
or sum Of fifty cents for each additional dog o
5 him or her owned OF kept; and such tax shn
be collected in ihe game manner that othe
RS taxes are now collected and all the none
at arising from the tax Of dogs shall be apprG
he priated 10 the common school fund Of sal
IS county. Tho word dog shall be c0nslrue
IL to include both sexes.
y, SEc. Z. This act shall take effect and )
IL, Iin force from and afler It's passage.
BENJAMIN r. LETT r, q
ed Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
in CHARLES G. CONVERS,
mt Speaker Of the Senate
he March Is. 1850.